BU CFA: The Art of Tuning the Persian Santur and the Persian Dastgāh Modal System.

Starts:
1:00 pm on Friday, March 17, 2023
Ends:
3:00 pm on Friday, March 17, 2023
Address:
CFA, 855 Commonwealth Ave
Room:
B36
Contact Organization:
Musicology and Ethnomusicology Department
Contact Name:
Dr. Brita Heimarck
Contact Phone:
781 591-1959
Fees:
free
Speakers:
Santur Master Musician Mr. Ali Mehraban
Audience:
public
Santur musician Ali Mehraban will demonstrate how to tune the Persian Santur to different modes and he will demonstrate the melodies characteristic to different Dastgāh modes in the Persian classical system. He will also discuss improvisation and elaboration techniques.