EVENTS
Sibarg Ensemble in SoCal
May 22, 2020
City of Laguna Beach presents:
World Music Concert Series with
Sibarg Ensemble
When: May 22 | 6:30PM
Where: Heisler Park Amphitheater, Laguna Beach
PAST EVENTS
Celebrating Iranian Culture at UCR
January 30, 2020
Middle Eastern Student Center at UC Riverside presents:
Taak Ensemble
Mahtab Nadalian: Santour
Afarin Nazari: Kanun
Hesam Abedini: Vocals
Arian Khoroushi: Tombak
When: January 30 | 8PM
Where: HUB 300, UC Riverside
Yalda Night at CMU
December 14, 2019
Yalda Night Celebration
Hosted by Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh Iranian Student Association
Mahtab Nadalian: Santour
Afarin Nazari: Kanun
Hesam Abedini: Vocals
Rambod Dargahi: Tombak
When: December 14 | 8PM
Where: Rangos Ballroom, Pittsburgh
Body & Void
October 19, 2019
Canvasounds Collective presents Amalgama:
Join us for a night of music and art in an interdisciplinary space which is designed to connect the peripheries of shadow and noise, sound and light, body movement and musical performance.
Works by Stylianos Dimou, Diana Marcela Rodriguez, Aida Shirazi, Gabriel E. Bouche Caro, Lee Gilboa, and Hesam Abedini
When: October 19 | 8 PM
Where: Areté Venue and Gallery
ICIT Student Concert
May 24, 2018
The tenth annual concert presenting original new works by Ph.D. students in Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and Technology (ICIT) in the UCI Music Department.
Hesam Abedini performs his most recent composition "Behind these closed opening" for voice and tape
When: May 24 | 8PM
Where: Winifred Smith Hall
Voices of Spring
May 18, 2019
Sacramento State University
Hossein Omoumi & Friends
Hossein Omoumi, Ney & Vocals
Jessika Kenney, Vocals
Eyvind Kang, Viola
Amir Koushkani, Tar
Hamin Honari, Tombak & Daf
Hesam Abedini, Frame Drum & Vocals
When: May 18 | 8:00 PM
Where: TBA
Hossein Omoumi & Friends
April 20, 2019
Faculty Artist Series at UC Irvine
Hossein Omoumi & Friends
Hossein Omoumi, Ney & Vocals
Jessika Kenney, Vocals
Eyvind Kang, Viola
Amir Koushkani, Tar
Hamin Honari, Tombak & Daf
Hesam Abedini, Frame Drum & Vocals
When: April 20 | 8:00 PM
Where: Winifred Smith Hall | Irvine
Hossein Omoumi & Friends
April 19, 2019
Faculty Artist Series at UC Irvine
Hossein Omoumi & Friends
Hossein Omoumi, Ney & Vocals
Jessika Kenney, Vocals
Eyvind Kang, Viola
Amir Koushkani, Tar
Hamin Honari, Tombak & Daf
Hesam Abedini, Frame Drum & Vocals
When: April 19 | 8:00 PM
Where: Winifred Smith Hall | Irvine
Taak Ensemble in Houston
March 10, 2019
ICF Houston Presents:
Classical Iranian Music Concert
Taak Ensemble
Mahtab Nadalian... Santoor
Niloufar Shiri...Kamancheh
Hesam Abedini...Vocals
Ali Tarkesh... Daf & Dayereh
Rambod Dargahi... Tombak
When: March 10 | 6:00 PM
Where: Cullen Hall | Houston
Del Sol Quartet
March 01, 2019
San Francisco’s critically acclaimed Del Sol Quartet presents a program focusing on young Iranian and Iranian-American composers, including works by three UCI graduate students. Del Sol will also perform Ben Johnston’s String Quartet No. 4 Amazing Grace. In Johnston’s overwhelmingly inventive composition, the well-loved European hymn resonates with just-intonation intervals.
This concert is supported by generous grants from the Jordan Center for Persian Studies and UCI Illuminations.
