YES Academy Teaching Performing Arts in Iraqi Kurdistan

By ⋅ July 10, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment
Alan Abdulrazaq Rasheed playing in the YES Academy Symphony. (Photo: Dany Chrwsana)

Alan Abdulrazaq Rasheed playing in the YES Academy Symphony. (Photo: Dany Chrwsana)

Performing arts students from across Iraq are gathered for a two week summer camp run by Americans at Duhok University in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Iraqi violin student Alan Abdulrazaq Rasheed and American cello instructor Bruce Walker from Washington State who are preparing for the final performances at the YES Academy.


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12 comments for “YES Academy Teaching Performing Arts in Iraqi Kurdistan”

  • http://twitter.com/nav2prof Lester Pittman

    What was the song played by the Yes Academy at the end of the story? I couldn’t catch it when I listened to the story.

    • larkspurlazuli

      I was wondering the same thing… anyone know?

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=517839849 Nathan Porter

    Clocks by Coldplay…. Wife’s calibrated ear caught it right away.

    • larkspurlazuli

      Thank you so so much!

    • http://twitter.com/nav2prof Lester Pittman

      got it. thanks

  • http://twitter.com/bradenframe Braden Frame

    More importantly where can I download that performance…it was awesome!

  • http://twitter.com/bradenframe Braden Frame

    More importantly where can I download that performance…it was awesome!

  • Drew Albright

    Great broadcast. Great work. and Yes, one of my favorite Coldplay songs of all time off my have album A Rush of Blood to the Head – “Am I part of the cure or am I part of the disease?”  @google-a74e2e87633a83b16f6c69a205f905b7:disqus I just emailed you! 

  • Drew Albright

    *fave album – DYAC

  • hawser bass

    i have something for yes Academy in kurdistan about Calassic music every year this is repeat this in the final  day at the concert we are at the final program i said Why ?? all peaple see Jazz and Hip Hoop and kids and pianist players after this no one stay at the Hall and we are so mad about this becouse we make the stage we need so much time and we lost time a lot the peaple cant stay this true and we don’t like this …… and i say for yes academy please please we wan’t play first at the concert

  • yousif ismail

    We have great talents in Kurdistan my brother remakes Kurdish music into Jazz and bossanova ! I like yes Academy good job