WHAT : Imagining Ourselves, A Global Generation of Women
An exciting online exhibit featuring the work of young women in over 87 countries-- featuring artwork, photography, poetry, film and music, presented in a multi-lingual, interactive gallery. Visitors can engage in an online dialogue organized into four monthly themes and discussion topics, submit their own stories to the online exhibit, and take action by engaging with international partner organizations and NGOs.
WHEN: March 8 – June 30, 2006
WHERE: WWW.IMOW.ORG
CONTACT: info@imow.org
From: IO Team
Join us in support of Iranian Women Struggle for Equality, Democracy, Justice, and Peace
San Jose DownTown, at 4th and San Fernando St.
In front of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
Wednesday March 8 4 to 7
For more information call: (408) 313 5186
http:\march8.org contact@march8.org
Contact Information: 408-313-5186
Web site: http://www.march8.org
Email: contact@march8.org
From: Farideh
Date and Time: Wednesday, Mar 08, 2006 --- 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Location: University of Utah, Utah Museum of Fine Arts
Followed by discussion by: Professor Laurence Loeb, U. of U. Dept. of Anthropology
A film by Jean Chamoun. (Arabic with English subtitles. 102 minutes, 2000.)
To escape the civil war between Christians and Muslims, a Lebanese family moves from the countryside to Beirut, only to find themselves caught in an equally dangerous situation. Documentary filmmaker Jean Khalil Chamoun’s first fictional film skillfully employs archival footage to convey the struggles his adolescent protagonist and his family must confront in war-torn Beirut. As he creates a harrowing overview of the conflict that left his country in physical and moral disarray, this talented filmmaker leaves a more in-depth look at the underlying factors of the Lebanese Civil War.
Persian Classical Music, Sat March 18th, 8PM
Persian Classical Music,
Presentation and Performance Series
Date / Time:
Saturday, March 18, 2006 / 8:00 PM
Presentation & Performance by:
Mehdi Layegh, Hedayat Shafeei, Fardin Bina
Location:
Alwan For The Arts
16 Beaver Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10004
http://www.alwanforthearts.org/
Ticket info:
$15 ($10 for students with valid ID)
Info Tel:
516-906-6111 / 212-967-4318
You are invited to participate in three evenings of engaging and educational presentation on Persian Classical Music theory, history and practice; each program will be followed by a music concert.
For both the casual fan, and Persian Music aficionados, these series offer a rare opportunity to get closer to the music and musicians who teach, perform, and study Persian Music.
March 18, 2006, 8:00 PM
This is the first of three program series that will introduce and explain some of the basic yet fundamental concepts in the System of Classical Persian Music (i.e. Radif).
Music Performance by Mehdi Layegh, Hedayat Shafeei, and Fardin Bina
May 2006 (TBA)
Introduction to the history and the evolution of Persian Classical Music.
Music Performance
June 2006 (TBA)
Introduction to the forms and performance styles of Persian Classical Music.
Music Performance
Program for March 18th 2006:
Presentation (8:00 to 8:30PM)
Introduction to the System of Classical Persian Music (Radif).
Organization and Hierarchy of Radif
7 Dastgah and 5 Avaze of Persian Radif. Accompanied by short introductory demo of Dastgahs of Persian Music.
Concert (8:30 to 9:15)
Dastgahe Mahoor
Pish Daramad
Saghi Nameh
Avaz
Zarbi and Avaz
Tasneef (Ay Khosrow Khoban)
Avaz
Tasneefe Rengi
Intermission (9:15 to 9:30)
Improvisations in Avaze Afshari (9:30 to 10:15)
Concert Venue:
16 Beaver Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10004
THE PERFORMERS:
Mehdi Layegh: Vocals
Mehdi Layegh has been studying Persian music for over 20 years. In Iran Mehdi studied Santoor (Persian Dulcimer) with Nia Kosari for two years. After moving to the United States Mehdi studied Radife avaz, theory, and history of Persian music under Maestro Mohamad Reza Lotfi for eight years. He also studied Radife Avaz with Maestro Dariush Talai who is recognized today as one of the finest interpreters of traditional Persian music.
Hedayat Shafeei: Tar
Hedayat Shafeei has been studying Persian music for over 20 years. Before moving to the United States he studied tar under Mansoor Seenaki at the Center for Preservation and Cultivation of Persian Classical Music (Markaze Hefz va Eshaeie Mosighie Sonati). In the Unites States, Hedayat studied tar, radif, theory, and history of Persian music under one of the greatest living masters of Persian music, Maestro Mohamad Reza Lotfi for eight years. He also studied tar and radif with Maestro Dariush Talai, who is recognized today as one of the finest interpreters of traditional Persian music. He is currently teaching tar and setar to students in the New York area.
Fardin Bina: Tombak and Daf
Fardin Bina has been studying Tombak since he was 8 years old. In Iran Fardin studied Tombak under Jamsheed Mohebi in the Center for Preservation and Cultivation of Persian Classical music. In Unites States Fardin studied tombak, advanced classical rhythms, theory, and history of Persian Music under Maestro Mohamad Reza Lotfi for eight years. Fardin has accompanied Maestro Lotfi in many of his concerts in North America.
Mehdi, Hedayat, and Fardin have been collaborating and performing Persian music together for the past eight years.
THE INSTRUMENTS:
Tar: Tar is the most widely used plucked instrument in Iran today. It is a fretted lute with six strings, three of steel and 3 of brass. It has a long neck and a double bellied sound box, over which is stretched a thin sheep skin membrane. The tunings of the strings are changed according to the dastgah that is being played, and the twenty six frets are movable. Finally, the strings are plucked with a brass plectrum.
Tombak: Tombak is the chief percussion instrument of Persian classical music. It is a one-headed drum that is carved of a single piece of wood, and is open on the bottom. Across the larger, upper part of the body is stretched a sheepskin membrane that is glued into place. Thus, the instrument cannot be tuned; the performer prepares it for a piece by warming the membrane over a heater
From: Hedayat Shafeei