Merge: Glimpse

By:

Amirhossein Kiani (Tar and Vocals)
Iman Aganj (Piano)
& Aida Shahghasemi (Daf and Vocals)

February 3rd, 6:00 to 7:30 pm
Coffman Memorial Union, Theatre
300 Washington Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

This two-parted event intends to present first, a condensed portrayal
of Iran's classical music through performing selected works of Masters
Hossein Alizadeh, Mohammad Reza Shajarian, and Mohammad Reza Lotfi.
Second, contemporary works of fusion by artists such as Davood Azad
and Mohsen Namjoo shall be played.

For more detailed information about Iran's House of Art and our future
events please visit: www.tc.umn.edu/~iham/
Iran's House of Art(registered student organization of University of
Minnesota)
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* Free Admissions
* Refreshments shall be provided.

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Amirhossein Kiani

A native of Iran, Amirhossein was born in the city of Esfahan in 1988.
He discovered strong ties to Persian classical music at the very early
age. He started playing Tar (a Persian classical string instrument)
when he was thirteen years old. He has also studied the Vocal Persian
Repertoire (Radif) under the supervision of Masters Manuchehr Ruhani
and Shahriar Baluchestani. He is mostly a self-taught in Tar
performance.Amirhossein moved to Minneapolis in 2005 and is currently
pursuing a degree in Computer Science at the University of Minnesota.

Iman Aganj

Born in Mashhad, Iran, in 1983, Iman started playing the piano at the
age of 17. He is self-taught and learned how to read music by studying
a few books.Iman moved to Minneapolis in 2005. He is a graduate
student of Electrical Engineering at the University of Minnesota.

Aida Shahghasemi

Born in Tehran, in 1986, Aida began playing the Daf at the age of
thirteen. She was instructed by Master Amir Samadi a student of Mirza
Agha Ghowsi. She is self-taught on the vocals and has performed with
the Dordaneh Ensemble in Iran on summer trips for the past four years.
Aida moved to Minneapolis in 2000. She is completing her
Psychology/Anthropology Bachelor's degrees at the University of Minnesota.