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This month’s Persian Networking event will be hosted at the best Persian Cocktail Bar in Seattle! Join us on Thursday Ma...
05/14/2026

This month’s Persian Networking event will be hosted at the best Persian Cocktail Bar in Seattle!

Join us on Thursday May 21st at and network with local Persians.

For one night only, experience internationally acclaimed kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor in concert with the VSO.Instru...
04/19/2026

For one night only, experience internationally acclaimed kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor in concert with the VSO.

Instrumental in popularizing Persian music around the world, Kalhor has performed at the world’s leading concert halls, including Carnegie Hall, and toured as a soloist with the New York Philharmonic. In 2017, Kayhan Kalhor won a Grammy Award with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silkroad Ensemble, where he is a founding member.

Composed by Kayhan Kalhor, Silent City is a powerful elegy and meditation on loss, memory, and resilience. Originally performed with the string quartet Brooklyn Rider, Silent City masterfully blends Persian classical modes (dastgah) with the harmonic language of Western chamber music.

Atashgah (Persian: آتشگاه), meaning “Fire Temple,” draws on ancient Zoroastrian symbolism and Persian mystical traditions. In this contemplative work, Kalhor invokes the imagery of sacred fire—a symbol of purification, spiritual illumination, and divine presence in Persian heritage.

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Pari and Hanna are best friends and active participants in Tehran’s vibrant underground arts scene. But the risk of runn...
04/15/2026

Pari and Hanna are best friends and active participants in Tehran’s vibrant underground arts scene. But the risk of running afoul of the government is omnipresent, forcing difficult decisions.

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We invite you to join our community gathering for an evening of connection, conversation, and support.While we continue ...
04/13/2026

We invite you to join our community gathering for an evening of connection, conversation, and support.

While we continue to care deeply about what is unfolding in Iran, we also recognize how important it is to strengthen our local community ties. Hope to see you all.

On the eve of Nowruz, we invite you to join our community gathering for an evening of connection, conversation, and supp...
03/17/2026

On the eve of Nowruz, we invite you to join our community gathering for an evening of connection, conversation, and support.

While we continue to care deeply about what is unfolding in Iran, we also recognize how important it is to strengthen our local community ties. Hope to see you all.

With everything that has happened in our homeland, we chose not to hold our Shabe Jomeh gathering last month out of resp...
02/17/2026

With everything that has happened in our homeland, we chose not to hold our Shabe Jomeh gathering last month out of respect for the loss of thousands of our fellow Iranians. These have been difficult times for all of us.
While we continue to care deeply about what is unfolding in Iran, we also recognize how important it is to strengthen our local community ties. Join us this Thursday evening for Shabe Jomeh at Stoup Brewing - Capitol Hill, for a night of community, conversation, and lifting each other back up.

An Invitation For Solidarity – A Special Message from EMSکانستانتینوپل: باخ و خیامConstantinople: Bach & KhayyamSun, Feb...
01/27/2026

An Invitation For Solidarity – A Special Message from EMS

کانستانتینوپل: باخ و خیام
Constantinople: Bach & Khayyam
Sun, Feb 15, 2026 @ 2:00 PM
Town Hall Seattle
1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101

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Our hearts go out to the brave people of Iran, who have courageously stood up for their basic human rights in the face of brutal oppression. As we raise global awareness of their cause, it is equally important to pause and reflect on our shared human values and our collective hope for a more just and compassionate future.

Few artists have articulated this shared vision for humanity as profoundly as Johann Sebastian Bach and Omar Khayyam, through their deep explorations of spirituality, science, and the human condition.

We invite you to gather in solidarity with the people of Iran as Constantinople performs Kiya Tabassian’s arrangements of some of the most beautiful spiritual songs and arias by J. S. Bach, placed in dialogue with the poetry of Omar Khayyam—sung in Persian and responding musically and emotionally to Bach’s works, and keep this hope alive in each other’s hearts.

دل‌های ما با مردم شجاع ایران است، مردمی که برای دفاع از حقوق بنیادین انسانی خود با جسارتی ستودنی در برابر سرکوبی خشن، شجاعانه ایستاده‌اند.

همزمان با اطلاع رسانی جهانی نسبت به آرمان آنان، لازم است که لحظه ای تامل کنیم و به ارزش‌های مشترک انسانی و امید جمعی‌مان برای آینده‌ای عادلانه‌تر و سرشار از همدلی بیندیشیم.

کمتر هنرمندانی توانسته‌اند این چشم‌انداز مشترک انسانی را به ژرفایی یوهان سباستیان باخ و عمر خیام، از طریق کاوش‌های عمیق خود در معنویت، علم و انسانیت، بیان کنند.

از شما دعوت می‌کنیم در همبستگی با مردم ایران گرد هم آییم و در اجرای گروه کانستانتینوپل به سرپرستی کیا طبسیان و با تنظیم‌هایی از زیباترین سرودها و آریاهای معنوی یوهان سباستیان باخ در گفتگویی هنری با اشعار عمر خیام به زبان فارسی، این امید را در دل یکدیگر زنده نگه داریم.

https://earlymusicseattle.org/

The Seattle Times Must See Classical Concert!Constantinople: Kiya Tabassian, setar/director; Didem Başar, Kanun; Patrick...
01/27/2026

The Seattle Times Must See Classical Concert!
Constantinople: Kiya Tabassian, setar/director; Didem Başar, Kanun; Patrick Graham, percussion; Tanya Laperrière, baroque violin & viola d’amore
Guest artists: Hana Blažíková, soprano; Neva Özgen, kemençe; Michael Angers, theorbo & baroque guitar; Johanna Rose, viola da gamba; Tineke Steenbrink, organ
Even if more than 600 years separates the life of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 -1750) and Omar Khayyam (1048 -1131), these two genius were made to meet each other. Their visions of the world, as a perfect match of mathematics mastery and a super high level of spirituality, bring these two men in a delightful dialogue and traces a clear path to the sublime. In this program Constantinople brings these two artists into a dialogue, where the sacred and spirituality transcend borders. For this new creation Constantinople proposes arrangements of some of the most beautiful spiritual songs and arias of JS Bach in dialogue with poems of Omar Khayyam sung in Persian and responding to Bach’s songs.

https://earlymusicseattle.org/event/constantinople-bach-khayyam/

Kayhan Kalhor and Erdal ErzincanPart of the Town Hall Seattle Oculus SeriesTuesday, February 17, 2026 at 7:30 PMThe Grea...
01/27/2026

Kayhan Kalhor and Erdal Erzincan

Part of the Town Hall Seattle Oculus Series
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM
The Great Hall

Middle Eastern musicians Kayhan Kalhor and Erdal Erzincan create melodies and improvisations on traditional themes.

https://ticketing.townhallseattle.org/events

Last Shabeh Jomeh of 2025! Come and say hi and celebrate the holidays!
12/13/2025

Last Shabeh Jomeh of 2025! Come and say hi and celebrate the holidays!

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