When: March 1 | 8 PM
Where: Winifred Smith Hall, UCI
Ascent
February 23, 2019
Ascent: A Journey Through the Art Music of Iran
Namaad Ensemble Trio
Kourosh Taghavi... Setar
Niloufar Shiri...Kamancheh
Hesam Abedini...Vocal & Percussion
When: February 23 | 7:00PM
Where: Aliso Viejo, California
Yalda Night Private House Concert
December 22, 2018
Private House Concert by Sibarg - Iranian traditional music
Yalda Night Celebration at Irvine
Mahtab Nadalian... Santoor
Niloufar Shiri...Kamancheh
Hesam Abedini...Vocals
Ebrahim Poustinchi... Tar
Arian Khoroushi... Tombak, Daf, and hand drums
When: December 22 | 7:00PM
Where: Irvine
Shab-e Yalda
December 21, 2018
Kardar-e Nik and BT CLN: Band Together Creative Liberation Network presents:
Shab-e Yalda: Ancient Persian Solstice Celebration
Music by Sibarg Iranian traditional Ensemble
Mahtab Nadalian... Santoor
Niloufar Shiri...Kamancheh
Hesam Abedini...Vocals
Arian Khoroushi... Tombak, Daf, and hand drums
When: December 21 | 6:30PM
Where: Rudramandir - Berkeley
AIAP Yalda Night Celebration
December 19, 2018
Association of Iranian American Professionals presents:
Yalda Night Celebration
Music by Sibarg Iranian traditional Ensemble
Mahtab Nadalian... Santoor
Niloufar Shiri...Kamancheh
Hesam Abedini...Vocals
Ebrahim Poustinchi... Tar
Arian Khoroushi... Tombak, Daf, and hand drums
When: December 19 | 6:30PM
Where: Sufi - San Diego
UCI Contemporary Ensemble
December 11, 2018
UC Irvine Contemporary Music Ensemble
(MUS 276/176) class concert
Directed by Michael Dessen
When: December 11 | 8PM
Where: UCI Music & Media Building, 218 “Mocap”
Experiments in Telematic Music
December 06, 2018
Telematic Music Performance
Between UCSD and UCI
Directed by Nichole Mitchell and Mark Dresser
When: December 6 | 7PM
Where: UCI Music & Media Building, 218 “Mocap”
Hafez Day
October 06, 2018
Persian Cultural Center and San Diego Central Library Present:
Hafez Invites The Great Rumi
Presenting on Hafez, Dr. Ahmad Karimi Hakkak
Music by Namaad Ensemble
Kourosh Taghavi... Setar
Niloufar Shiri...Kamancheh
Hesam Abedini...Vocal & Percussion
When: October 6 | 6:30PM
Where: San Diego Central Library
August 26, 2018
15th Annual Carlsbad Music Festival
Featuring:
Johnny Gandelsman plays Bach • Donnacha Dennehy • Julianna Barwick • Gyan Riley • Stephanie Richards + Andrew Munsey • Hausmann Quartet • Sibarg Ensemble • Tasha Smith-Godinez • Isaac Schankler
When: August 26 | 3PM
Where: St. Michael's By the Sea, Carlsbad
Namaad Ensemble
August 17, 2018
Association for Iranian Studies:
Twelfth Biennial Iranian Studies Conference
A Night of Persian Classical Music:
When contemporary poetry of Iran crosses the world of the Iranian classical music to tell the stories of our time.
Kourosh Taghavi... Setar
Niloufar Shiri...Kamancheh
Hesam Abedini...Vocal
Reza Filsoofi...Tombak & Daf
Mahtab Nadalian...Santour
When: July 17 | 8PM
Where: Winifred Smith Hall, Irvine
Iranian Jazz Improvisation
August 14, 2018
Association for Iranian Studies:
Twelfth Biennial Iranian Studies Conference
Opening Night with Sibarg Ensemble
When: July 14 | 6PM
Where: Claire Trevor School of the Arts, UC Irvine
Intro to Iranian Culture, Language, Arts, and Music
August 06, 2018
UC Irvine's Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture Presents:
One-week workshop about the culture, history and music of Iran designed for high school and college students.
This course is designed to give students a good dose of information about Iranian history, literature, art and music.
For more information and pricing, please contact UC Irvine's Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture via email (sjalalip@uci.edu).
