(All Edendale concerts information before 2021 is archived at http://edendaleupclose.blogspot.com ) WATCH the full August 2022 zoom again on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h8kc0Qsi7U Originally presented on Wednesday August 17th at 6:00 p.m. PST on Zoom: Riad Abdel-Gawad! Riad is a composer and violinist with a doctorate in music. His mentors have ranged from composer Frederick Rzewski to the legendary violinist Abdo Dagher. He will be performing music for violin, including some of his own compositions, inspired by Egypt and beyond. Artist website: https://www.instagram.com/musicariad/ https://musicariad.com We are very excited to be able to continue our Edendale Up Close series (which we used to present live at the library) online, and we hope you can attend. Thanks so much to Fulcrum Arts Emerge / Kewa Civic Concerts for making this and future performances possible.