WMI Concerts
Iran: Songs of Hope
Kayhan Kalhor
Saturday, October 03, 2009 8:00PM
Peter Norton Symphony Space
Broadway at 95th St
New York
Broadway at 95th St
New York
Presented in association with Persian Arts Festival
Iran’s master musician/composer Kayhan Kalhor has been instrumental in popularizing Persian music in the West through his solo concerts and work with Masters of Persian Music, Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project, the Ghazal Ensemble, and Brooklyn Rider. In this program, he performs new improvisations for kamancheh (spike fiddle) and setar, a long-necked fretted lute that he will play solo in New York for the first time. His powerful and soulful songs, which are inspired by the current situation in Iran, are dedicated to the people of Iran. Accompaniment by Behrouz Jamali on tombak (drum).
kayhankalhor.org
Persian Arts Festival (PAF) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to showcasing the magnificence and diversity of Persian art and culture through its voices, artists and visionaries. PAF brings local and global communities together to support these artists and explore one of the world’s most ancient and rich civilizations. Persian Arts Festival is a sponsored project of the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA).
persianartsfestival.org
This program is part of Daniel Pearl World Music Days, an annual global event dedicated to the ideals of tolerance, friendship and a shared humanity. www.danielpearl.org
Tickets $30
WMI Friends $25
Students $18
Iran’s master musician/composer Kayhan Kalhor has been instrumental in popularizing Persian music in the West through his solo concerts and work with Masters of Persian Music, Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project, the Ghazal Ensemble, and Brooklyn Rider. In this program, he performs new improvisations for kamancheh (spike fiddle) and setar, a long-necked fretted lute that he will play solo in New York for the first time. His powerful and soulful songs, which are inspired by the current situation in Iran, are dedicated to the people of Iran. Accompaniment by Behrouz Jamali on tombak (drum).
kayhankalhor.org
Persian Arts Festival (PAF) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to showcasing the magnificence and diversity of Persian art and culture through its voices, artists and visionaries. PAF brings local and global communities together to support these artists and explore one of the world’s most ancient and rich civilizations. Persian Arts Festival is a sponsored project of the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA).
persianartsfestival.org
This program is part of Daniel Pearl World Music Days, an annual global event dedicated to the ideals of tolerance, friendship and a shared humanity. www.danielpearl.org
Tickets $30
WMI Friends $25
Students $18
“breakneck virtuosity…riveting” New York Times
Photo credit: Todd Rosenberg
