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Matt
11/14/2009 8:00 PM at Carnegie Hall - Rumi Symphony Project: Cycle I
881 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019-3210
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An East/West "musical dialogue" featuring Hafez Nazeri and his legendary father, Shahram Nazeri, with an international all-star ensemble. The Nazeri Music Foundation presents "Iranian Sounds of Peace" in association with Absolutely Live Entertainment and the Asia Society and is the first Iranian headlining event at Carnegie Hall.
The works to be performed are composed by 29-year-old Hafez Nazeri, Iran’s most influential young composer and mark a new chapter in integrating Middle Eastern and Western traditions through the music of both cultures. Nazeri describes the concept and philosophy behind this opus as "a musical discourse to promote world peace."
Musicians joining Hafez Nazeri ("Hafez" setar/vocals) and Shahram Nazeri (vocals) are: Artists of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Paul Neubauer, viola; Ida Kavafian, viola and Fred Sherry, cello; in addition to Matt Haimovitz, cello; Tim Cobb, double bass; Hussein Zahawy, percussion and Shane Shanahan, percussion.
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