Erbil Trip 2011&

Liederabend Erbil 2011

By Rolf Meyer-Reumann

Morning at Dubai Airport on 27.10.2011

Erbil International Airport gets into shape

The Head, the Music Head of the Erbil Institute for Fine Arts with

Rolf-Dieter Lesch and Norbert Ruppert

Liederabend Erbil 2011 on 25th October

@ The Institute for Fine Arts

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: - Brüder, laßt uns lustig sein

– Warnung– Sehnsucht nach dem Frühling– Das Veilchen (Text abgedruckt)

Franz Schubert: - Wasserflut

– Der Doppelgänger– Die Krähe– Prometheus (Text abgedruckt)

Johannes Brahms: - Es wohnet ein Fiedler

– Sonntag– Erlaube mir, fein's Mädchen (Text

abgedruckt)– Vergebliches Ständchen (Text

abgedruckt)

Robert Schumann: - In der Fremde

– Die Stille– Frühlingsfahrt (Text abgedruckt)– Die beiden Grenadiere (Text abgedruckt)

Franz Liszt: - Im Rhein, im sch ِönen Strome

– Du bist wie eine Blume– Es muß was Wunderbares sein (Text

abgedruckt)– Ich liebe dich

Carl Loewe: - Heinrich der Vogler

– Die wandelnde Glocke– Die Uhr (Text abgedruckt) – Prinz Eugen

Musiker: Rolf-Dieter Lesch, Bass - Norbert Ruppert, Klavier

Programm

Kurdish Folklore presented by Students of the Erbil Institute

for Fine Arts

Herch, a piano student of the Erbil Institute for Fine Arts

Rolf-Dieter Lesch practicing before the big event

The Erbil Institute for Fine Arts

The German Composers at the Institute of Fine Arts, Erbil

Sali Jumah, the actual organiser of the event

Someone always tries to interfere

Rolf Meyer-Reumann with Mr. Rolf Ulrich, the Patron of the Event

L to R: Mr. Rolf Ulrich, Consul General of Germany, Azad Sr., bass singer Rolf-Dieter Lesch and Azad Jr.

Foreground: Sali Jumah and Azad Haji

Rolf ³ : Rolf Meyer-Reumann, Mr. Rolf Ulrich & Rolf-Dieter Lesch

Rolf-Dieter Lesch and Norbert Ruppert in action!

Big talks after a great performance

L to R: Rolf Meyer-Reumann, Rolf-Dieter Lesch, Azad Haji & Norbert Ruppert

Kurdish folklore on the Bouzouki

Kurdish folklore songs

The Patron of the Event: Consul General Rolf Ulrich promotes German-Kurdish culture exchange

Mr. Azad and Mr. Lesch

The Artists and their “Agent”

The Erbil Citadel – a UNESCO World Heritage Centre

Kurdish dresses

The German Artists discover Kurdish heritage

Kurdish Architecture

The Citadel of Erbil has been claimed to be the oldest continuously inhabited town in the world.

Kurdish Architecture

Erbil on its way from a provincial town

to a pulsating city

It’s time to say goodbye…