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MM #19 - July 24, 2023
Improvisation on Rast, performed by Cuatro Puntos Ensemble & Ameen Mokdad. Recorded at Christ Church Cathedral in Hartford, CT on April 16, 2023.
Improvisation on Rast, performed by Cuatro Puntos Ensemble & Ameen Mokdad. Recorded at Christ Church Cathedral in Hartford, CT on April 16, 2023.
MM #16 - February 6, 2023
Malan Bar Kir, from Ji bo sê kes çay (Tea For Three). Music from Kurdistan. Mücahit Poyraz, vocals and santur; Ameen Mokdad, violin; Kevin Bishop, viola. Recorded in 2022 in Mardin, Turkey.
Malan Bar Kir, from Ji bo sê kes çay (Tea For Three). Music from Kurdistan. Mücahit Poyraz, vocals and santur; Ameen Mokdad, violin; Kevin Bishop, viola. Recorded in 2022 in Mardin, Turkey.
MM #15 - January 23, 2023
Invincible by Anastasiia Tikhanovska & Tetiana Kravchenko (Ukraine), performed by Cuatro Puntos Ensemble. Recorded at the Lutheran Church of Saint Mark in Glastonbury, CT, USA during a live concert on January 19, 2023
Invincible by Anastasiia Tikhanovska & Tetiana Kravchenko (Ukraine), performed by Cuatro Puntos Ensemble. Recorded at the Lutheran Church of Saint Mark in Glastonbury, CT, USA during a live concert on January 19, 2023
MM #14 - January 9, 2023
Ji bo sê kes çay (Tea For Three) - Kurdish music. Recorded in Mardin and Samsun, Turkey
Ji bo sê kes çay (Tea For Three) - Kurdish music. Recorded in Mardin and Samsun, Turkey
MM #13 - August 15, 2022
MUSIC MOVES HARTFORD STREET CHOIR - compilation of songs from July 27, 2022 performance. Recorded on Church Street in Hartford, CT, USA
MUSIC MOVES HARTFORD STREET CHOIR - compilation of songs from July 27, 2022 performance. Recorded on Church Street in Hartford, CT, USA
MM #12 - August 8, 2022
"The Golden Rule" by Ameen Mokdad, from Through The Eyes Of Children, Cuatro Puntos Ensemble, recorded at Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanties at the University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, CT, USA
"The Golden Rule" by Ameen Mokdad, from Through The Eyes Of Children, Cuatro Puntos Ensemble, recorded at Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanties at the University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, CT, USA
MM #11 - August 1, 2022
"The Childhood" from Through The Eyes Of Children, Cuatro Puntos Ensemble, recorded at Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanties at the University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, CT, USA
"The Childhood" from Through The Eyes Of Children, Cuatro Puntos Ensemble, recorded at Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanties at the University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, CT, USA
MM #10 - March 21, 2022
"Children of War" by AFCECO Choir and Qudrat Wasefi, with supporting musicians from across Afghanistan and the world. Recorded in November 2021 in Kabul.
"Children of War" by AFCECO Choir and Qudrat Wasefi, with supporting musicians from across Afghanistan and the world. Recorded in November 2021 in Kabul.
MM #9 - March 14, 2022
Malan Bar Kir & Narine, Kurdish songs by Ameen Mokdad and Kevin Bishop, recorded in Turkey
Malan Bar Kir & Narine, Kurdish songs by Ameen Mokdad and Kevin Bishop, recorded in Turkey
MM #8 - February 21, 2022
"First Momento/The Birth" by Ekklesia, Cuatro Puntos Ensemble, and Ameen Mokdad @ Christ Church Cathedral
"First Momento/The Birth" by Ekklesia, Cuatro Puntos Ensemble, and Ameen Mokdad @ Christ Church Cathedral
MM #7 - February 14, 2022
"Kirasê Te", a Kurdish song by Mücahit Poyraz (vocals and santoor) and Ameen Mokdad (daff) at Sirkhane in Mardin, Turkey.
"Kirasê Te", a Kurdish song by Mücahit Poyraz (vocals and santoor) and Ameen Mokdad (daff) at Sirkhane in Mardin, Turkey.
MM #6 - February 7, 2022
"Bambuco Sureño" by Fernando León Rengifo, performed by Cuatro Puntos Ensemble, recorded at Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanties at the University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, CT, USA
"Bambuco Sureño" by Fernando León Rengifo, performed by Cuatro Puntos Ensemble, recorded at Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanties at the University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, CT, USA
MM #5 - January 31, 2022
ORANGE (Improvisation) by Engin Özşahin, Ameen Mokdad, and Kevin Bishop, recorded at a private home in Istanbul, Turkey
ORANGE (Improvisation) by Engin Özşahin, Ameen Mokdad, and Kevin Bishop, recorded at a private home in Istanbul, Turkey
MM #4 - January 24, 2022
EL CUMBANCHERO by Rafael Hernández Marín, performed by Cuatro Puntos Ensemble, recorded at Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanties at the University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, CT, USA
EL CUMBANCHERO by Rafael Hernández Marín, performed by Cuatro Puntos Ensemble, recorded at Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanties at the University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, CT, USA
MM #3 - January 17, 2022
ALIVE - composed by Ameen Mokdad, performed by Cuatro Puntos Ensemble, recorded at Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanties at the University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, CT, USA
ALIVE - composed by Ameen Mokdad, performed by Cuatro Puntos Ensemble, recorded at Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanties at the University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, CT, USA
MM #2 - January 10, 2022
STRING QUINTET IN G MAJOR, Op. 111 - composed by Johannes Brahms, performed by Cuatro Puntos Ensemble, recorded at Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford, CT, USA
STRING QUINTET IN G MAJOR, Op. 111 - composed by Johannes Brahms, performed by Cuatro Puntos Ensemble, recorded at Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford, CT, USA
MM #1 - January 3, 2022
BRIDGES - composed by Kevin Bishop, performed by Cuatro Puntos Ensemble, recorded at Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford, CT, USA
BRIDGES - composed by Kevin Bishop, performed by Cuatro Puntos Ensemble, recorded at Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford, CT, USA