An Evening of Traditional Persian Music
Three distinguished virtuosos of Persian music, Bahram Osqueezadeh, Sahba Motallebi and Faramarz AmiriRanjbar, will perform captivating melodies from the traditional Persian repertoire as well as Mr. Osqueezadeh's own original compositions on santur, tar, and tombak.
Saturday, November 04, 2006
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Jan Popper Theater, Schoenberg Music Building
UCLA
Bahram Osqueezadeh, a santurist, composer and conductor, has appeared on many radio and television programs in Iran. Winner of the Gold Award at the Eighth Annual Fajr Music Festival, he has toured Iran and regularly performed concerts featuring his own original compositions. Mr. Osqueezadeh’s love of composition led him to the United States, where he is currently finishing his doctoral degree in composition at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Sahba Motallebi, a graduate of the Tehran Conservatory, received the award for best tar player at the Iranian Music Festival for four consecutive years from 1995 to 1998 and joined the Iranian National Orchestra in 2000. In addition to her extensive live performance schedule, she has also recorded several CDs and composed numerous theatrical pieces.
Faramarz AmiriRanjbar began to study tombak at age 17 at the Tehran School of Arts, where he studied with M. Eftekhari. He studied ensemble and duet playing with master Jamal Samavati, and has performed with tar masters such as Samavati and Majid Derakhshani.
Cost: Free admission, but seating is limited.
Special Instructions
Parking is available for $8 in Lot 2. Enter UCLA at Hilgard and Westholme Avenues. The Jan Popper Theater is located in Schoenberg Music Building across from Lot 2.
For more information please contact
Peter Szanton, Program Manager
Tel: (310) 825-1455
cnes@international.ucla.edu
www.international.ucla.edu/cnes
Sponsor(s): Center for Near Eastern Studies, Ethnomusicology
