Simon Shaheen performs at Mizna Benefit

SAVE THE DATE FOR THE MIZNA BENEFIT

SPECIAL GUEST—International oud superstar SIMON SHAHEEN

WHEN: 6 pm, MARCH 13, 2004

WHERE: THE GREAT HALL AND JEROME HILL THEATER
180 East Fifth Street, St. Paul, Minnesota

WHAT: AN EVENING OF MUSIC, FORMAL DINNER, AND SILENT AUCTION TO BENEFIT MIZNA—ARAB AMERICAN CULTURAL ORGANIZATION

COST: $70.00

YOU MUST PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS IN ADVANCE. CALL 612-788-6920 OR EMAIL US AT Mizna@mizna.org. You may also order tickets online by clicking the following PayPal button



HURRY! SPACE IS LIMITED! If you are out of town and would like to donate tickets to the event, we would appreciate your help. We are also looking for silent auction items.

ABOUT SIMON SHAHEEN: Simon Shaheen is one of the most significant Arab musicians, performers, and composers of his generation. His concert credits are a veritable compendium of the world’s greatest venues: Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Cairo’s Opera House, Theatre de la Ville in Beirut, and Belgium’s Le Palais des Arts. In 2000 Shaheen appeared at the Grammy Awards with Sting, arranging the violin section for Sting’s live rendition of "Desert Rose."

As a composer, Shaheen has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, Meet the Composer, the Jerome Foundation, and Yellow Springs Institute. His work incorporates and reflects a legacy of Arabic music, while it forges ahead to new frontiers, embracing many different styles in the process. This unique contribution to the world of arts was recognized in 1994 when Shaheen was honored with the prestigious National Heritage Award.

Mizna is proud to host Mr. Shaheen in Minnesota where he will play for an intimate crowd of supporters and admirers.