NonSeq: Aida Shirazi & Niloufar Shiri

Thursday, May 23, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States

Aida Shirazi and Niloufar Shiri perform solo sets, as well as one set as a duo.

Curated for Nonsequitur's NonSeq series by Naeim Rahmani.

$5-$20 suggested donation; in advance or at the door

UW Guest Composer Concert: Seattle-Isfahan Project

Saturday, October 28, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Jeffrey Bowen — Selected works
Huck Hodge — Selected works
Yiğit Kolat — Selected works

$20 ($15 UW employee, $10 student/ages 65+)

Meany Center: Hamid Rahmanian's 'Song of the North'

Friday, October 27, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)

$54-$69 ($43-$55 ages 5-17, $10 UW student w/ID)

Seattle-Isfahan Project: 33

Friday, October 13, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Bellevue College Carlson Theatre, Bellevue, WA, United States
Jeffrey Bowen — Selected works
Huck Hodge — Selected works
Yiğit Kolat — Selected works

$10 ($5 Bellevue College student)

Music From Home at Lakewold Gardens: Seffarine

Sunday, October 8, 2023 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Lakewold Gardens, Lakewood, WA, United States

At this performance, Seffarine will perform original music based on their diverse backgrounds in flamenco, Arabic Muwashah and Andalusian m…

$35 ($28 student/senior/military, $17.50 ages 6-17; ages 5 & under free)

The Art of Improvisation – Iranian Contemporary Dance, Music, & Poetry

Sunday, August 20, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA, United States

Shahrokh Moshkin-Ghalam, Pejman Hadadi, Behfar Bahadoran, and Shabnam Tolouei will take the stage to explore the ecstatic art of improvised…

$55-$85

Singing The Bones Salon

Friday, August 11, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Fremont Abbey Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States

Through an evening that is part musical performance & part sing-a-long, artist-activist Lydia Violet takes us into the realms of Singin…

$20 advance, $25-$30 day of show ($15 financial hardship); option to RSVP & pay at door available

Seattle-Isfahan Project: 33

Saturday, June 11, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Anahita Abbasi — Selected works
Parisa Sabet — Selected works
Farziah Fallah — Selected works
Jeffrey Bowen — Selected works
Huck Hodge — Selected works
Yiğit Kolat — Selected works

$5-$20 sliding scale, in advance/at door

Mojgan Shajarian & Pejman Hadadi in Collaboration with Sorvad Ensemble

Friday, June 10, 2022 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA, United States
Behfar Bahadoran — Selected works
Sirvan Manhoobi — Selected works

$55-$65

SMCO with Cellist Nathan Chan at Town Hall: Music of Shostakovich, Haydn, & more

Friday, October 8, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:15pm (PDT)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Siamak Aghaei & Colin Jacobsen – Ascending Bird
Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 101 in D major, Hob I:101 "The Clock"
Sufjan Stevens, arr. Michael Atkinson – Suite from Run Rabbit Run
Dmitri Shostakovich – Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107

$35 ($10 student)

SMCO: Welcome Back Bash with Cellist Nathan Chan

Wednesday, October 6, 2021 @ 6:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
AXIS Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA, United States
SMCO & cellist Nathan Chan present an eclectic variety of music including works by Dmitri Shostakovich, Sufjan Stevens, Siamak Aghaei, & Colin Jacobsen. Includes beverages, hors d’oeuvres, & access to a visual art gallery.

$50 ($75 reserved seating)

World Rhythm Festival 2021

Saturday, August 21, 2021 @ 10:00am – 9:30pm (PDT)
Rainier Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Drawing regional, national, & international world music artists & participants, the WRF is one of largest events of its kind. Performances & participatory workshops highlight rhythm & dance traditions from around the planet.

Free

World Rhythm Festival 2021 – Family Day

Friday, August 20, 2021 @ 11:00am – 9:30pm (PDT)
Rainier Arts Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Drawing regional, national, & international world music artists & participants, the WRF is one of largest events of its kind. Performances & participatory workshops highlight rhythm & dance traditions from around the planet.

Free

Bach's Lunch: Trío Guadalevín

Tuesday, January 7, 2020 @ 12:10pm – 12:50pm (PST)
Christ Episcopal Church Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Discover the roots that bind the Americas with Southern Europe, the Maghreb, the Middle East, and West Africa with this captivating program of music for voices, plucked strings, and colorful percussion.

Free (Free)

Wayward Music Series: Amy Denio – Truth Is Up For Grabs

Friday, October 11, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
The Chapel at the Good Shepherd Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Award-winning composer Amy Denio presents her newly expanded chamber suite with projected video by James Drage.

$5-$25 suggested donation

American Iranian Friendship Council presents Sahba Motallebi & Rahim AlHaj

Friday, June 21, 2019 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA, United States
Two leading virtuosi of Iranian traditional and classical music collaborate for a special performance.

$47-$78

Northwest Folklife: Seattle Iranian Choir

Saturday, May 25, 2019 @ 6:15pm – 6:45pm (PDT)
Seattle Center Armory | Center Theatre, Seattle, WA, United States
A showcase of Iranian and Persian music.

Free (Suggested donation: $10 per person, per day ($20 per family))