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David B. Pruett, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Music
McCormack Hall, 2nd floor, rm. 625
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David B. Pruett, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Music
McCormack Hall, 2nd floor, rm. 625
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Bella-Mūsīqā A Mediterranean Music Duo
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Quick Links:
1. About us
2. Photos
5. Scheduled 2008 Performances
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Bella-Mūsīqā entertains audiences using a variety of Mediterranean musical styles ranging from North African, Middle Eastern and Turkish to Spanish Andalusian, flamenco, and original compositions. Bella-Mūsīqā was co-founded in summer 2006 by two MTSU faculty: ethnomusicologist David Pruett, who has been performing Middle Eastern music for over twenty years, and Roger Hudson, an accomplished composer, guitarist and oud player with five albums to his name (two releases with Pamplin Music, two with Tikal Records, and one with Acoustic America Records); many of Roger Hudson's compositions are published by Mel Bay Publications
Bella-Mūsīqā celebrates frequent performances in the greater Nashville and Middle Tennessee area, including guest appearances on Live in Studio C on Nashville Public Radio, annual concerts for the Tennessee Guitar Festival and the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society, and frequent performances at Middle Tennessee State University. |
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For questions or booking, please feel free to contact me at dpruett@mtsu.edu or (615) 904-8354 (office tel.) |
Click here for selected photos of Bella-Mūsīqā
Streamed Audio Examples (requires Real Player):
| 1. "Beledi" (original) from our performance on Live in Studio C (2006) at WPLN (Nashville Public Radio) |
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| 2. "Samira" (original) |
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| 3."Tutu" (original) |
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Excerpts from the our recent featured appearance on the television program Soundcheck on MTTV (spring 2008) |
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1. "Rampi Rampi" (Turkish folk song, with opening darabukka taksim) |
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2. "Andalaz" (original) |
Scheduled 2010-13 Performances
| October 2013 | Bella-Musiqa. Invited Concert/Recital, The White Horse Pub, 7-10PM, Sarasota, FL, October 2013. |
| October 2013 | Bella-Musiqa. Invited Concert/Recital, “Noche de Gala" in Micanopy, Florida, October 2013 |
| 13 October, 2012, 7:30-9 p.m. | Bella-Mūsīqā in concert at the Maha Yoga Studio in Bridgewater, Massachusetts |
| 12 October, 2012, 9:45-10:15 a.m. | Bella-Mūsīqā at the Artisan Childcare Center in Woburn, Massachusetts (special concert for the 3-4-year-old classroom |
| 11 October, 2012, 12:30-1:45 p.m. | Bella-Mūsīqā in concert at the University of Massachusetts Boston |
| 29 May, 2010, 6-9 p.m. | Bella-Mūsīqā at Kalamata's in Brentwood, TN. |
| 1 October,
2010, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. |
University of Massachusetts Boston; Retired Faculty Luncheon, Alumni Lounge. This performance is not open to the general public. |
| 1 October,
2010, 7-8:15 p.m. |
Bella-Mūsīqā in concert: Merrimack College in North Andover, MA; The Rogers Center (Concert Hall). This concert is free and open to the public. |
| 2 October, 2010, 2-3 p.m. |
Bella-Mūsīqā in concert; University of Massachusetts Boston, Snowden Auditorium (Wheatley Hall, M-02-0088) This concert is free and open to the public. |
Scheduled 2008 Performances
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Each Saturday evening |
Kalamata's Mediterranean Cuisine, 6:00-8:30PM, 3764 Hillsboro Pike, Glendale Center, Nashville, TN 37215 |
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15 March |
Middle Tennessee Guitar Festival, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, 8PM |
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26 March |
MTSU World Percussion Ensemble concert, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, 8PM |
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1 June |
Traveler's Rest Music Festival, Traveler's Rest Plantation and Museum, Nashville, TN, 4-7PM |
| 11 June | Concert/Lecture, Nashville School of the Arts, 12:30-1:30PM |
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16 July |
Interludes (lecture-demonstration on music of the Middle East), Tennessee Arts Academy, Belmont University, Nashville, TN, 2:25-3:10PM |
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17 July |
Tennessee Arts Academy, Belmont University, Nashville, TN, 11:30 AM - noon |
| 3 November | "Bella-Musiqa & Friends" in concert, 8PM, Hinton Music Hall, Middle Tennessee State University |
| 22 November | In concert with Vanderbilt University's Collegium Vocale, Christ the King Church, Nashville Tennessee |
