Performer, composer, and ethnomusicologist A.J. Racy is known for his masterful evocations of music from the Arab world. Performing on the nay, a reed-flute; the buzuq, a long-necked fretted lute; and the violin; Dr. Racy ushered in the third season of Resonance with a range of compositions and improvisations exploring ancient modes and forms endemic to Middle Eastern cultures.