[SkateDC] FW: What's Coming Up at FSG this Week? Persian Music, Calligraphy, and a Visit with Artist Sun Xun

[MyeongHee Elgibali]

if you are not skating..this one sounds really interesting. it's amazing how they do it...you will appreciate the beauty of this type of calligraphy.

 


























Classical Music and Calligraphy with Virtuoso Bahman Panahi



Persian Classical Music: 
Bahman Panahi, tar and sehtar; Ali Mojallal, tombak 
Friday, Oct. 30, 7:30 PM 
Freer Gallery of Art, Meyer Auditorium*

Pre-Concert Gallery Tour
Arts of the Islamic World, 6:45 PM
Meet at the Freer information desk

Lecture Demonstrations
Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 31 - Nov. 1, 3 PM 
Sackler Gallery, Sublevel 1 
Celebrate the opening of "Falnama: The Book of Omens" with a recital by Bahman Panahi, a Paris-based virtuoso of Persian classical music, an improvisational tradition related to the ragas of India. A trained calligrapher as well as musician, Panahi has appeared in concerts and workshops throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe. His first American tour earlier this year included performances at Harvard University and Carnegie Hall. Learn about relationships between Iranian music and calligraphy at his informal lecture-demonstrations on October 31 and November 1. 

*Click here for ticket info. 





















  
 
 

  
 
 
 
 
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