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PAST EVENTS Sima Bina & Lian Ensemble May 21 - June 19, 2011 U.S.A and Canada Lian Ensemble Sima Bina, one of Iran's most distinguished folk and classical singers, makes a rare appearance in North America with the highly acclaimed Lian Ensemble. Together they will present a stunning blend of music influenced by Persian traditional and folk music. Evocative and exhilarating, the music presented is an authentic expression of a way of life and a rejection of rigid boundaries, preferring simplicity, authenticity, joy and hope. Animation and Visual Effects in selected cities: -------------------------------------------------------------------------
CalArts Presents What: Lian Ensemble and Chirgilchin Ensemble (master Tuvan throat singers) will take the stage to jam together as well as perform pieces from their new CD collaboration, “The Window ”. Lian Ensemble Khosro Ansari, vocals Mani Bolouri, kamancheh, vocals Pirayeh Pourafar, tar Houman Pourmehdi, vocals, Ney, Daf, udu drum Chirgilchin Ensemble Igor Koshkendey, igil, doshpoulour, throat singing, vocals Aldar Tamdyn, byzaanchy, igil, doshpoulour, throat singing, vocals Mongun-ool Ondar, igil, doshpoulour, throat singing, vocals Aidysmaa Koshkendey, vocals ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Medea Music by Houman Pourmehdi, Pirayeh Pourafar, Nigel Osborne World Premiere produced by UCLA Live Fri-Sat, Sep 18-19 at 8pm (preview) Annette Bening stars in a new interpretation of Euripides’ classic about the passionate and destructive affair between the mortal Greek hero Jason and the mystical and exotic Medea. Lenka Udovicki, who has directed theater and opera around the world, incorporates classical elements, such as a 12-woman chorus and on-stage musicians, into this stylized modern staging produced by UCLA Live. Written for an Athenian audience that was at the height of its Golden Age, “Medea” remains a potent critique of power. Lian Ensemble: ---------------------------------------------------------
UN DAY CONCERT 2009 UN Peacekeepers: Human Security, EVENT DETAILS: 23 October 2009 Time: 7:30 PM Venue: United Nations General Assembly Hall PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: John McLaughlin Lian Ensemble Stevie Wonder Salman Ahmad Nile Rodgers CNN’s Isha Sesay Femi Kuti with Antibalas Caetano Veloso Angelique Kidjo Lian Ensemble Lian Ensemble in Concert USU Productions &The College of Arts and Humanities Friday, October 17, 2008 Considered a leading creative force in its native Iran , the Lian Ensemble creates emotional and energetic works that transport audiences into a vibrant world inspired by timeless cycles of ceremony and ritual of Iranian Sufi music.
---------------------------------------------------------- World Festival of Sacred Music Saturday, September 13 ~ 7pm 2008 Siamak Shajarian, Vocal Houman Pourmehdi, Tonbak, Daf, Ney Mahshid Mirzadeh, SanturMani Bolouri, Kamancheh Amir Koushkani, Tar Pirayeh Pourafar, Tar
UCLA Royce Hall $55, $45, $35, $20 (student) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CREATIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL Sat Sept 20 | 8:30 pm "Wadada Leo Smith spans everything. He is lyrical, intense, soaring, powerful, meditative, hard, soft, deep..." All About Jazz This season’s edition of the storied CalArts creative music revue brings one of the most formidable lineups in the festival’s history. Trumpeter, composer, improviser and festival founder Wadada Leo Smith leads two different ensembles: his Golden Quintet, with Vijay Iyer (piano), John Lindberg (bass), and Pheeroan akLaff and Famoudou Don Moye (drums, percussion), and the Silver Orchestra, which performs with Thomas Buckner (baritone), Vinny Golia (winds), Vicki Ray (piano), Mark Menzies (violin), and Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick (cello). The genre-defying pianist, composer and improviser Anthony Davis returns with a new iteration of his 1980s ensemble Episteme, featuring Earl Howard (synthesizer and saxophone), Mark Dresser (bass), J.D. Parran (reeds), Cynthia Aaronson-Davis (soprano) and Jonah Davis (vocals). The festival also includes one of the leading creative forces from Iran, the Sufi tradition-inspired Lian Ensemble, with Houman Pourmehdi (tonbak, daf, ney, vocals), Mahshid Mirzadeh (santur), Mani Bolouri (kamanche, gheychak, vocals), Amir Koushkani (tar, vocals) Pirayeh Pourafar (tar, vocals) and Siamak Shajarian (Vocal). Completing the program is pianist, organist, gospel singer, composer and improviser Amina Claudine Myers, a longtime stalwart of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. She plays in a trio with Don Pate (bass) and Reggie Nicholson (drums), accompanied by Paul Berkolds and the CalArts Choir. Curated by Wadada Leo Smith. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Where Everything is Music Tuesday, September 23 ~ 7pm Pirayeh Pourafar, Tar Amir Koushkani, Tar Siamak Shajarian, Vocal Mahshid Mirzadeh, Santur Mani Bolouri, Kamancheh Houman Pourmehdi, Tonbak, Daf, Ney Wayfarers Chapel $22.00 includes reception --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lian ensemble in concert MONTREAL Thursday, July 17, 2008 @ 8:00
Soleyman Vaseghi, Vocals David Johnson, Marimba Houman Pourmehdi, Tonbak, Daf, Ney Mahshid Mirzadeh, Santur Ziya Tabassian, Tonbak, Daf, Percussion Mani Bolouri, Kamancheh Amir Koushkani, Tar Pirayeh Pourafar, Tar
D.B. Clarke TheatreUniversité Concordia1455 de Maisonneuve OuestBillets: (514) 678-4030 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTTAWA
Friday July 18, 2008
Soleyman Vaseghi, Vocals David Johnson, Marimba Houman Pourmehdi, Tonbak, Daf, Ney Mahshid Mirzadeh, Santur Ziya Tabassian, Tonbak, Daf, Percussion Mani Bolouri, Kamancheh Amir Koushkani, Tar Pirayeh Pourafar, Tar
Alumni Theatre University of Ottawa 85 University Private Ticket information: 613-889-4700 www.persianradio.net Harbourfront Centre in Toronto Saturday July 19, 2008 Soleyman Vaseghi, Vocals David Johnson, Marimba Houman Pourmehdi, Tonbak, Daf, Ney Mahshid Mirzadeh, Santur Ziya Tabassian, Tonbak, Daf, Percussion Mani Bolouri, Kamancheh Amir Koushkani, Tar Pirayeh Pourafar, Tar Sirius Stage at 9:30 pm --------------------------------------------------------------------- Lian Ensemble & Bahram Bajelan Classical Persian Music Date: Saturday May 31, 2008 at 8:00 p.m.
Lian Ensemble: An inspirational evening of Classical Persian music ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lian Ensemble and Robert Bly May 18, 2008 @7:30
San Rafael, CA ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kay Meek Centre West Vancouver’s Performing Arts Centre Ardeshir Rohani, Piano Pedro Eustache, Duduk, Bansouri, Flute Houman Pourmehdi, Tonbak, Daf, Ney, Cajon, Randy Gloss - Frame Drum, Percussion Austin Wrinkle, Cajon, Percussion Aria Rohani, Piano May 16th 8:00 p.m 1700 mathers Ave. West Vancouver Tel: (778) 882-4549 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lian Ensemble, Michael Hackett and Henry Goodman, Getty Villa Philoktetes Dates: Friday, April 11, 8:00 p.m. Director Michael Hackett and Olivier Award-winning British actor Henry Goodman collaborate to bring Sophocles' great meditation on war, honor, and the nature of truth, Philoktetes, to the Getty Villa's Theater Lab series. Originally performed in 409 B.C., the twenty-second year of the Peloponnesian War, Philoktetes won first prize at the Festival of Dionysius, the most important theatrical festival in ancient Greece. It is the tenth year of the Trojan War and the Greeks are at standstill—the war is dragging on endlessly. By a prophecy they learn that, in order to win, they must have Philoktetes' magical bow and arrows. But nine years before, the Greeks had abandoned Philoktetes, wounded, on a deserted island. Returning to the island, Odysseus determines to trick Philoktetes. His accomplice in deception is the idealistic soldier Neoptolemus, the young son of the dead Achilles. The play poses the question of whether it is ever justifiable to act against ethical codes in order to achieve a higher good. