This presentation is the fourth of six programs in the Center for World Music’s Spring 2021 Virtual Encounters with World Music series.
Iranian Classical Music in a Historical and Contemporary Context
Featuring Kourosh Taghavi with Ethnomusicologist Solmaz Shakerifard
March 14, 2:00 PM
This event will be live-hosted.
Interspersed between curated recorded performances, setar player Kourosh Taghavi and ethnomusicologist Solmaz Shakerifard will discuss the historical and contemporary context of Iranian classical music within the Persianate world. They will explore the relationship between Iranian music and Persian poetry, the significance of the voice, and the close historical relationship between Iranian music and its neighboring musical traditions. This discussion will also consider how Iranian classical music has changed over time, how its traditional boundaries have been pushed, and how such transformations have been received by Iranians, both in Iran and within the Iranian diaspora.
Kourosh Taghavi will address questions from the audience throughout the program.
Registration is free. A link to the live stream will be provided in your confirmation email. If you’d like to support the artists and the program, donations will be welcomed.
More information on the Center for World Music website.
This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit www.calhum.org. Financial support provided by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture. RAHD Group is our Series Sponsor.
