Bringing Iranian Music to the Concert Stage

Event Date:
November 18, 2021 – 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Location:
Virtual Event

The Iranian Student Organization welcomes Dr. Lily Afshar, D.M., Professor of Guitar from the University of Memphis. Participants will learn about classical guitar and Iranian music. Dr. Afshar’s will discuss her journey and showcase performances on a solo guitar.

Dr. Afshar is the first woman in the world to receive a Doctorate of Music in classical guitar and has degrees from Florida State University, a Master of Music from the New England Conservatory, and a Bachelor of Music from the Boston Conservatory. She received three Diplomas of Merit from the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy and has published multilingual articles on Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Goya. She is the author of “Five Popular Persian Ballads” and has recorded seven CDs.

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