Music, Cultural Heritage and Syrian Peace Advocacy

Lecture and concert featuring Malek Jandali, an American-Syrian composer and pianist who uses his art to highlight the atrocities in the ongoing Syrian conflict, invoke the principles of human rights and advocate for international aid. His lecture (2 p.m.) will center on the current conflict situation in Syria and how he makes compositional choices in response to the conflict. Later, he will give a concert (7 p.m.) on his newest compositions as well as his seminal work “Echoes from Ugarit.” Monday, Sept. 29. Imig Music, Chamber Hall (C199).