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lian Ensemble at California State University, Fullerton March 28, 2008 8:00 PM Persian musical heritage melds with the contemporary sensibilities of postmodern jazz in the programs of this group. Combining a unique musical vision with dauntless dedication to experimentation, they create an innovative, mystical synthesis of world music featuring traditional Persian instruments such as the tar (lute), santur (zither), and tonbak (goblet drum). “The devotional approach of this excellent ensemble, with their imaginative arrangements of complex Sufi texts, all executed in a refined yet virtuosic manner that never lost momentum, contributed to the feeling of elation that accompanied me many hours and days after this concert.” — Eyal Hareuveni, allaboutjazz.com Best World Music / Recombinant Artist — LAWMA 2004 & 2005 • “Absolutely soulful” — Jim Brenholts, author of “Tracks Across the Universe Location Information: Contact Information: California State University Fullerton ------------------------------------------------------------------- DARK WING at REDCAT David Johnson, Marimba Houman Pourmehdi, Tonbak, Ney, Daf, Cajon, Percussion Pirayeh Pourafar, Tar Ivan Johnson, Bass T.J. Troy, PercussionDARK WING Mallet percussionist David Johnson and Persian percussionist Houman Pourmehdi team up with tar player Pirayeh Pourafar, bassist Ivan Johnson and percussionist T.J. Troy for an evening of invigorating global fusion. Linking the depth and rigor of Persian and Western classical traditions with the inventiveness of contemporary jazz and improvisation, the program features works for marimba, vibraphone, bass, and Persian strings and percussion. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mystic Love and Personal Transformation Bovard Auditorium Saturday, February 9, 2008 : 7:30pm Soleyman Vaseghi, Vocals Houman Pourmehdi, Tonbak, Daf, Ney, Tanbur, vocals Mahshid Mirzadeh, Santur Mani Bolouri, Kamancheh Randy Gloss, Daf, Percussion Andrew Grueschow, Percussion Austin Wrinkle, Cajon, Percussion Pirayeh Pourafar, Tar, Buzq Amir Koushkani, Tar, Setar Brahim Fribgane, Oud
Visual Effects and Animation Pouya Afshar Will Kim
The world-renowned Lian Ensemble will unite with USC scholars and mystic-poetry enthusiasts Behrokh Khoshnevis, Mansour Rahimi and Elahe Nezami to share a powerful message of mystical love as embodied in the lyric poetry of thirteenth-century mystics. The Lian Ensemble is a group of virtuoso performers and composers who fuse mystical Persian music with the contemporary sensibilities of postmodern jazz. Combining a unique musical vision with dauntless dedication to experimentation, they create a synthesis of mystical world music composed of traditional and folk melodies and instruments. Through concert and conversation, the evening will demonstrate the ways in which scholarship, performance, spirituality, creativity and philosophy come together, transcend boundaries and influence academic, personal and cultural spheres. USC students will be personally engaged in creating the sounds and syllables of the performance along with the artists and members of the USC faculty, creating a public display of Persian cultural values and heritage. Scholars will explain the history of Sufism, the philosophy of the Jalal al-Din Rumi, the importance of Rumi’s work in the Eastern world and the popularity of his translations in the West. Used throughout time to protest oppression and exalt in the divine, the music and recitation of poetry dramatically display the ways in which art and humanity are inextricably bound. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
