A celebration of the Persian New Year, with several arrangements of well-known Persian folk songs for orchestra, featuring some Persian traditional instrumentalists. We will also feature Canadian Composer-in-Residence Michael Conway Baker’s Harp Concerto, with Canadian harpist Andrew Chan.
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With:
Vancouver Iranian Choir - directed by Sepehr Hojjaty
Harp soloist - Andrew Chan
Tambour soloist - Sina Hosseini
Vocalist - Amir Haghighi
Ney soloist - Amir Eslami
Featuring:
Voices of Spring Waltz & Persian March - Johann Strauss Jr.
Concerto for Harp & Orchestra, Op. 117 - Michael Conway Baker
Concerto for Persian flute (Ney) - Amir Haghighi
Three Meditations - Dr. Constantine Caravassilis
Bare Moments - Sepehr Hojjaty