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Sounding Iran: Musical Pasts, Presents and Futures
Displaying until February 9, 2026
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Artist Series
Sounding Iran: Musical Pasts, Presents and Futures
Saturday Feb 7, 2026, 8:00 pm
Sunday Feb 8, 2026, 8:00 pm
This two-day interdisciplinary conference is organized by UC Irvine ICIT Alumni Hesam Abedini and University of Florida Professor Payam Yousefi.
Each night will be a different concert—highlighting the richness and diversity of music in Iran and its diaspora while featuring performances that reflect the evolving traditions, experimental practices and transnational dialogues shaping Iranian musical life today.
Two Evenings of Music in Remembrance and Solidarity
- Feb. 7: An Evening of Musical Offerings in Commemoration of Lives Lost in Iran
Performances by Hossein Omoumi, Jessika Kenney, Eyvind Kang, Payam Yousefi, Hesam Abedini, Siamak Barghi, Parsia Sabet and Asal Iranmehr - Feb. 8: Performance by Maestro Ali Akbar Moradi: Lamentations and Dance upon the Children of Kaveh Ahangar
Performances by Maestro Ali Akbar Moradi, joined by Mehdi Bagheri, Kourosh Moradi and Arash Moradi
Tickets
General Admission: $20
Senior Age 62+: $17
UCI Faculty, Alumni, Staff, Emeriti and Retirees: $17
Groups 10+: $17
Arts Packages (3+ events): $15
Students & Youth Age 17/Below: $10
Generous support is provided by the Maseeh Endowed Fund in Persian Performing Arts and the Robert and Marjorie Rawlins Endowed Fund in Music. This event is co-sponsored by the UC Irvine Department of Music and UC Irvine Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture.