Al-Bustan seeks to produce an audio CD and video documentation of the project “That Which is Adorned: Arabic Poetry and Music.” The project will premiere two new compositions for takht ensemble, chamber choir, and soloist by Arab-American composers Kareem Roustom and Kinan Abou-Afach, to be performed by Al-Bustan Takht Ensemble, The Crossing choir and vocalist Abeer Nehme in Philadelphia in December 2015