Kashmir’s transition to Islam was neither the outcome of a forced conversion nor an abrupt miracle by any saint. It was a gradual process of interaction and understanding that spanned more than 400 years when a Muslim started ruling Kashmir, scholars Mohammad Ashraf Wani and Aman Ashraf Wani write.
Tam will perform at the noon concert Thursday.
Derek Tam appears regularly throughout the Bay Area and beyond as a conductor and historical keyboardist. He is the executive director of the San Francisco Early Music Society, a major advocate for early music in the United States, and serves as the artistic director of the biennial Berkeley Festival & Exhibition, an internationally renowned celebration of early music. Tam is president-elect of the board of Early Music America, a national organization dedicated to strengthening historical performance. For more details about this concert, visit the
And more music shared by Mondavi Center: Stravinsky
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