New West Symphony: A Tour of Iran: Meet the Artists

A Tour of Iran is a four-day festival of events:

Pre-Concert Talk with David Ravetch
Presented Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 6pm PT (not available on-demand)
Featuring UCLA Senior Lecturer, David Ravetch, who explores the music presented in the A Tour of Iran concert in an informative, audience-friendly format.

Culture Insights: Insights into Southern California – Iranian culture
Premieres Friday, April 9, 2021 at 7pm PT
Distinguished with guest artists:
Dr. Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak, literary figure and Iranologist
Hamid Saedi, Grammy-winning composer, musician and santur player
Alireza Ardekani, Executive Director of Farhang Foundation
Melieka Fathi, award-winning choreographer

Meet the Artists - Premieres Saturday, April 10, 2021 at 7pm PT

A Tour of Iran Symphony Concert - Premieres Sunday, April 11, 2021 at 3pm PT
Michael Christie, conductor
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
Pejman Hadadi, tombak and daf
Masoud Rezaei, setar

Program:
Khayam: Seven Valleys of Love for Strings (Simorgh, Murmuration)
Mozart: Overture to The Magic Flute
Ranjbaran: Enchanted Garden: Joy
Rameau: Suite from Zoroastre
Handel: Xerxes: “Ombra mai fu”
Gounod: Faust: Entr’Acte | “Faites lui mes aveux” (Flower Song) | “Si le bonheur “(When fortune beckons)
Rezaei: Excerpts from Nothingness (2015 album)
“Another Birth” | “Cold Autumn” | “Failure”