Via Kabul

(Part of Smithsonian Folkway's Central Asian Series and Aga Khan Music Initiative in Central Asia.)

March 15, 2006 (Wednesday) 7:30 p.m. in the Smithsonian's Meyer Auditorium at the Freer Gallery

Via Kabul

(Part of Smithsonian Folkway's Central Asian Series and Aga Khan Music Initiative in Central Asia.)

March 15, 2006 (Wednesday) 7:30 p.m. in the Smithsonian's Meyer Auditorium at the Freer Gallery

Nava Ensemble

Nava Ensemble, led by Dr. Shahriar Saleh, returns to the Millennium Stage to celebrate Now Ruz with a program of Persian Classical Music (for the year 1385, according to the Persian or Jalali solar calendar revised by Omar Khayyam).

Program: complete program description

Performers:

Guest Performers:
• Dr. Nader Majd • tar
• Dr. Nami Hai • tar
• Arsalan Hamidi • violin
• Dr. Naser Khorasani, Dr. Alireza Analouei & Sama Ensemble (Behnaz Bibizadeh, Mohammad Hosseini, Neda Hosseini, Puneh Hosseini, Mohsen Salehi, Steve Bloom, Ali Banai, Giti Abrishami, Audrey Elizabeth, Hayedeh Eradat, Hasti Esmaeili, Azam Shariatpanah, Suri Shirzadi, Nazanin Zolriyasatein, Farisa Dastvar, Safora Bastani)

Nava Ensemble:
• Shahriar Saleh • director
• Cyrus Hadavi • santur
• Sakeeneh Roodsari • santur
• Bahareh Sarrami • santur
• Ali Tofigh • santur
• Ahmad Yousofi • santur
• Parisa Hadavi • violin
• Abbas Nikfarjam • violin
• Arya Saleh • violin
• Aryan Saleh • violin
• Naseem Nikfarjam • tombak
• Pejman Nikfarjam • guitar

CLICK HERE to listen to Nava Ensemble's performance.

Official website: navaensemble.com

Press:

Print:
Washington Post
Washingtonian Magazine
Washington City Paper

Online:
7Rooz.com
RightOnRhythem.com
Geotrees International Calendar
PartyGuide - Nowruz

Thanks: Iranian Alliances Across Borders and Nava Ensemble sponsors

March 12, 2006 (Sunday) 6:00 p.m. on the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage

* co-produced and co-marketed by David Chambers

Masters of Persian Music

Washington Performing Arts Society (WPAS)

Mar 5, 2005 (Saturday) 4:30 PM in the Kennedy Center's Concert Hall

** co-marketed by David Chambers

Suq Al-Hamir (Donkey Market)

Directed by Dina Amin

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March 2, 2006 (Thursday) 6:00 p.m. at Georgetown University's McNeir Auditorium