Some past performances Please write to us to be added to our mailing list (we never share our lists with anyone) Montpellier, France: April 1-7, 2006 Brussels, Belgium: April 8th, 2006 East of limburg, Brussels Germany (TBA) April 9-13th. Brussels, Belgium April 14, 2006 (http://www.la-barraca.be/concerts.htm) Performing together with Maria Jose Franco of Jerez, Spain. Doel, Belgium : April 16, a special concert in the historic village of Doel Belgium. They successfully closed the nuclear power plant some time ago, but still makes for a catching photograph of what we have come to believe is a very special place. Please contact Wouter: Email topauction(at) pellicer (dot) org for more information and tickets for this unique event. Antwerp, Belgium: April 15, 2006 April 19-May 19th: Spring Ferias in Spain. Julia will be conducitng more flamenco guitar research leading to her dissertation. 3/10/06 Our new CD 'Alchemy' will be at CD Baby (http://cdbaby.com/group/banzis) by March 10, 2006, featuring new group members, Noureddie Chkara (violin, voice) of Tetuan, Morocco and Virtudes Moreno (voice) of Spain. May 12th, 2004 (7pm) Caliphs and Kings: The Art and Influence of Islamic Spain. Smithsonian Institution. Washington D.C. Freer Gallery of Art / Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. This exhibition will bring to Washington for the first time approximately ninety objects from the period of al-Andalus. We will be performing for the inaguaration of the exhibit. Exhibit runs May 8­Oct. 17, 2004. http://www.mosaicfound.org/andalus/andalus_smithsonian.htm and http://www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/future.htm May 7th, 2004 Embassy of Egypt, Washington D.C. In cooperation with the Mosaic Foundation and Georgetown University's Center for Contemporary Arab Studies,Tarik & Julia will be performing for "A Medieval Banquet in the Alhambra Palace" led by Audrey Shabbas of AWAIR. May 11th, 2004 (7pm) The National Building Museum (Washington DC). will be transformed into a courtyard of old Al-Andalus. The evening will educate, fascinate, and inspire guests through the many influences still with us today - in architecture, science, mathematics, courtly love, poetry, literature, and musical form and lyrics for the Mosaic Seventh Annual Benefit Dinner. http://www.mosaicfound.org/andalus/andalus_overview.htm May, 2004 Washington D.C. The Mosaic Foundation (http://www.mosaicfound.org/) is a charitable and educational organization founded by the spouses of Arab Ambassadors to the United States. The Mosaic Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of women and children, while fostering cultural, educational, and professional dialogues between the peoples of the Arab world and the United States. Al-Andalus is honored to have been selected to perform for various events surrounding the Mosaic Foundations Seventh Annual Benefit. May 15th, 2004, (9pm) New York Alwan for the Arts (www.alwan.org) Get your tickets now!! Rare New York apperarance. Full Al-Andalus ensemble. May 25, 2004. Murcia, Spain Festival International de los Tres Culturas La unión tradicional del oriente y occidente (http://www.fiestasdemurcia.com) May 14th, 2004 (6pm) Embassy of Jordan. Rare opportunity to see the full Al-Andalus ensemble in a truly unique setting, filmed by Aljazerah Television and broadcast worldwide. Reservations: 202 966 2664, ext. 153. Get your tickets now! (http://www.jordanembassyus.org/new/index.shtml) 2004 onwards (Morocco). http://www.rotary.org/ Julia Banzi is very honored to be selected as the 2004 Rotary Ambassadoral Scholar to Morocco. As an "ambassador of goodwill" Julia Banzi will be giving presentations at different Rotary clubs throughout Morocco and Spain from 2004 onwards!  SUN. JUNE 13 (8:00pm) Los Angeles. AL-ANDALUS TO JERUSALEM: LEVANTINE FESTIVAL: John Anson Ford summer series at the Ford Ampitheatre in the Hollywood Bowl.http://www.fordamphitheater.org Spiritual and mystical musical traditions, stretching from southern Spain to Jerusalem, bridge Arab and Mizrahi Jewish cultures. Al-Andalus, Israeli-Iraqi artist Yair Dalal and Yuval Ron Ensemble, unite East and West. Presented by Levantine Cultural Center. www.levantinecenter.org Guild of American Luthiers (GAL) July 7th, 2004, Tacoma, WA PACIFIC LUTHERN UNIVERSITY Lagerquist Concert Hall  Our new CD Alchemy has a live recording from this very evening in this very hall! www.luth.org May 13, 2004 Filmed for the documentary "Three Faiths One God" (www.threefaithsonegod.com) now showing on PBS stations across the United States. Its a documentary by Jerry Krell, that explores the commonalities of Islam, Christianity & Judaism by Auteur Productions, creators of award winning documentary "Jews & Christians: A Journey of Faith" which aired on over 200 public television stations nationwide. ""How often is a scholarly work