Mesopotamian Night Conductor Share his thoughts after MN2016

Mesopotamian Night Conductor Share his thoughts after MN2016

We thought we should share our MN conductor message, John Kendall Bailey, to our audience and all volunteers… Congratulations, and thank you, to EVERYONE who made last night’s concert so wonderful – and who have worked on any or all of our previous...
Aramaic Music Concert in San Jose?!

Aramaic Music Concert in San Jose?!

Have heard of Aramaic? Do you know the difference between Aramaic and Armenian? Aramaic and Armenian are as different as Hebrew and Russian. Aramaic, like Hebrew, is a Semitic language of huge historical significance. Aramaic was the lingua franca of the Middle East...
Mesopotamian Night 2016 Event Promotional Videos

Mesopotamian Night 2016 Event Promotional Videos

Our gratitude for the job well done by ANB Sat for making and broadcasting our commercial of the 9th Annual Mesopotamian Night in English and Assyrian.  Also, to our wonderful volunteers Fred Elieh and Mariam Shamelta for the voice over in the videos. MN2016 will be...
Modern Assyrian Music Choirs; A short timeline

Modern Assyrian Music Choirs; A short timeline

The history of choirs can be traced to millennia before Christ. It is known that in ancient Assyria there were choirs accompanying musicians in processions. After converting to Christianity many kind of musical presentations disappeared. The first to bring music into...
Elena Akopova to perform at Mesopotamian Night 2016

Elena Akopova to perform at Mesopotamian Night 2016

Our program inspires individuals such as pianist Elena Akopova who came to the US to continue her piano studies at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music under professor Mack McCray, and in the process reignited her passion for Assyrian history, culture, and...