Farah Siraj

Tickets cost $22 in advance, $27 day of show (including service charges). They are also available by phone through Hold My Ticket at 505-886-1251.

Our latest artist residency is with Farah Siraj. Farah will be with us for 3 days of school programs and community activities, as well as this concert at Fusion.

Quintessence will be joining Farah on several songs with a 20-person chorus and has been helping arrange choir-related school visits too!  We'll have a lot of very special engagements for people during Farah's short visit!

FUSION | 708 is a beautiful black box theater and art gallery in the FUSION arts campus on the edge of downtown (at 1st and Lomas). The theater can be configured in a variety of ways. This show will be all seated.

Named Jordan's Musical Ambassadress, Jordanian virtuoso Farah Siraj balances a career that spans the United States, Europe and the Middle East. Farah has performed at some of the world's most prestigious platforms, including the United Nations, Nobel Prize Hall, the World Economic Forum, Carnegie Hall, The John F. Kennedy Center in Washington DC, Lincoln Center in New York, MTV, Coke Studio, the TV show Good Morning Live in the USA and MBC TV in the Middle East. In addition, Farah represents Jordan annually on United Nations World Peace Day.

As a humanitarian, Farah focuses on raising awareness about the consequences of war and violence, and advocates for women's rights, refugee rights and animal rights. In recognition of her humanitarian efforts, Farah was invited to perform at the United Nations Humanitarian Awards, and her music was played before the United Nations Security Council before passing a legislation regarding the genocide in Darfur. Farah approaches music as a medium for peace and a way to amplify the voices of people around the world who need to be heard.

To this date, Farah has toured the Middle East, Europe, India, South America and the United States, spreading the message of peace through her music. In 2011 Farah internationally released her album entitled NOMAD, performing her original compositions, fusing influences of Arabic music, flamenco, jazz, bossa nova and pop, with lyrics in Arabic, Spanish and English. The recordings took place in the Middle East, Spain and the USA, including more than 30 internationally acclaimed musicians from five different continents. After the success of NOMAD, Farah presented the world premiere of her new work, entitled The Arabian Jazz Project, featuring original compositions and traditional middle eastern tunes set to a jazz context. As a result of the success of The Arabian Jazz Project, Farah was chosen as one of New York's "Summer Stars of Jazz" and named "the Norah Jones of the Middle East" by New York Time Out.

Farah currently leads an ethnically diverse quintet of world-class musicians from the Middle East, Europe, the United States and South America, including music from all four regions. Farah and her band have toured the Middle East, India, Europe and the United States and South America with sold-out concerts in all four regions. During her tour of India, Farah shared the stage with India's most renowned composer, A.R. Rahman, performing Zariya live on MTV. The song hit #1 in the music charts in India and the Middle East.

Quintessence: A Community of Singers aims to strengthen society, celebrate culture, empower musicians and delight audiences through community singing, music education, and exquisite performance. They approach these ambitions with a signature blend of excellence and quirkiness. Quintessence is more than just a choir. While performance is an important part of their work, community singing and music education are just as important. Quintessence has been instrumental in helping us set up choir-related school visits with Farah.