There will be a special cultural presentation by the Aga Khan Music Initiative in Central Asia, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), entitled “Mystics, Nomads, and Troubadours in Central Asian Music”, on Wednesday, October 31, 2007, at 10:15 am and at 11:30 am.
The 10:15 am session is geared for elementary school educators and students, and the 11:30 am session is geared for older students and adults.
This program is FREE. Each session is 45 minutes in duration, and a reception will follow the 11:30 am session.
Commentary will be provided by Dr. Theodore Levin, Parents Distinguished Professor at Dartmouth College and the Curator of the 10-volume CD-DVD anthology “Music of Central Asia”, co-produced by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.
Audience members will have a chance to learn about the culture, music, and geography of the countries of Central Asia, and meet with the Muslim musicians like the legendary singer Alim Qasimov from Azerbaijan, musicians from Tajikistan and the famous Bardic Divas of Central Asia.
Curriculum materials will also be available for interested educators.
Additional information is available in the attached PDF file.
Source: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
This program is generously cosponsored by the Aga Khan Music Initiative in Central Asia, a program of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, His Highness Prince Aga Khan Shia Imami Ismaili Council for the Southwestern United States, and the Asia Society Texas Center.
Ismailimail 
wow- amazing topic-
I am very curious as to the influence the mystics and the troubadours had in western europe and the rest of the world, as they appeared roughly at the same time.
Does this presentation pertain only to Asian music, or does it refer to the traditional european movement, that expanded to the rest of the world?
i would be very interested in future presentations.
Silvia Cardona DDS
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