David Johnson, Marimba Pirayeh Pourafar, Tar Mahshid Mirzadeh, Santur Mani Bolouri, Kamancheh Randy Gloss, Dayerah Austin Wrinkle, Cajon, Percussion Houman Pourmehdi, Tonbak, Percussion Homayoon Khosravi, Chello Sam Minai, Acoustic Bass -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rumi: An 800th Birthday Celebration with The Lian Ensemble Presentation and reading to music by The Lian ensemble & Dr. Fatemeh keshavarz Saturday, December 15, 2007 6:00 pm Info @310-226-2999 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Persian Sufi Music Vancouver Saturday September 15th. 2007 Soleyman Vaseghi, Vocals Houman pourmehdi, Tonbak, Daf, Ney, Tanbur, vocals Mahshid Mirzadeh, Santur Mani Bolouri, Kamancheh Pirayeh Pourafar, Tar, Buzq Abbos Kosimov, doyra Amir Koushkani, Tar, SetarThe Centennial Theatre Persian Sufi Music Saturday May 26, @ 8 :00 pm ------------------------------------------------- Persian Sufi Music Montreal Concert de Musique Classique Persane Vendredi le 25 mai 2007, à 20h00 À l'auditorium de la Grande Bibliothèque ---------------------------------------------- Lian Ensemble in Chicago April 28, 2007 @ 8:30
Hands On'Semble will be performing at Drum Festival in Taiwan (2007), and will be joined by special guest artist, Houman Pourmehdi. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sounds of L.A., at the Getty Center Lian Ensemble: Reservations available beginning January 18. Tickets on the Web for this day are not yet available. Try calling (310) 440-7300. ------------------------------------------------------------------- EVENT AT STANFORD Saturday, January 27, 2007 Rumi: An 800th Birthday Celebration with Robert Bly Join us for a multimedia celebration of the 800th anniversary of the birth of Rumi, the great Persian poet of exuberant love and ecumenical wisdom (and the bestselling poet in the United States today). Internationally acclaimed scholars and musicians will join poet Robert Bly in a joyful exploration of Rumi's life and a performance of his work. A catered Persian dinner is included. Presentation and reading to music by The Lian Ensemble -------------------------------------------------------------------- A Bridge From the East with Lian Ensemble Friday 12 January 2006 @ 8 pm
St Matthews Church ----------------------------------- Oud Festival (Jerusalem) Persian Sufi Music Lian Ensemble: Soleyman Vaseghi, Vocals Houman pourmehdi, Tonbak, Daf, Ney, vocals Mahshid Mirzadeh, Santur Randy Gloss, Daf, Percussion Pirayeh Pourafar, Tar Nov. 17, 2006 Jerusalem Theater - Sherover Hall ----------------------------------------------------------- Hands On'Semble in Taiwan Hands On'Semble will be performing at Drum Festival Taiwan (2006), and will be joined by special guest artists, , Houman Pourmehdi, and Adam Rudolph.
Hands On'Semble in Concert Hands On'Semble will be performing at PASIC 2006 in Austin, Texas, and will be joined by special guest artists, Abbos Kosimov, Houman Pourmehdi, Adam Rudolph, and Poovalur Sriji. ------------------------------------------------------------ Concert of Classical Persian Sufi Music Lian Ensemble:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lian Records presents: A Spring Equinox Offering Peace, unity, and love. Lian Ensemble, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri & Djivan Gasparyan
DATE: Sunday, March 19, 2006 TIME: 7:30 PM VENUE: Wilshire Ebell Theatre
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAP Share the World Concert A Free concert of PERSIAN (Lian Ensemble), AFRICAN, LATIN JAAZZ music & dance by Master musicians and featuring three of the ensembles participating in CAP'S share The world program and the Jazz world music program.
