Festival Schedule 2009
November 13 - 7pm
FILM NIGHT
Featuring a short film called, "Laz Village Youth Musicians and Teachers" by Kutay Derin Kugay about our Laz music initiative (filmed in the NE regions of Turkey); plus a short film about the music and culture of Kyrgyzstan with lecture demonstration featuring master musician Akylbek Serkebaev from Kyrgyzstan.
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, SF
Film Screening Room
November 15 - 7pm
SONGS OF KYRGYZSTAN
Akylbek Serkebaev from Kyrgyzstan makes his festival debut and will present this intimate, solo concert.
Silk Road House, Berkeley
November 16 - 2:45pm
ASSMBLY PROGRAM
This event will feature several of the festival artists as part of our youth outreach efforts, including Akylbek Serkebaev from Kyrgyzstan, Hasmik Harutyunyan from Armenia, and members of the Bay Area all-female Balkan choir, Kitka.
Alice Fong Yu Alternative School, SF
November 19 - 11am
ASSMBLY PROGRAM
This event will feature several of the festival artists as part of our youth outreach efforts, including Akylbek Serkebaev from Kyrgyzstan, Hasmik Harutyunyan from Armenia, members of the Bay Area all-female Balkan choir, Kitka, and young artists from the KZV Armenian School.
Saroyan Hall, Khachaturian Armenian Community Center
KZV Armenian School, SF
November 19 - 8pm
TABLAS AND MORE TABLAS
Featuring the Ali Akbar College of Music Youth Tabla Ensemble with Guests.
Sangati Center, SF
November 22 - 7pm
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH MUSIC INITIATIVE
World Premiere of youth from around the world performing together.
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
Kanbar Hall
For information about the artists and the individual programs, please click artists.
