(Photo by Hannah Dumas for the Daily Press)
Silver City singer-songwriter Dustin Hamman performs in the courtyard of the Silver City Museum on Broadway, one of the stops on Saturday’s acoustic “walking concert” through downtown, sponsored by WNMU Cultural Affairs.
By HANNAH DUMAS
Daily Press Correspondent
WNMU Cultural Affairs brought Silver City music enthusiasts back together this weekend with a drive-in movie concert Friday evening, followed by an unusual acoustic “walking concert” Saturday.
With events planned throughout the summer, WNMU Cultural Affairs Program Coordinator Alexandra Tager said she’s hopeful that people are ready to gather together to enjoy the arts once again.
The Royal Conservatory of Music and Tirgan together present a one-of-a-kind online concert honouring the legacy of one of Iran s greatest vocalists, Mohammad Reza Shajarian (1940-2020), starting on Saturday, March 20, to coincide with the Persian new year celebrations.
Lost in The Desert Sky: Kayhan Kalhor in Memory of Maestro Mohammad Reza Shajarian was filmed in the spectacular Mahinistan Palace in Kashan, Iran, and features all new music by Kayhan Kalhor with his ensemble and vocalist Hadi Hosseini.
Iranian vocalist and master of Persian traditional music, Mohammad Reza Shajarian, whose career spanned over 50 years, was regarded as one of his country s national treasures . a master performer who was hailed as one of NPR s 50 Great Voices of all time . earned the title of ostad - master - and was beloved for his commanding voice that could cry with haunting pain and soar with deep soul. (NPR)