Instructors: Prof. Touraj Daryaee, Dr. Soheila Kian, Dr. Deanna Kashani, and Mr. Hesam Abedini
When: August 6-10, 2018 | 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Where: Jordan Center at UCI
New Mexico Contemporary Ensemble
July 22, 2018
Concert featuring the premiere of Hesam Abedini's new work for trombone, bass clarinet, and two percussionists.
Additional works by Melissa Vargas, Rafael Llanos, Mario Davidovsky, and more.
New Mexico Contemporary Ensemble:
Clara Byom, clarinet/bass clarinet
Oscar Gamboa, percussion
Dalton Harris, trombone
Alan Zimmerman, percussion
When: July 22 | 8PM
Where: CFA Downtown Studio
Santa Monica Youth Orchestra
July 17, 2018
Educational Concert by Sibarg Ensemble for Santa Monica Youth Orchestra's students
Josh Charney, Piano
Niloufar Shiri, Kamancheh
Hesam Abedini, Voice
When: July 17 | 3PM
Where: Pluralistic School, Santa Monica
UCI Music Department Spring Soirée
May 30, 2018
Celebrating outstanding graduating students in an elegant evening concert. Featuring solo performance, chamber music, small jazz, and contemporary music ensembles. Please join us for a reception before the concert.
Hesam Abedini with UCI Contemporary Music Ensemble Directed by Kojiro Umezaki
When: May 30 | 8PM
Where: Winifred Smith Hall
Celebrate Music at UCI
May 18, 2018
An exciting, fast-paced evening of musical performances by the Department of Music at Claire Trevor School of the Arts’ students and faculty, including instrumental and vocal ensembles of all sizes, diverse forms of traditional classical music and jazz, and new works by UCI composers. A family-friendly evening of performances to celebrate the arts and music at UCI.
Premiere of Skinner, composed by Hesam Abedini in 2017 for kamancheh and contra bass recorder.
When: May 18
Where: Irvine Barclay Theatre
Tehran International Contemporary Music Festival
April 23, 2018
Tehran International Contemporary Music Festival
Niloufar Shiri, Kamancheh
Farshid Patinian, Double Bass
Program:
Hesam Abedini - Departure III
Anahita Abbasi - Sketch II (2016)
Mark Dresser - Improvisation
Nicole Mitchelli - Improvisation
Corey Fogel - Graphic score
Hesam Abedini - Skinner
Niloufar Shiri - Lines II
ICIT Composer Concert
April 12, 2018
Five world premiere performances of pieces written by ICIT first-year graduate students: Hesam Abedini, Antonin Fajt, Adib Ghorbani, Tomoko Ozawa, and Niloufar Shiri
World Premiere of Equipoise composed by Hesam Abedini in 2018, for solo piano.
Denisa Micliuc, piano
When: April 12 | 8 PM
Where: UCI Contemporary Art Center, xMPL
Lecture on Iranian Music
April 09, 2018
Lecture on Iranian Music history and theory for Irvine Valley College introduction to world music class taught by Linda Rose Hembreiker
Nowruz Celebration at Amazon
March 30, 2018
Nowruz Celebration at Amazon, Seattle
Sibarg Ensemble
Niloufar Shiri | Kamancheh
Ebrahim Poustinchi | Tar
Hesam Abedini | Vocals
Arian Khoroushi | Tombak
Women in Music Festival
March 25, 2018
"Traditional Iranian music meets jazz improv in this charismatic ensemble. The earthy sounds of Kamancheh fiddle and Tar lute interweave seamlessly with double bass, piano, and Farsi vocals."
Niloufar Shiri | Kamancheh
Hesam Abedini | Vocals
Kyle Motl | Bass
Josh Charney | Piano
Ebrahim Poustinchi | Tar
When: March 25 | 4PM
Where: Doheny Campus | Los Angeles
Nowruz Celebration with Sibarg Ensemble
March 24, 2018
Annual Nowruz Celebration at UC Irvine by Farhang Foundation
Sibarg Ensemble
Niloufar Shiri | Kamancheh
Mahtab Nadalian | Santour
Ebrahim Poustinchi | Tar
Hesam Abedini | Vocals
Arian Khoroushi | Tombak