The annual Stanford Pan-Asian Music Festival has established itself as one of the most important Asian music festivals in the U.S. Now in its fifth year, the festival will celebrate Asian composers and explore both traditional and contemporary works across many genres, including orchestral music, computer game music, sacred sounds, and computer/electronic music. Stanford¹s own talented ensembles plus guest artists will join together to present some of the most outstanding traditional and contemporary music written by Asian composers. The Stanford Symphony Orchestra, Stanford Symphonic
Choir, Stanford Philharmonia Orchestra, Stanford New Ensemble, and Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics will perform works by Mohsen Namjoo (Iran), Chen Yi (China), Chen Yi (China), Hyo-shin Na (Korea), Tan Dun (China), Joji Yuasa (Japan), and Yinam Leef (Israel), among many others. Additionally, many of the composers and guest artists will participate in roundtable discussions and post concert talks to converse about everything from the influence of Asian music on American music to the role that governmental politics play in the creative process.
The Festival will run through February 13th- February 27th
Guest: Mr. Mohsen Namjoo
Mohsen Namjoo was born in 1976 in a traditional Iranian family in Torbate-jam (a small city famous for it's Dotar players), but he primarily grew up in the city of Mashhad. At the age of twelve, after the death of his father which affected him enormously, he was sent to a vocal class organized by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. Mohsen began recording some of his compositions as a solo artist, and later with two different bands in 2003. He writes his own poetry with a unique modernist flair. In his trademark style, he sometimes uses satirical lyrics and blends them with classical poetry of Hafez, Rumi and Saadi. His bent for combining traditional Persian Music with Jazz and Blues has earned him the reputation of "Iran's most controversial musician
Stanford Symphony Orchestra
Friday, February 13, 8:00 p.m.
Dinkelspiel Auditorium, $10/5 (Regular/ Stanford Student)
Music from Iran: Mohsen Namjoo
Saturday, February 14, 8:00 p.m.
Dinkelspiel Auditorium, $20/10 (Regular/ Stanford Student)
Mohsen Namjoo combines Persian music with jazz, blues, satire, and poetry. He will perform his own compositions on traditional Persian and Western instruments. Please join the artist afterwards for a discussion about Iranian music. This event is a part of a weeklong residency, presented in collaboration with Iranian Studies at Stanford.
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