Sunday September 19 at 8pm
International House
1414 East 59th Street
Tickets: $10, $5 students with student ID showing current enrollment

Directions To I House: By Car: Take Lake Shore Drive to the 57th Street exit (Museum of Science and Industry). Drive four blocks west to Stony Island Avenue, then south to 59th Street, then two blocks west. By Commu ter Train: Take the Metra Train from Randolph or Van Buren Street and Michigan Avenue to 59th Street, then walk one block west. By CTA Bus: Take either the Stoney Island Express #28

or the #6 Jackson Park Express from downtown State Street to 59th Street, then walk two blocks west.

About Orchestra of Tetouan

Orchestra of Tetouan was founded in Tetouan, Morocco in 1944 by the city’s leading musicians, including Larbi al-Gazi, Ahmed Berradi, etc.

In 1956, when Morocco became independent, Larbi Temsamani reorganized the orchestra to include Abdessadek Cheqara and other emerging musicians. Temsamani used Daqqa and Ihkam, the new directoral method at that time. Accordingly, the Orchestra became very famous in the 1960’s and 1970’s under the direction of Temsamani and with Cheqara presenting his artistry of viola and the popular Chaabi songs. The orchestra was shown nationwide on TV as well as in national and international music festivals.

After Temsamani passed away, Mr. Mehdi Chaachooa was appointed the administrator of the orchestra. Thus, the third generation of the Orchestra was born, consisting of professors at the Conservatory. Mr. Chaachooa has successfully demonstrated that the Tetouan School of Al-Ala appeals to national and international audiences.
Currently, the Orchestra consists of professors who studied or worked with Temsamani and Cheqara in the Conservatory or privately as well as Conservatory-trained young musicians. In the past few years, the Orchestra of Tetouan has performed in the prestigious Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA) in Paris, France, and has represented Morocco to perform Andalusian Music in many international music concerts in Europe.