Time and Place
Date:
Friday, November 9, 2007
Time:
8:00pm - 11:00pm
Location:
West Potomac High school
Street:
6500 QUANDER ROAD
City/Town:
Alexandria, VA
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Contact Info
Phone:
301.656.6220
Description
This is Iranian Classical Music at its best, experience something that is centuries old, and will take you to another world...
Ensemble Dastan Founded in 1991
Performers:
HamidMotebassem
Tar and Setar
PejmanHadadi
Percussion
SaeedFarajpouri
Kamanche
BehnamSamani
Percussion
HosseinBehroozinia
Barbat
Activities:
Dastan Ensemble has been presented in countless international cultural centers and important festivals world-wide including:
The Persian Segment of German Radio, DW West German Radio, WDR Berlin Radio, SFB
Frankfurt Radio, HR2 Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin The Fez Festival of Sacred Music, Morroco
The Cologne Philharmonic, Germany The Orange County Philharmonic, California The Paris City Theater
Discography:
The Ensemble has recorded the works of its own composers as well as others including:
Booye Norooz (The Scent of New Year) with the vocalist Iraj Bastami Saaz-e No, Avaz-e No with the vocalist Shahram Nazeri Safar be Digarsoo (Journey to the Beyond) with the vocalist Shahram Nazeri Hanaie (Shade of Henna) with the vocalist Sima Bina Se Navazi-e Dastan (Journey To Persia) insturmental music featuring Pejman Hadadi, Hossein Behroozinia and Hamid Motebassem Shurideh (Love Struck) with the vocalist Parissa. Winner of the title “Musical Shock“ in the music journal, Le Monde and the recipient of the 2003 Best Music of the Year Award from the French Ministry of Culture. Gol-e Behesht (Flower of Heaven) with the vocalist Parissa. Loulian (The Gypsies) with the vocalist Shahram Nazeri Mah Aroos with the vocalist Sadigh Tarif Endless Ocean with Salar Aghili
Other Performers of Dastan in the past:
Mohammad Ali Kianinejad, Morteza Ayan, Keyhan Kalhor, Bijan Kamkar, Pashang Kamkar, Ardeshir Kamkar.
Tickets can be reserved by calling Pejman at 703-861-7566
GW students get 10% dicount
Tickets are $30 in the back and $40 in the front
From: Aida Ashouri