Masguda I. Shamsutdinova's site


 

 

 

2012, April, 19th. The premiere of oratorio "Kain" by Masguda in Kazan (Russia). Flying Seattle-NewYork-Moscow-Kazan-Mascow-Los-Angeles-Seattle.

2012, 02/23. Uploading "Tatar Calligraphy" (Photos section).

January, 2012. Songs "Butterfly on the Snow" and "Lives are Passing" have been uploaded onto YouTube.

2011-2012. Рустам Тарико подарил мне Новый Год в Майями, а я подарила его маме старинные татарские песни.

2011, December, San Francisco. This upcoming Saturday (12/10) we will have a guest; Dr. Masguda Shamsutdinova, Ph.D. She will conduct a presentation at the ATTA Bina at 7:00 PM on 12/10/11. Her presentation will examine Tatars religious poetry and music and some of her work as a composer.

2011, November, 12. Symphony "Chenghis Khan" was performed in Kazan by Symphonic orchestra of Tatarstan. Conductor Aleksandr Sladkovsky. http://intertat.ru/tt/szem-bar/item/977-mәsgүdә-shәmsetdinova-amerikadan-chүlgә-kүchәrgә-җyiena.html http://musokno.ru/events/?catalogue_id=22&item_id=1617http://www.azatliq.org.ttcysuttlart1999.aylandirow.tmf.org.ru/content/article/24392306.html www.tatarstan-symphony.com http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002151074644

November, 2011. Masguda's symphony "Chingiz Khan" will be performed by Aleksandr Sladkovsky at the International Festival "Concordia".

October 21, 2011. Masguda's "Dervish" was presented by KKUP 91.5 fm.

April, May, June, 2011. Masguda will be collecting lullabies for the new CD "Songs of the Blue She-Wolf" in Perm oblast, Bashkortostan, and Tatarstan (Russia).

May 25 - June 5, 2011. Masguda is invited to participate "Nouruz" International Theater Festival. Kazan, Russia.

April, 2011. Masguda has finished oratorio "Kain" (by Taktash, Quran, and Bible.)

October 28, 2010. Lecture at University of Washington: "Tatar Resistance to Russian Assimilation."

October 16, 2010. Lecture at TurkFest: "Songs of the Blue She-Wolf."

August, 2010. Masguda released a new disc "Lord Blow Out the Moon - The Lullaby in America."

2010. I have been writing oratorio "Kain and Abel" by Bible, Koran, Taktash, Bayron, Milton.

July, 2010. Interview "Flowers of the Sound" with Masguda in "Idel" magazine by Galina Zainullina. Kazan, Tatarstan, N8, 2010,

July, 2010. Article about Masguda's American adventures in Tatar humoristic magazine by Adelya Bagavetdinova. Kazan, Russia, N8, 2010.

June 7-11, 2010. Masguda participated at "Nouruz" International Theater Education Forum of Turkic People and presented the lecture "Music as an Element of Theatrical Action in National Performances." Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia

May-June, 2010. Newspapers "Shehri Kazan," "Akcharlak," "Madani Jomga," "Vechernya Kazan," etc. interviewed Masguda. Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia.

October 8, 2009. Zai Circle-Musical Conversations: "Language of Spirit." Jalaleddin Rumi and Emily Dickinson's poetry was performed at Good Shepard Performance Space in Seattle by Masguda, Kelan, Greg Sinibaldi, Steve Banks, and DJ Gentle Gee. www.zaicircle.com

October 4, 2009. Japanese, Tatar, Russian, Romanian Lullabies were performed by WLS at the Seattle Children's Museum.

August, 2009. Masguda has finished Concerto for Morin Khuur and Symphonic Orchestra.

May 24th, 2009. Performance by WLS at the Northwest Folklife Festival.

July 19th, 2008. Story telling at the Children's Museum in Seattle. An old legend about a Tickle Man from the series "Tatar Tales and Legends."

May 24, 2008. Concert performance by the "WLS" at the Northwest Folklife festival.

May 24, 2008. Presentation of CD "Seattle Sings World Lullabies" at the Northwest Folklife Festival.

May 23-26, 2008. Masguda collects American lullabies at the Northwest Folklife Festival.

May 23, 2008. Performance of the Symphonic Suite no.2 at "the Premiere with Fuat Mansurov".

April 25, 2008. Performance of Masguda's Oh, Adam's children, Maulid-an-Nabi, and Holy Night at the VI Festival of Tatar choir music (Kazan, Russia).

April-May 2008. Presentations of the CD "Seattle Sings Word Lullabies" in Kazan and Perm Oblast.

February 2008. Masguda's Bazaar will be offering Masguda's CDs and other merchandise for sale.

February 1, 2008. Masguda released a new disc "Seattle Sings World Lullabies".

July 2007. Article in Seattle's Child magazine about Masguda's project: The Lullaby Project Records Songs of Love

May-June 2007. Masguda presents series of lectures "Caressing Strings of Time" at the Bayview Retirement Community in Seattle

May 27, 2007. Article in Seattle Times about Masguda's Lullaby Project at the Folklife Festival: Folklife Festival a real head-turner

May 26, 2007. Jeff Rice talks about Masguda's Lullaby Project on American Public Media's "Weekend America" radio program: Lullabies from Around the World

May 5, 2007. Symphonic Poem "Dervish" was performed by the Northwest Symphony Orchestra (WA). Conductor Anthony Spain

April 22, 2002. Laureate of the II International Television Song Festival in Kazan, Russia

April, 2007. Masguda's symphonic music disc release: Masters of Symphonic Music: Masguda Shamsutdinova

January 22, 2007. Article about Masguda's Lullaby Project in Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Composer Collecting And Dishing Out Lullabies

January 2007. Teaching a course "Contemporary Issues in Anthropology: Islam, Ethnicity and Music" at Seattle Central Community College.

