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An Entry to Iranian Music: Session 03 – History of Music in Iran

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Poster by: Abou Saeed Eskandari

Entry to Iranian Music: Session 03

History of Music in Iran

Lecture by: Aman Askarizad & Farshad Sanati

Saturday, 15.08.2020, 18:00-21:00

schedule:

18:00 doors open

18:30-19:00 Introduction

19:00-20:30 Lecture by Aman Askarizad and Farshad Sanati

short break

20:40-21:00 discussion and Q&A

An introduction to the History of music in Iran. We will discuss the works of musicians and intellectuals in the middle ages, and the formation of the Dastgah System and existing repertory of Iranian music, the Radif.

This session is open to the public.

Due to popular request, Session 03: History of Iranian Music will also be streamed LIVE via Zoom.

Please join us either in person, at @Museum, or online via Zoom, here: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81331393338

Meeting ID: 813 3139 3338

Aman Askarizad (b.1986 Iran) is a Visual Artist, photographer and musician based in Helsinki. He started learning music at the age of 15 and had his first concert in 2010. In Finland he’s had solo and group performances and collaborates with ‘Road Ensemble’, playing Tar and Setar with them since 2017. In his works, as an artist or organiser, he intends to dismantle the dominant narratives and representations within their socio-political contexts.

Farshad Sanati Is a musician and musicologist, started playing Santour (Persian classical instrument) 20 years ago in Iran, he learned Iranian classical music repertoire (Radif) from Maestro Majid Kiani and contemporary Santour planning from Maestro Ardavan Kamkar. He gained a degree in Music, Mind and Technology from University of Jyvaskyla, Finland. He founded Road Ensemble in 2015 and have had several performances, lectures and workshops all over Finland about Persian and Kurdish music.

Please note:

  • Several sessions for the course An Entry to Iranian Music require signing up. Further reading material and detailed information may be provided after signing up.

  • Accompanying performances are open to public. All the sessions are free to attend.

    Participate by filling this form

(link: https://forms.gle/7yWeKmJ7kEZpjZ9c7)

deadline for application 18.07.2020

Please note that due to Covid-19 pandemic, our gathering will follow the social distancing standards and we will follow the official regulations and recommendations for gatherings. Unfortunately, a limitation on the number of people attending may mean that even for those sessions open for public, participants who sign-up will be prioritised. 


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