It is a pleasure to announce that George Somi will be the Artistic Director for our Mesopotamian Night concert in Arizona next year.
George is not only a Mesopotamian Night resident artist, but also a brilliant and talented musician with a vast profile of musical contributions.
Congratulations George on your new role.
George Somi contribution to AAS-A Mesopotamian Night
MN2010
- Premier of his original composition “The Assyrian Legacy”: Movement I : The rise of the Great Empire.
- Premier of his original composition “The Assyrian Legacy”: Movement II: The Majesty of the Hanging Garden
MN2013
- Premier of his original composition “The Assyrian Legacy”: Movement III: Hammurabi’s Law
- Premier of his original composition “The Assyrian Legacy”: Movement IV: The Fall of the Great Empire
- Orchestration of Shamiram’s classic songs: Zmara D’Durah, Rishet Shyta & Toghlama/Shooshoonla
MN2014:
- Premier of his original composition “The Little Lantern” Ballet at MN-San Jose
- Orchestration of the Classic Assyrian song: Nishra d’Tkhoumeh for MN-Chicago
- Orchestration of Sargon Youkhana’s song: Momeh for MN-Chicago
- Orchestration of Walter Aziz’s song: Rigda D’Khoyada for MN-Chicago
MN2016
- Premier of his original composition “The Assyrian Legacy”: Movement V: The Church of the East
- Orchestration of Linda George’s classic songs: Kursia D’Malkoota, Ana Atra Letlee, Alahta D’khooba, Hayir
MN2017
- Premier of his original composition “How Far We Have Come!: History of Mesopotamian Night”
- Orchestration of Linda George’s unreleased song: Shimsha Zreqlah
MN2019
- Orchestration of the Classic Assyrian song: Qala D’Qarna
Enjoy one of our favorite work from George: The Assyrian Legacy V which was performed at Mesopotamian Night 2016 in San Jose, CA.
Also here is our very first collaboration with George back in 2010. The story behind The Assyrian Legacy