The world-renowned National Arab Orchestra returns to Concert of Colors for its second year. Ahead of the orchestra’s performance, One Detroit contributor Cecelia Sharpe of 90.9 WRCJ sat down with ...

Michael Ibrahim is busy building bridges. But his bridges are not made of steel. And they do not cross rivers. Instead, they are made of music and cross cultures. Ibrahim is the founder and director ...

At a time of great unrest in both the Middle East and United States, symphonic ensembles from the two largest Arab population centers in Michigan – Dearborn and Flint – will use the universal language ...

PARKER, Colo. — Music can bring people from all walks of life together. That’s the message and mission of an ensemble performing in Colorado for the first time. The National Arab Orchestra will ...

WILLIAMSTOWN — The strings hold a quiet rhythm and the flute lifts in a long rippling call. The melody line carries clear and strong, Plucked strings take it up, and the music builds, fast and soaring ...

The orchestra, which made its national debut in 2014, is led by founder and conductor Michael Ibrahim, a maestro of the nay, a wooden Arabic flute whose origins date back 5,000 years. The orchestra, ...

PARKER, Colo. — The National Arab Orchestra will perform in Colorado for the first time at the Parker Arts Culture and Events Center (PACE) on Friday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. The concert, titled “Echoes of ...

FLINT, MI - Get ready for a unique fusion of Arab and Eastern musical styles, coming together to create a cultural experience like no other. At 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27 at the Capitol Theatre in ...

For 10 years, the National Arab Orchestra has been committed to the preservation of both traditional and contemporary Arab music in hopes of bridging social and cultural barriers. NAO returns to ...