2006. Masguda's "Maulid-an-nabi" disc was released in Russia. Performed by Tatar Choir "Khiyal."

November 3, 2006. Masguda presented a lecture "Challenges of an Educated Immigrant in the US" at the North Seattle Community College.

August, 2006. Masguda presented a lecture at Seattle Pacific University.

April, 2007. Masguda Shamsutdinova has started the Lullaby Project.

April, 2006. Speech "Islam, Ethnicity, and Music" at the 16th Annual Students of Color Conference "Faces of Diversity: From College to Community" (Seatac, WA).

March 2, 2006. Masguda presented a lecture "Islam in Russia: Ethnic Consciousness and Music of Russian Muslims" at Seattle Central Community College.

February 2, 2006.
Premiere of Symphonic Poem "Dervish", performed by the State Symphony Orchestra of Tatarstan. Conductor Fuat Mansurov. 

February 2, 2006.
Premiere of Sufi Mystery "Maulid an-Nabi" (Hymn to Prophet Muhammad). Performed by choir "Khiyal" in Kazan, Tatarstan. Conductor Alfiya Zabbarova. 

January, 2006. 
Masguda's music has been used in "Kazan Millenium" multimedia release. 

January, 2006. "Black Felt Cloak", a theatrical performance with Masguda's music, was introduced in Moscow

December, 2005. Documentary movie by Sonya Watson about Masguda was broadcasted on Seattle Channel 21.

November, 2005. Masguda presented a lecture "I am a Sufi Composer" at Seattle Central Community College. 

August 30, 2005.
Russian Consulate congratulated Tatar community of Seattle with 1000th anniversary of Kazan city.

June, 2005. "The Child of My Soul", a choreographic composition was performed in Czech Republic by "Crystal" ensemble. Music by Masguda.

June 24, 2005. Masguda's music was used in the opening ceremony of Kul-Sharif mosque in Kazan city.

 May, 2005. Masguda's music was used in "Fishermen's Terminal", a new film by B. J. Bullert.

April 25, 2005. Lecture at University of Washington: "Popular Sufi Music and Songs among Tatars of the Kazan Region."

April 1, 2005. Masguda has finished Sufi Music Mystery "Asmaul Husna".

March, 2005. Kazan State Puppet Theater. Performance of the theatrical play "Two Golden Coins" by Ravil Bukharaev, dedicated to 1000th anniversary of Kazan. Music by Masguda.

2004. Masguda's music has been used in "Kazan Kremlin", multimedia release, dedicated to 1000th anniversary of Kazan. 

December 8, 2004. Premiere of Masguda's Symphony No.3 "Genghis-Khan". Conductor Fuat Mansurov

November 21, 2004. Masguda has started Radio Tatarica. Tatar Music online, 24 hours a day

June 27-Aug 5, 2004. Folklore expeditions to Tatarstan, Bashkortostan and Perm oblast (region)

July 1, 2004. "Istanbul Mekan Tiyatro" Festival (Turkey). Performance of play "Jiren Şişen ile Karasaçlı Güzel". Music by Masguda Shamsutdinova.

June 13, 2004. There was a Masguda's program about Tatar folklore music on KBCS 91.3fm (Bellevue-Seattle).

April 4, 2004. Performing at the 3rd Annual Music Fest for Literacy in Seattle

March, 2004. Guest composer at the Banff Centre (Canada)

October 30, 2003. Premiere of performance "The Mountain of the Snake" in Puppet Theater, Kazan Music of Masguda Shamsutdinova.

October 19, 2003. Masguda was invited by American Tatar Association to New York City, where she had a concert performance

October, 2003. Release of Masguda's audio compact-disc "Fables from Tartary

October 14, 2003. Performance at the annual meeting of Literacy Council of Seattle

October 10, 2003. Premiere of performance "Sak-Sok" in Youth Theater, Kazan. Music by Masguda Shamsutdinova

16 June, 2003. Premiere and the Award for music for performance "Sak-Sok" at the First International Theatre Festival, Bishkek, dedicated to the Year of Kyrgyz Statehood

2003. Masguda Shamsutdinova has been writing the 3rd simphony "Chingizkhan" (Genghis-Khan)

2003. "The Best Composer" of the International Theater Festival "Nauruz" of Turkic People (Bishkek, Kirgizstan).

2002. "The Best Composer" of the International Theater Festival "Nauruz" of Turkic People (Kazan, Tatarstan).

December 11, 2002. Entering the Washington Composers Forum (WCF), a non-profit organization dedicated to the support of contemporary music in the Northwest of America

October 24, 2002. Appearance at the annual meeting of Literacy Council of Seattle. Masguda presented some of her music

August 05, 2002. Moved to the State of Washington, US

May - July, 2002. Working with producer Farid Bikchantaev on performance "Burka" dedicated to Marsel Salimjanov

March 25, 2002. There was a program on Radio 4 (Netherlands) about music of Tatarstan. Masguda's music was performed. Here is its playlist: http://www.omroep.nl/nps/supplement/02/0324/playlist.html