The politics of analogizing language and music, New York USA 17 February 2012

A panel discussion following the premiere of Mohammed Fairouz's Symphony No. 3 "Poems and Prayers."

Panelists: Mohammed Fairouz, Jacqueline Rose, Sinan Antoon

World premiere of Fairouz's Symphony No. 3: "Poems and Prayers," which weaves together poetic texts from the Arabic, Aramaic and Hebrew, followed by a discussion about music and literature to questions of translation and comparative composition, as well as the politics of analogizing language and music.

Sponsored by the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society and co-sponsored by the Center for Palestine Studies.

2:00 PM Faculty House, Garden Room #2, Center for Palestinian Studies, Columbia University, New York, USA

More information here: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/palestine/programs/