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08:00 PM » Dastan Ensemble & Salar Aghili

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

Posted by 7rooz () at November 9, 2007 8:00 PM