Indiana University Choir Performs Azeri Folk Songs On April 21, 2002, Indiana University's International Vocal Ensemble (IVE) will perform Azeri folk songs at its Spring Concert in Bloomington. Renowned Azerbaijani pianist Chingiz Sadigov, who now lives in San Francisco, will accompany the group. Dr. Mary Goetze, Professor of Music and Chair of the University's Music in General Studies Department, is the director of IVE; she formed the choir in 1995 to explore non-Western musical traditions. So far, the IVE has performed music from various countries, including South Africa, India, Japan, Israel, Venezuela and Tibet. The choir sings each song in its native language, re-creating the music and movements of the tradition. Most of the group's 54 members are undergraduate and graduate music students. Katherine Domingo, the choir's Assistant Director, noted that the students picked up the melodies and rhythms fairly quickly. "The songs are so melodic, rhythmic and a lot of fun to sing," she said. "I think they'll stick in our memories long after the semester ends." Aida Huseinova, who has a Ph.D. in Musicology, teaches music history at Baku Music Academy. In 2000 she spent a semester in Bloomington as a participant of the Baku State-Indiana University Exchange Program. She currently has a one-year residence there as an American Council Junior Faculty Development Program Fellow. Contact: anhuseynova@yahoo.com The IVE concert will be held: April 21, 2002 at 4 p.m. At the campus's Auer Hall Contact: bravo@indiana.edu. To learn more about IVE, visit www.indiana.edu/~ive/index.htm. To read the English or Azeri Latin lyrics of "Bari Bakh", "Ay Gulabatim" and "Gul Achdi", visit AZERI.org; click on LATIN SCRIPT and then MUSIC LYRICS. Listed with AZER.com: 3/28/2002 AI Home | Magazine Choice | Topics | Store | Contact us From Azerbaijan International © Azerbaijan International 2002. All rights reserved.