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Either/Orchestra to perform in Ethiopia and Uganda in January
Either/Orchestra to perform in Ethiopia and Uganda
Ten piece jazz/Latin/African ensemble from Massachusetts is the first US artist invited to the Ethiopian International Music Festival in Addis Ababa
Trip to include clinics and concert at Yared School of Music and free concerts for students and public
The ten-piece Either/Orchestra (E/O) will be the featured artist at the Ethiopian International Music Festival in Addis Ababa, January 12-24, 2004. In its third year, the Festival is produced by the Alliance Ethio-Francaise, who expand its scope beyond Ethiopian musicians this year by inviting the E/O. The E/O will be the first American large jazz ensemble to play in Ethiopia since the Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1973. Concerts will include Ethiopian music, American jazz and a collaboration between the E/O and Ethiopian musicians. Along with a ticketed event, the E/O will play various free concerts for students and the public, and both perform and teach at the Yared School of Music. The trip will also feature a visit to Kampala, Uganda, for a concert at the National Theater at 7 pm on January 19, under the aegis of the Alliance Francaise in Kampala.
Ten piece jazz/Latin/African ensemble from Massachusetts is the first US artist invited to the Ethiopian International Music Festival in Addis Ababa
Trip to include clinics and concert at Yared School of Music and free concerts for students and public
The ten-piece Either/Orchestra (E/O) will be the featured artist at the Ethiopian International Music Festival in Addis Ababa, January 12-24, 2004. In its third year, the Festival is produced by the Alliance Ethio-Francaise, who expand its scope beyond Ethiopian musicians this year by inviting the E/O. The E/O will be the first American large jazz ensemble to play in Ethiopia since the Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1973. Concerts will include Ethiopian music, American jazz and a collaboration between the E/O and Ethiopian musicians. Along with a ticketed event, the E/O will play various free concerts for students and the public, and both perform and teach at the Yared School of Music. The trip will also feature a visit to Kampala, Uganda, for a concert at the National Theater at 7 pm on January 19, under the aegis of the Alliance Francaise in Kampala.
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