Andalusian Music is the musical and poetic traditions from the Medieval Andalusia that have been preserved in North Africa by the descendants of Muslim and Jewish refugees since the Reconquista. It is performed in the form of vocal and instrumental suites, based on ancient poems of love, pleasure, wine and nature.

 

The LA concert features one of essential luminaries of classical Andalusian music. Led by Mohammed Otmani, the Orchestra Otmani of Fes performs in both the secular and Sufi traditions of Andalusian music. Their program contains excerpts from Nawbat Istihlal and Nawbat Ouchchaq (Lovers' Suite) for a special Valentine's Day performance. The orchestra features a number of up-and-coming conservatory-trained musicians including 22-year-old vocalist Marouane Hajji who began his career as a child prodigy at the age of nine.  

 

"No children under age 12"