Presented by Mastan Productions & Zaman
Productions
The highly
acclaimed Iranian musical phenomenon Homay and the Mastan Ensemble return
to Walt Disney Concert Hall for the third consecutive year on August 15, 2010
at 7 p.m. to perform the latest compositions by Parvaz Homay.
The
Ensemble's performance of Homay's operetta "Moses and the Shepherd" at Walt
Disney Concert Hall last year was followed by sold-out performances throughout
the U.S., Canada and Europe to enthusiastic audiences. The group returns to
North America with "Soldiers/Sarbazan", armed with new and soul-stirring
messages of transformation, hoping to raise awareness and compassion.
Throughout their world tours
over the past three years, Homay and the Mastan Ensemble have performed
at some of the most renowned stages, including Walt Disney Concert Hall
in Los Angeles, Lincoln Center in New York City, Strathmore in
Washington, D.C. and Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, Canada and continue to
be invited back to these concert halls.
Parvaz Homay,
founder of Homay and the Mastan Ensemble, always strives to push the bar
higher by bringing innovation to his music and showcases classical Persian music
on the global music scene to help gain the recognition this musical tradition
deserves. He is working on several unique musical projects and collaborative
efforts and hopes to bring these to fruition in the near future.
Before kicking off their world
tour in 2010, Parvaz Homay traveled to various parts of the world seeking
inspiration for his new compositions, a number of which he will be performing
with the Ensemble on the tour. His journey took him to Africa where he sought
to connect with nature in preparation for his next concert tour whose theme will
be wildlife and environmental protection, and which he will perform accompanied
by some of today's greatest international artists.
Homay and the Mastan Ensemble
will continue their North American Tour, following their Los Angeles
performance, in the following cities:
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San Francisco
- Palace of Fine Arts - August 21
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San Diego
- Museum of Contemporary Art - August 28
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Houston
- Morris Cultural Art Center - September 4
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Dallas
- Eisemann Center - September 5
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Miami
- Gusman Center for the
Performing Arts - September 10
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Orlando
- The Plaza Theatre - September 12
-
Atlanta
- Ferst Center for the Arts - September 18
-
Washington
-
The Music Center of
Strathmore - September 19
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New York
- Lincoln Center - September 24
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Chicago
- University of Chicago - September 26
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Toronto
- Roy Thomson Hall -
October 3
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Montreal
- Theatre Maisonneuve - October 8
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Vancouver
- Orpheum Theatre - October 16
Tickets
and tour details:
www.zamanproductions.com and
www.homaymastan.com.
About Homay & The Mastan Ensemble:
www.HomayMastan.com
Founded in 2005 by Parvaz Homay, The
Mastan Ensemble has become one of the most prominent traditional Persian music
groups in Iran. Only in his twenties, Homay is an exceptional classical artist
who composes music, writes his own lyrics, sings and produces his work. His
ensemble consists of eight virtuoso Iranian musicians. Their first U.S.
performance was a sold-out concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall on July 3, 2008,
followed by other successful performances in the U.S., Canada and Europe.
Following the path of some of the greatest Iranian poets, Homay's poetry carries
a universal political and social message of peace and harmony. Rhythmic,
uplifting and mesmerizing, The Mastan Ensemble plays traditional Persian music
in a way that has never been heard before.
Parvaz Homay;
vocals
Sina Jahanabadi; kamancheh
Pasha Hanjani; ney
Azad Mirzapour; tar
Alireza Mehdizadeh; gheychak
Mahmood Nozari; santoor
Ali Pajooheshgar; oud
Sahab Torbati; tonbak
Esfandiar Shahmir; daf
About Zaman Productions:
www.ZamanProductions.com
Zaman Productions
started operations in 1990 and since then has produced many great musical and
theatrical events in San Diego as well as across California and the U.S. Among
other Persian classical music artists, Zaman has produced such luminaries as M.
R. Lotfi, M.R. Shajarian, H. Alizadeh, H. Omoumi, Sh. Nazeri, Parisa, K. Kalhor,
and the first ever San Diego appearance of the Dastan Ensemble with Bijan and
Pashang Kamkar.
... Payvand News - 07/27/10 ... --
