Amir ElSaffar and Rivers of Sound Orchestra
ElSaffar and his 17-piece ensemble find ecstatic common ground among the scales, grooves and instruments of Arabic music and jazz.
Location
Hopkins Center 123 Spaulding Auditorium
Sponsored by
Hopkins Center for the Arts
Audience
Public
An American teen prodigy in both jazz and classical trumpet, ElSaffar spent his early 20s in his ancestral home of Iraq, immersing himself in Arabic musical traditions. In Rivers of Sound, western brass, strings and percussion meet Arabic ouds, violin and drums. After giving Hop audiences a taste of his music as the composer and lead instrumentalist of Ragamala Dance Company’s Written in Water in fall 2018, ElSaffar takes center stage with his own compelling vision.
Location
Hopkins Center 123 Spaulding Auditorium
Sponsored by
Hopkins Center for the Arts
Audience
Public
