MUSCIAL WORKSHOPS WITH WASSIM IBRAHIM

Photos: Radek Zawadzki

Wassim Ibrahim — composer, ethnomusicologist, and specialist in Middle Eastern music — has spent over 15 years offering workshops across Europe, sharing the depth and beauty of the musical traditions of the Levant, Mesopotamia, Turkey, Persia, and beyond.

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Workshop Offer

Oriental Music Theory — Maqam, Microtones, Rhythm & History

An introduction to the maqam system, microtonal structures, rhythmic cycles, and the historical evolution of Levantine music.

Vocal Workshops — Aramaic, Arabic Singing & Ladino

Sacred and folk repertoire, vocal ornamentation, phrasing, and expression in traditional Middle Eastern styles.

Instrumental Middle Eastern Music

Performing Turkish, Kurdish, Persian, and Arabic repertoire — for instrumentalists and percussionists.

Oud Masterclass

Individual oud lessons — for advanced players, but also for those who have never held an oud before.
The workshops cover playing technique, taqsim improvisation, working with maqam, and classical and contemporary repertoire.

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For Whom?

  • Music academies & conservatoires

  • Choirs, ensembles & vocal groups

  • World music & academic festivals

  • Open cultural groups and general public

  • Corporate & intercultural programs

Experience

Wassim has led workshops in Kraków, Warsaw, Paris, Vienna, Berlin, Cologne, Brno and major world music festivals and universities, collaborating with choirs, ensembles and academic institutions as an educator and composer.

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Formats

  • One-day sessions / multi-day series / artistic residencies

  • Lecture + performance / interactive workshop / masterclass

  • Fully adaptable to participants’ level and goals

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