MICHAEL DABROSKI (born 1968)
PALESTINIAN MOZART FESTIVAL is a humanitarian music festival based in the historic "Hub" building in Bethlehem, Palestine. PALESTINIAN MOZART FESTIVAL festival concerts juxtapose the beauty of music of high artistic quality with an audience’s view of the separation wall guarded by soldiers a few meters away. Evocative and soulful, the concert experience is meant to be contemplative upon listening to selected works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Palestinian composers and other masterpieces. Mr. Dabroski states:
“It is my artistic responsibility to connect the benefits of music to the gathering of community; to create compassion, inspire
constructive change or grieve during times of crisis. I use artistic expression as a means to resist violence and achieve peace,
confront injustices, elevate the human sprit, and engage people to challenge and withstand a culture of violence.”
The public is invited to witness PALESTINIAN MOZART FESTIVAL with Mr. Dabroski. Activities include guided tours of Bethlehem, Jerusalem and Mar Saba; three Palestinian folk music concerts and three Western classical music concerts; a three-part lecture series about art and resistance; fine art exhibits; independent study and/or independent community explorations; and, Palestinian food.
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FESTIVAL ITINERARY
DAY 1: International Travel Arrival (overnight)
DAY 2: Bethlehem Hub
8pm Welcome Reception: Palestinian Feast
DAY 3: Bethlehem City and Mar Saba
8am Breakfast
9am Bethlehem City walking tour
12pm Lunch
12pm Departure for Mar Saba Monastery walking tour
4pm Return to Bethlehem
5pm Dinner
6pm Hub Concert: Palestinian Folk Music
8pm Reception
DAY 4: Jerusalem Old City
8am Breakfast
9am Departure for Jerusalem walking tour
7pm Return to Bethlehem
DAY 5: Bethlehem Hub
8am Breakfast
9am Study or Independent Community Exploration (Hebron or Ramallah)
12pm Lunch
1pm Hub Lecture: Enclaves of Beauty
3pm Hub Concert: Palestinian Folk Music
5pm Dinner
7pm Hub Concert and Reception: Western Classical
Franz Schubert String Trio D.471
Mozart/Bach Adagio & Fugue after Johann Sebastian Bach, K.404a n.5
Mozart/Bach Adagio & Fugue after Johann Sebastian Bach, K.404a n.3
Mozart/Bach Adagio & Fugue after Wilhem Bach, K.404a n.6
Ludwig van Beethoven String Trio in D, Opus 9 No.2
DAY 6: Bethlehem Hub
8am Breakfast
9am Study or Independent Community Exploration (Hebron or Ramallah)
12pm Lunch
1pm Hub Lecture: The Art of Resistance
3pm Hub Concert: Palestinian Folk Music
5pm Dinner
7pm Hub Concert and Reception: Western Classical
Johann Sebastian Bach Goldberg Variations (arr string trio)
DAY 7: Bethlehem Hub
8am Breakfast
9am Study or Independent Community Exploration (Hebron or Ramallah)
12pm Lunch
1pm Hub Lecture: Music Activism
3pm Hub Concert: Palestinian Folk Music
5pm Dinner
7pm Hub Concert and Reception: Western Classical
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Divertimento K.563
DAY 8: International Travel Departure