turned into film? Well, the answer is it can happenthe film is 'Jews & Christians: A Journey of Faith'" - Gustav Niebuhr - The New York Times"  ICA FOLKFEST IN VICTORIA BC, CANADA: We performed with our other ensemble 'Civil Guard' here. Keep checking back to learn more about this ensemble! http://www.icafolkfest.com/ MOROCCO: May 21-24, 2004 TETUAN, MOROCCO "International Oud Festival" JAN 06: Julia gave a solo flamenco guitar concert at the Festival des Acordes Pincees in Rabat, Morocco JUNE 17, 2004 VOZ ALTA : SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA : June 17, 2004 "Open a downtown door to cultural and artistic freedom." www.vozalta.u33.infinology.com  JULY 14 TO JULY 30: 12 CONCERTS IN SEVILLA, SPAIN May 1, 2004 (8pm) The Prism, Charlottesville, Virginia (USA) http://www.theprism.org International Festivals Smithsonian Museum, Festival des Accordes Pincees (Rabat, Morocco),Embassy of Egypt, Murcia Festival de Tres Culturas, Al-Andalus Festival, Toledo School of Translation, International Oud Festival (Tetuan, Morocco), Al-Andalus to Jerusalem: Levantine Festival, Sevilla Festival del Mediterreneo, Embassy of Jordan, Guild of American Luthiers, ICA Folkfest in Victoria BC, Freer & Sackler Gallery, Dubrovnik Summer Festival, Dubrovnik, Croatia; Le Flaneries Musicales d'ete de Reims, Reims France; Split International Summer Festival, Split, Croatia; Pula Summer 98 Art and Music Festival Roman Theater, Pula Croatia; Zagreb Summer Festival, Zagreb, Croatia; Hvar International Music Festival, Hvar, Croatia; Korcula International Music Festival, Korcula, Croatia; Kispiox International Music Festival. Kispiox, Canada. Circulo de Bellas Artes. Madrid, Spain; International Festival of World Music. Getafe, Spain; Vancouver Folk Music Festival. Vancouver BC Canada; Mission International Music Festival. Mission BC Canada; Circulo de Bellas Artes. Madrid, Spain; Festival of World Music Jetafe, Madrid, Spain; Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Vancouver BC Canada; Mission Music Festival, Mission BC Canada; 14th International Folk Festival, Dranouter, Belgium; International Festival of Theatre: Parthanon - Athens Greece; Lisbon Jazz Festival, Lisbon Portugal; Festival International of Theatre, Rome Italy; Venice Folk Festival, Venice Italy; Florance Festival of Popular Music, Florance Italy; Perguia Festival of Music, Peruguia, Italy; Rome; Festival of Folk Music, Rome Italy; Plaza de la Albufera, Segovia, Spain; Tarragona Jazz Festival, Tarragona Spain; Madrid Festival of Jazz, Madrid, Spain ; Jardines de Vivres Int'l Festival of Music & Theatre Valencia, Spain; Las Palmas International Festival of Jazz, Grand Canary Island; National Competition of Folk Music, Guadalajara Spain; Granada Internationa l Music & Dance Festival, Granada, Spain; Manuel de Falla International Jazz Festival, Granada, Spain Other Selected Performances: Circulo de Bellas Artes Madrid, Spain; AWAIR Summer Institute NEA & NEH , New Mexico; Music Matinee Series Reed College; What Makes Music Oregon Museum of Science & Industry; Mosaic Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, Oregon; 9th Int'l Guitar Week Housten Fine Arts Center Denver, Colorado; Andalusian Nights & White Shadows Evans Auditorium, Oregon; Cultural Baggage Lincoln Hall, Portland Oregon; Humbolt Recital Series University of Portland; Portland Classical Guitar Festival; A World of Art Kennedy Center Imagination Festival; Feast of the Pharoahs Portland Opera; Guild of American Luthiers Tacoma Wa; Collaborated in Recordings Paco de Lucia, Jorge Pardo, Enrique Morente, Guadalquivir,Pepe de Lucia, La Trinca, Tijeritas, Celesta,Salpicao, Enrique Valdiveso, Claudina & Alberto Gambino, Michael Shreive & many others. Tariks students Fain Duenas & Vicente Molino went on to form the World Music pop group Radio Tarifa.  Music Composed for Television & Cine Delirios de Amor composed/performed movie soundtrack for film by Spanish filmaker starring Antonnio Banderas director Felix Rotaeta. Pedro the Cruel w/Enrique Morente for T.V. series Music Magic King Broadcasting, Seattle, Washington Mosaic live performance video release, Portland Oregon Tailors Box R.T.V.E Madrid, Spain Jazz Entre Amigos R.T.V.E Madrid, Spain. Music Composed /Performed Musical Score for Theatre Hamlet Again, Compagnie Theatre City, Morocco Henery IV Part II, Tigris Heart Shakesphere Company, Portland, Oregon. Romeo & Juliet, Tigris Heart Shakespehre Company, Portland Oregon. Bodas de Sangre, he Musical Company, Portland Oregon. La Barraca ; Spanish Company performing all works by Garcia Lorca, Touring extensively in Spain, Russia, Rumania, Yougaslavia. VI Jornadas Muncipales de Teatro Aviles,Spain, Salome : Nuria Espert Theatre Company touring Europe extensively including: Theatre Grec De Montjuc, Merida Roman Ampitheatre, Pavelon Muncipal de Deportes, Roman Ampitheatre