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font-family:Verdana'>Details below. For tickets, please visit: <a
href="http://fairouz.founoun.ca/">http://fairouz.founoun.ca</a> – Reserve
quick if you plan on coming; only $135-$185 available Friday and +$85 on
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font-family:Helvetica'>Fairouz in Concert </span></font></b></h3>
<!-- RELHEAD END --><!-- RELBODY START --><pre><font size=2 color=black
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> MONTREAL, Jan. 24 /CNW Telbec/ - Fairouz, the Lebanese Diva of Arabic</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>music will be in Montreal on February 12 and 13, 2005 to present two</span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>exceptional concerts at Place des Arts, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier.</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> On her third visit to Montreal, 50 musicians of international fame,</span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>conducted by Maestro Karen Durgaryan will accompany Fairouz. Mr. Durgaryan has</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>directed the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra and the Symphonic Orchestra of</span></font></pre><pre><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Yerevan</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>, to high levels of success and perfection, and has equally worked with</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Fairouz in her concerts in the Middle East, adding to her wide and varied</span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>repertoire even more refinement. Fairouz's repertoire is constantly evolving,</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>whether it's ballads and classic songs composed by the Rahbani Brothers, or</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>oriental jazz flavours of her son, the great composer, Ziad Rahbani.</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> Karen Durgaryan has recently accompanied Fairouz in her concerts, where</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>he was capable of bringing Western harmony to the varied music styles and</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>melodies performed by Fairouz. The program for the Montreal concerts marries a</span></font></pre><pre><font size=2 color=black
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>marvelous mix of classic and modern songs with a mélange of western and</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>eastern orchestrations that stay away from the oft-used concept of fusion.</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>What the audience will experience with Fairouz is a musical extravaganza of</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>the best kind.</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> Fairouz in concert is not just music and performance, but the heavenly</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>and unique voice of the mythical Diva. It's the Rahbani Brothers entire wealth</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>and power of music and the improvisational talents of Ziad Rahbani. It's the</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>orchestra, the chorale, the quality of the sound and the lighting systems.</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>It's a winning rendez vous with happiness and a moment of absolute musical</span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>ecstasy to be cherished forever.</span></font></pre><pre><font
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size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> </span></font></pre><!-- RELBODY END --><!-- RELCONTACT START --><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>For further information: Media Relations: John Asfour, </span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>jasfour@founou.ca; Source: Media Centre - Founoun, (514) 334-0909, </span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><a
href="http://fairouz.founoun.ca/">http://fairouz.founoun.ca</a></span></font></pre><!-- RELCONTACT END -->
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