May 19, 2013
Please see the information in the following flyer if you are interested in staying in a hotel close by the California Theatre. Our MN team has negotiated good rates for our patrons with two hotels in downtown San Jose.
Apr 28, 2013
This week we received a generous donation from Wolfhead Music, a publisher of music ancient and modern based in Bedford, Indiana. The Mesopotamian Night team appreciates this thoughtful sponsorship and support. Mr. John Craton, a composer and associate of Wolfhead...
Apr 27, 2013
John Shahidi’s poetry is known to Assyrians of San Jose. This year he is joining us for the opening of the event with his “Hal d’Ei-Man” poem. We welcome his contribution. Below is a short biography of this emerging poet. John was born in 1966 in the city...
Apr 27, 2013
By Obelit YadgarFrom the beginning, the Mesopotamian Nights productions have served a feast of Assyrian musical gems backed by a big symphony orchestra. With new operas performed in Assyrian to ballets danced in dazzling traditional costumes, the musical events have...
Apr 26, 2013
(Rabi Nebu Issabey at younger age)By Arbella IssabeyRabi Nebu Issabey will be honored with the Mesopotamian Achievement Award at our 6th Annual event as “Raab-Musiqooreh (Master of Musicians) for his selfless and unconditional dedication to the advancement of Assyrian...
Apr 18, 2013
Edited by Helen TaliaHomer Ashurian was born and raised in Urmia, Iran. He graduated with a Master Degree in Archeology, majoring in Assyriology from the University of Tehran. In 1958, he served as the Curator for Iranian Cultural Museum. From 1963, for several years...
Apr 17, 2013
Mesopotamian Night 2013 has enlisted an impressive list of emerging Assyrian composers (Samuel Khangaldy, George Somi, Honiball Yousef and Tiglat Issabey), a French composer (Michel Bosc) and an American composer (Devin Farney) for the June 15th event at the...
Apr 13, 2013
Recently we received $1200 donated by the following group of dedicated Assyrians of Washington DC Metropolitan area. They would like to dedicate this donation toward the printing of Mesopotamian Night 2012 DVD so they can get a chance to see this historical...
Apr 11, 2013
(ܦܘܫܩܐ ܥܠ ܙܡܪܬܐ ܕܜܠܒܘܬܐ)Contributing article by Dr. Arianne IshayaDr. Arianne Ishaya is a cultural anthropologist and a faculty member at the De Anza College in Cupertino, California. She has published several books and many article on the history of Assyrian...
Apr 4, 2013
By Obelit Yadgar(Photo Courtesy of Joseph Hakobi)Through the years I have had the joy of discovering, for myself, a cast of exciting Assyrian composers, arrangers and musicians. The Rev. Samuel Khangaldy, George Somi, Edwin Elieh, among others, comprise a lineup of...
