Syrian musician Naeif Rafeh will play the "nay"  and Omar al Musfi, percussion, join Maya Shiraishi, violin, and Tom Clowes, cello, to celebrate music by composers from Syria and Egypt. The ensemble will present original works composed by Rafea, Sufi-inspired violin solos by Abdo Dagher, and the music of composer Gamal Abdel-Rahim, who combined traditional Egyptian musical elements with contemporary European melodies.