Close Encounters

Qatar People, Qatar Interviews

Title: Into the Fray Company: Doha Community Orchestra Designation: Director Date: 05/01/2010 Summary: Brita Fray, the Doha Community Orchestra Director, tells QH how the universal language of music is bringing the community of Doha closer together, and what it’s like to hold the baton as the only female conductor in Doha. More Details »

Title: To Tweet or Not to Tweet Company: Carnegie Mellon University Designation: Student Date: 04/01/2010 Summary: A poem by any other name would still smell as sweet: QH celebrates Book Month and catches up with the first winner of Bloomsbury’s PoetTweet Slam! More Details »

Title: There's Something about Hillary Company: US Government Designation: Senator of New York Date: 03/01/2010 Summary: QH finds out what was on Hillary Clinton’s mind when she visited Qatar recently and addressed a packed house at Education City. More Details »

Title: The Songbird & The Songwriter Designation: Artists Date: 02/01/2010 Summary: Two prominent figures in the Philippine music industry take centre stage in Doha. QH takes a closer look at how Regine Velasquez and Ogie Alcasid became the Songbird and the Songwriter they are today. More Details »

Title: Preserving the Future Company: Qatar Museums Authority Designation: Executive Director Date: 01/01/2010 Summary: QH catches up with the man behind the Qatar Museums Authority, and finds out what’s lying under the desert sand, and how it can change the way we view history. More Details »

Title: Rock Star on a Plate Company: The Langham, Huntington Hotel and Spa Designation: Executive Chef Date: 12/01/2009 Summary: QH catches up with one of the international top chefs at the Sharq Village and Spa’s Good Life Festival to find out what makes good food, and what it takes to be the tattooed wunderkind (or red headed step child) of the cooking world. More Details »