MidEast in MoTown
Directed by: Michael Ibrahim
Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts
March 2, 2019
Dancing in the Streets - Martha Reeves - Arranged by Michael Ibrahim
Vocalist: Emma Aboukasm
Violins: Layth Al Rubaye, Bengisu Gokce, Laura Harada, Jumanah Hassan, Emad Ibrahim, Insia Malik, Ceren Turkemoglu, Sachiyo Yoshimoto. Viola: Megan Gould, Roberto Riggio, Andrea Vercoe. Cello: George Crotty. Double Bass: Jonathan Hammonds. Qanun: Jamal Sinno. Oud: Victor Ghannam. Nay: Michael Ibrahim. Synthesizer: Haitham Zbib. Electric Guitar: Edward Gedeon. Percussion: Eddy Fadel, Ryan Gates, Roger Kashou, Gilbert Mansour, Dr. Gursharan Singh Sandhu.
Guest Artists:
Ryan Bills - Alto Saxaphone
Amir El Saffar - Trumpet
Garret Gaina - Baritone Saxaphone
Max Popkin - Trumpet
Joseph Wright - Trombone
Students from the NAO's Building Bridges Through Music program:
Edsel Ford High School
Alyssa Appleba, Caroline Armstrong, Angelica Benford, Katia Beydoun, Matthew Birchenough, Catherine Dicks, Elizabeth Dicks, Tavion Dorsey, Meghan Duncan, Nathanael Ferguson, Rosiley Frye, Katherine Hawkins, Nora Heaton, Brandon Hodi, Lucas Hoeft, Nakiya Jefferson, Terez Johnson, Monera Kaid, Mya Khatter, Miranda Manszweski, Deborah Masters, Daekotah McFarland, Abigail Pitts, Kyle Quinn, Hailey Rayburn, Savanah Rayburn, Helena Salliotte-Roseberry, Aseel Snober, Caitlin Vandinter, Oscar Vasquez-Torres, Nathaniel Wall
Fordson High School
Soumaya Abbas, Safia AbouLaila, Sara Ahmad, Fatima Ajami, Jamila Alasady, Raghd Albahairi, Kawthar Alethary, Abdullah Alhaiqi, Zainab Alrebaie, Ali Altaee, Feryal Aoun, Jihad Bazzi, Maya Berry, Kristen Betz, Jasmine Beydoun, Hebah Chakarani, Walid Alfassih, Niven Elhorani, Nour Hannaoui, Inaam Harajli, Maya Hussein, Hassan Fawaz, Sonia Gomez, Selwa Isa, Sabrina Itawi, Amal Khalil, Jenna Kobeissi, Nadine Mansi, Aya Mouslmani, Mariam Mozham, Aya Muheisen, Wisam Obeid, Maryam Olayan, Mandy Omari, Sarah Qaddoumi, Saja Ridha, Sara Ridha, Leila Rouston, Najwa Saleh, Jasmine Sanroman, Mohamed Sleiman, Lydia Slim, Dynata Smith, Baneen Thani, Hassan Yassine
Chelsea High School
Joshua Ashley, Rachel Bareis, Sage Barney, Eleanor Beale, Isabel Benedict, Gabrielle Bowles, Claire Bowers, Chloe Braman, Marianna Carpenter, Weiyi Chen, Madelyn Clippert, Marissa Cochran, Grace Davis-Annis, Mya Dever, Abigail Dobos, Makayla Edmundson,
Nadya Fernandez, Erin Frank, Kelsey Gibbons, Khai Gibbons, Ella Girard, Gabriella Grobsmith-Colon, Amanda Happy, Zachary Handloser, Katelyn Hackett, Hailee Hawkins, Rachel Hein, Andrew Higgins, Carlie Hodel, Shaylee Holmberg, Ashley Kasper, Sarah Kennings, Lucas King, Klara Kuebler, Emily Ligi, Amelia Loveland, Elizabeth Ligi, Morgan Majeske, Avery Marshall, Lilian Maynard, Mallory Meads, Laura Mosier, Jessica Neff, Amelia Nelson, Elena Nestale, Karrisa O’Quinn, An Phan, Madelynne Quinn, Georgia Reynolds, Lidia Rosario, Naomi Rose, Iliah Sarna, Riley Scritchfield, Alayna Seaberg, Alexa Schumann, Sophie Sjogren, Zachary Spitzley, Melody Stone, Linh Tran, Hayley Vandehey, Katherine Wickman
Select pictures and footage provided by the Arab American National Musuem and private community submissions.