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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

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