- TypeCultural
- Location Los Angeles, California, United States
- Date 03-04-2021
The Pacific Symphony and Farhang Foundation proudly present
A VIRTUAL NOWRUZ CELEBRATION
Featuring Shardad Rohani and Sohrab Pournazeri and special guests.
Saturday, April 3 at 7 p.m.
Streaming for FREE on Pacific Symphony's YouTube and Facebook channels.
Celebrate Nowruz online, a traditional festival that marks the beginning of spring, Nowruz is a time to celebrate the "rebirth of nature" and wash away the past.
Join our host Melissa Shoshahi and guest artists including pianist and composer Shardad Rohani, guitarist Lily Afshar, vocalist Sara Hamidi, and Sohrab Pournazeri improvising on the tanbour from Tehran, Iran.
THE PROGRAM INCLUDES
NOURI: Jaan-e-Maryam
Lily Afshar, guitar
Improvisation from Tehran
Sohrab Pournazeri, tanbour
ROHANI: Thoughts of the Past
Shardad Rohani, piano
DVOÅÁK: Carnival Overture
Pacific Symphony -- Carl St.Clair, conductor
ROHANI: Dance of Spring
Shardad Rohani, piano with members of Pacific Symphony
Featuring a special performance by Sara Hamidi from Paris
ARTISTS
Melissa Shoshahi, host
Shardad Rohani, piano
Sohrab Pournazeri, tanbour
Lily Afshar, guitar
Sara Hamidi, soprano
Dennis Kim, violin
Jennise Hwang, violin
John Acevedo, viola
Laszlo Mezo, cello
Michael Franz, bass
Pacific Symphony
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