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Thursday, July 19, 2012

The day that music died in Jordan - the video

This is the video that was in last night's concert while the Amman Symphony Orchestra played the piece it's Adagio for Strings.


We didn't fail, we gave a 110% yesterday and it was the best performance ever...one day Jordan will realize the huge mistake that was done last night. 


Enjoy the video everyone...show it to your kids, let them know what it means to belong somewhere and how a person can have a second family.



Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Disbanding Amman Symphony Orchestra

Today is the last concert for the Amman Symphony Orchestra, a beautiful amazing journey has come to an end...it is with mixed feelings that I write this post it's different than any post I've ever written, I'm not here to blame anyone, and I'm tired of trying to explain the importance of the orchestra so I'm not going to do that either.


I'm writing this to say that I will miss each and every aspect of Amman Symphony orchestra, music will never be the same for me ever again. I remember the day we first auditioned to start the ASO I remember the tension I had, and I remember the dreams we all had that finally music will be the thing we do for life...just like any normal country I thought!! and I will never forget the times I spent with the musicians in the orchestra, or the Sunday Tuesday rehearsals which were sometimes a burden but now I hope to get them back just for one week!


Our journey started in 2006 and despite all what's been said I witnessed the hard work the staff did to make this work, they did all what can be done, knocked all the doors they could knock and now it's time accept the tough reality...each and everyone of them deserves a thank you; the director of the National Music Conservatory Mr. Kifah Fakoury, our great conductor Mr. Mohammad Othman, our dear manager Mr. Hisham Sharaf, and a very special thank for our American percussionist Megan who worked very hard on the petition and successfully gathered 5000 signatures to keep the ASO going...Megan you are an amazing person you didn't give up although you are leaving next year either way, your dedication is indescribable thank you so much for everything you did it was a pleasure for me to work with you.


It's hard to see that non-Jordanians believed in this orchestra and in the Jordanian musicians more than Jordan itself, hopefully Jordan will realize what they've lost and try to compensate it in the future, I would hate for current children to be raised in a country with no music.


I hope that for just one night, tonight, that Jordanians would come to the Hussein Cultural Center at 7:30 and attend our concert, this is the last concert for the only national orchestra we've ever had...





Friday, July 6, 2012

لماذا لن أنتخب نائباً عني في مجلس النواب

حرص أبي منذ أن صار لي حق في الانتخاب على تشجيعي على ممارسة هذا الحق، لم يؤثر بقراري أبداً ولم يوجهني لمن علي أن أعطي صوتي، بل كان فقط يحرص على أخذي معه لمكان الادلاء بالأصوات لا أكثر...وقد مارست هذا الحق في السنوات السابقة أولها بفخر ثم بتردد ثم قمت به في الجولة الماضية (واجب مش أكتر)

أنا مصرّة على عدم الانتخاب في الدورة القادمة، ولن أدلي بصوتي حتى أجد الشخص المناسب وأكون على معرفة شخصية به لأتأكد أن هذا الصوت لم يذهب سدى، لن أنتخب من ينوب عني باتخاذ كل القرارات التي تؤذيني، ولن أنتخب من يدعوني بممعوطة الذنب، أو يضرب زميله بالحذاء، أو يبرر أفعاله بأن "ابن المفرق ما راح يشتري مايسترو يعزف عليه" 

لن أنتخب من يلعب بهاتفه الجوال في الجلسة، أو ينام، أو يرسم على الأوراق أمامه...علماً أنهم يعرفون أن الجلسة مصورة وتبث على التلفاز فدعوني أضيف...لن أنتخب من "يستوطي" حيط الشعب!!!

خيّب هذا المجلس أملنا جميعاً ولا أستطيع تذكر عمل إيجابي واحد له وقد ندمت على إدلائي بصوتي في الجولة الماضية وتمنيت لو بقيت نائمة في ذلك اليوم...وهو ما سأفعله في الدورة القادمة فإن كان شعار المجلس "اللهم نحن" فشعاري سيكون "اللهم نفسي"

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

You Had Me From Hello



One word, that's all you said,
Something in your voice caused me to turned my head.
Your smile just captured me, you were in my future,far as I could see.
And I dont know how it happened, but it happens still.
You ask me if I love you, if I always will.........


Well, you had me from "Hello"
I felt love start to grow the moment that I looked into your eyes,
You won me, it was over from the start.
You completely stole my heart, and now you won't let go.
I never even had a chance you know?
You had me from "Hello"


Inside I built a wall so high around my heart, I thought I'd never fall.
One touch, you brought it down
Bricks of my defenses scattered on the ground
And I swore to me that I wasn't going to love again
The last time was the last time I'd let someone in


But, you had me from "Hello"
I felt love start to grow the moment I looked into your eyes,
You won me, it was over from the start.
You completely stole my heart, and now you wont let go.
I never even had a chance you know?
You had me from "Hello"


Thats all you said
Something in your voice calls me, turn my head
You had me from "Hello"
You had me from "Hello"
Girl, I've loved you from "Hello"