Being free - "I'm not a foreigner, that's just my name" in Altena
Reading and concert On August 1st, 2021, there will be a reading with Amir Shaheen from his book I'm not a foreigner, that's just my name and a concert in St. Matthäus in Altena at 5:00 p.m. at which works by Stravinski, Bach, Piazolla, Dagsvik and others will be played. Bernd Bolsinger plays the clarinet and saxophone, Frank Düppenbecker the trumpet and Ansgar Wallenhorst the church organ. “An interdisciplinary cultural project for understanding different cultures by showing different cultural influences in music and literature. Complementary to the readings from the book “I'm not a foreigner, that's just my name” by Amir Shaheen, the wealth that arises for the music world through international compositions is presented musically. Examples from klezmer, gospel, modern classical music to Gershwin underline the book's message that the term "foreign" first describes a geographical fact without judgment and also includes the diversity of cultures and lifestyles. A racist, xenophobic interpretation of...
Being free - "I'm not a foreigner, that's just my name" in Ratingen
Reading and concert On July 30, 2021, a reading with Amir Shaheen from his book I'm not a foreigner, that's just my name and a concert will take place in St. Peter and Paul in Ratingen at 7:00 p.m. at which works by Stravinski, Bach, Piazolla, Dagsvik and others will be played. Bernd Bolsinger plays the clarinet and saxophone, Frank Düppenbecker the trumpet and Ansgar Wallenhorst the church organ. “An interdisciplinary cultural project for understanding different cultures by showing different cultural influences in music and literature. Complementary to the readings from the book “I'm not a foreigner, that's just my name” by Amir Shaheen, the wealth that arises for the music world through international compositions is presented musically. Examples from klezmer, gospel, modern classical music to Gershwin underline the book's message that the term "foreign" first describes a geographical fact without judgment and also includes the diversity of cultures and lifestyles. A racist, xenophobic...