SUNDAY, FEB 26, 2006 @ 2:00 pm --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dark Wing's CD Release Concert The group Dark Wing is releasing its first CD "The Hidden Sacred" on Lian Records, Friday December 9, 2005 with an 8:00 pm concert at the Neighborhood Church in the Ross Chapel located at 301 N. Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91103. For more information please call (323) 240-4313 Dark Wing (David Johnson, Ivan Johnson, Pirayeh Pourafar, Houman Pourmehdi) plays a unique blend of world music and jazz using free improvisations and original compositions for marimba, vibraphone, bass, tar, setar, ney and a variety of percussion instruments. Neighborhood Church in the Ross Chapel -------------------------------------- VASHTI WORLD PERCUSSION CONCERT “A Winter Solstice Offering for Peace” Brahim Fribgane (Morocco) Dumbek, Bendir, 'Ud, Qarqarba, Vocal Randy Gloss (USA) Frame drums, Riq, Pandeiro, Kanjira, Hand Percussion Munyungo Jackson (USA ) Congas, Shekere, Surdo, Talking Drum, Marimbula, Udu Hand Percussion, Cajon Houman Pourmehdi (Iran) Tonbak, Daf, Cajon, Ney, Vocal, Setar Poovalur Sriji (India) Mridangam, Kanjira, Percussion Adam Rudolph (USA) Handrumset, Udu, Kalimba, Bendir, Cajon With special guest Noureddine El-Warari – projected images FRIDAY DECEMBER 16th 8:30 PM SATURDAY DECEMBER 17th 8:30 PM SUNDAY DECEMBER 18th 7:30 PM ------------------------------------------------------------ Djivan Gasparyan & Lian Ensemble Date: Saturday, September 24, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lian Ensemble & Shahrokh Meshkin Ghalam DATE: Sunday, September 18, 2005 TIME: 7:30 PM VENUE: Wilshire Ebell Theatre Lian Ensemble:
------------------------------------------- "An Evening with Lian Ensemble" DATE: Saturday, Oct 23, 2004 TIME: 8:00 PM The celebrated Lian Ensemble has had a profound impact on Persian music, introducing
Houman Pourmehdi is a master percussionist, vocalist, and composer. He was privilege to study Tonbak under supervision of Grand Master Amir Nasser Eftetah, and Master Monday 26th of July 2004 A
group of virtuoso performers and composers who ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shirin Ebadi, Winner of the 2003 Nobel Prize Shirin Ebadi is the first Iranian and the first Muslim UCLA
Royce Hall Cost:
Special
Instructions:
Sponsored by: BAM EARTHQUAKE BENEFIT CONCERT Please
Join us for live music, art and silent auction! BAM EARTHQUAKE BENEFIT CONCERT Scottish Rite Theater4357 Wilshire Boulevard. --------------------------- Hands On'semble with guests Houman Pourmehdi and Poovalur Sriji Percussive Arts Society International Convention Composer,
performer and educator Poovalur Sriji is a faculty member at the
--------------------------- Musical Explorations Series --------------------------- The Axis of Love:
Free and Open to Public ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lecturs and Demonstration September
25, 2003 through October 05, 2003 Al
Urmawi center in Alexandria Egypt is organizing a music workshop
for advanced music students (master class) by the end of September.
The -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TICKETS WFSM Benefit Concert is a project of the UCLA Center for Intercultural Performance, EarthWays Foundation and Foundation for World Arts The
World Festival of Sacred Music is a musical and artistic vessel,
created ---------------------------
WORLD FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC BENEFIT CONCERT (WFSM)
SUNDAY, JUNE 8 AT 8:00 PM --------------------------- |
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Lian Ensemble live on KCET
Djivan Gasparyan, Duduk
Houman Pourmehdi, Tonbak, Daf, Ney
David Johnson, marimba
Miroslav Tadic, Guitar
Pedro Eustache, Duduk, Bansouri
Randy Gloss, Percussion
Jr. Djivan Gasparyan, Duduk
Pirayeh Pourafar, Tar
Friday November 11, 2005 @ 8:00 pm
The Roy Disney, California Institute of The Arts
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DARK WING
CalArts Community Arts Partnership (CAP)
Watts Towers Arts Center Jazz & World Music Program and Center for the Arts Eagle Rock present
DARK WING:
David Johnson, Marimba
Houman Pourmehdi, percussion
Ivan Johnson, Bass
With Bahram Bajelan Vocals and Pirayeh Pourafar, Tar
Dark Wing plays a unique brand of new "world music" using free improvisations
and original compositions for marimba, string bass and a variety of percussion instruments.
The group experiments with the compositional elements of folk music, jazz, persian and western
classical music.
Sunday, October 2, 2005 @ 2:00 pm
Center for the Arts Eagle Rock
Tel: 661-222-2708
www.calarts.cap.edu
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