Introducing The Gottschalk Music Orchestra

The Gottschalk Music Orchestra will be performing the music for both classical and pop sections of the Mesopotamian Night 2009 concert. The director of this orchestra is Ernie Bucio. The Gottschalk Music Orchestra is a group of professional musicians from the area...

Introducing MN-2009 Opera Singers

Under the artistic direction of Raeeka Shehabi-Yaghmai who will also be singing in “Widow” role in Qateeni Opera the following opera singers will perform in MN-2009 concert. RAEEKA SHEHABI-YAGHMAI, Mezzo-Soprano,  http://raeeka.com/  click on the following...

Mesopotamin Night 2009 New Poster

All the details of the Mesopotamian Night 2009 concert are getting nailed down by the minute. This year’s event will provide yet another historical unprecedented showcase of Assyrian culture and music. Make sure to reserve your tickets early on to secure best...

Paulos Khofri lecture on Mesopotamian Music

In search of good lectures about Mesopotamian Music, we came across this some twenty years old lecture by Rabi Paulos Khofri in Tehran. We thought it is a good source for education about our music so we put it on YouTube in three different...

A Sample from Assyryt

The following slide show is a two minute sample from Assyryt No. 1. Mesopotamian Night 2009 will present two 10-minute Symphonic Suites named Assyryt No.1 and Assyryt...

A Tribute to A Patriot: Sargon Ishoo (1960-1999)

The Mesopotamian Night 2009 is somehow related to an Assyrian patriot Sargon Ishoo. It was him and Tony Khoshaba the president of AAS-A Central Valley Chapter who made a life long promise to their Assyrian language and literature teacher Rabi Nimrod Simono that the...

Tribute to a “selfless” Assyrian: Susan Rasho

Last year after successful completion of the Mesopotamian Night 2008, we lost one of our committee members, the late Susan Rasho. Susan helped us with both MN-2007 and MN-2008 projects and profoundly influenced us by her “selfless” character and her unselfish...

AAS-A LA Chapter Fund Raiser Dinner

AAS-A LA Chapter fund raiser is set for July 11, 2009. We ask AAS-A Central Valley Chapter supporters to support their sister chapter and join for an exciting dinner event with keynote speech by respected Assyrian Entrepreneur Mr. Zaya S. Younan.

The People Behind AAS-A Central Valley Chapter

Here is a few lines describing the dedicated members of the AAS-A Central Valley Chapter and the Mesopotamian Night project.   Tony Khoshaba tonykhoshaba@sbcglobal.net Tony was born in Urmi, Iran. He finished his high school in Urmi. He earned an Electrical...