The concert will conclude with the hauntingly beautiful vocals of singer Aida Shahghasemi, accompanied by piano prodigy Nima Hafezieh. Niloofar Sohi will also perform several compositions for viola by contemporary Iranian composers, accompanied by pianist Jordan Buchholtz. They will be followed by Aras, a quartet consisting of Niloofar Sohi – viola, Negin Chahardoli – daf, Yashar Alizadeh – guitar and vocals and Aidin Milani – tar, divan & vocal.Īras, like its namesake river in Iran, will take the audience through a diverse and rich musical landscape, telling stories of love, nostalgia, longing, hope and happiness. The ten-member Minnesota Daf Ensemble, led by master drummer Negin Chahardoli, will open the concert with several pieces composed for traditional Iranian frame drums. On Sunday, September 25, the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts will host TCICC’s Music of Iran concert, featuring some of Minnesota’s most talented Iranian-American musicians.
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