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Music Commission to Organize ‘Masterpieces of Saudi Music’ Concert in US

The Music Commission will organize a musical show next Sunday at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Square in New York City
The Music Commission will organize a musical show next Sunday at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Square in New York City
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Music Commission to Organize ‘Masterpieces of Saudi Music’ Concert in US

The Music Commission will organize a musical show next Sunday at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Square in New York City
The Music Commission will organize a musical show next Sunday at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Square in New York City

Under the patronage of Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, the Music Commission, with the participation of the Theater and Performing Arts Commission, will organize a musical show next Sunday at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Square in New York City.

Eighty musicians from the National Orchestra and Choir (NOC) and the Saudi Performing Arts Band, accompanied by the American jazz band, Dizzy Gillespie, will perform at the concert as part of the “Masterpieces of Saudi Music," which includes a medley of Saudi folk songs in addition to individual performances. Dizzy Gillespie will present musical pieces in a joint performance with NOC.

The Theater and Performing Arts Commission will also present five shows that reflect the Kingdom's cultural diversity, including Al-Majrour, and Al-Samari.

The concert at the Metropolitan Opera House is the third destination of the "Masterpieces of Saudi Music" initiative after performances in Paris and the US state of New Mexico with the aim of introducing the world to Saudi music and performing arts.

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Pre-Islamic Water Well Discovered in Kuwait’s Failaka Island

The discovered water well measures 4.5 meters in length and 4 meters in width. KUNA
The discovered water well measures 4.5 meters in length and 4 meters in width. KUNA
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Pre-Islamic Water Well Discovered in Kuwait’s Failaka Island

The discovered water well measures 4.5 meters in length and 4 meters in width. KUNA
The discovered water well measures 4.5 meters in length and 4 meters in width. KUNA

The National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL) has announced the discovery of an ancient water well on Kwuait’s Failaka Island dating back to the pre-Islamic and early Islamic era.

In a statement to KUNA, NCCAL's Acting Assistant Secretary General for Antiquities and Museums Mohammad bin Redha said Sunday that the discovery is located in a courtyard of a house dating back to the 7th and 8th centuries AD.

The discovery also included bedrock for a building near the well, evidence of a massive wall surrounding the house, and remains of pottery dating back between 1,300 and 1,400 years, representing the pre-Islamic and early Islamic era.

He explained that the discovery is part of the excavation work being conducted by the Kuwaiti Slovak archaeological mission, which began in 2019 in the Al-Qusour area, one of the largest archaeological sites in Failaka Island, dating back to multiple periods.

Professor of Anthropological Archaeology at Kuwait University Dr. Hassan Ashkanani described the discovery as one of the most prominent archaeological discoveries on Failaka Island.

He also revealed the discovery of more than five kilograms of precious stones, such as rubies and purple amethysts, reflecting the nature of economic activity on the island 1,400 years ago.

The head of the Slovak mission, Dr. Matej Rutkay, explained that the focus of the 2025 season would be on the northern part of the Al-Qusour settlement, where a courtyard and a house believed to have belonged to a wealthy person of that era had previously been found.

He stated that the site extends over an area of 38 meters in length and 34 meters in width, with the house covering 97 square meters, while the discovered water well measures 4.5 meters in length and 4 meters in width.

The site of Al-Qusour is considered one of the most important and largest archaeological sites in Failaka.