Concordia Conservatory Performs Habibi’s Beloved of the Sky – UNIQUE Concert Series

Beloved of the Sky Released on Emily Carr String Quartet’s Album, Portraits

Emily Carr String Quartet’s latest album, Portraits, includes Iman Habibi’s Beloved of the Sky in its original string quartet format. Listen or purchase the album below:

https://songwhip.com/emilycarrstringquartet/portraits

Fry Street Quartet in Concert: 20th Anniversary Concert Series

The 2022-2023 season is a celebration of the Fry Street Quartet’s twenty years as quartet-in-residence at Utah State University. The opening program in the 20th anniversary season features a recent work by Iranian-Canadian composer Iman Habibi, as well as the ninth quartet of Shostakovich. Habibi’s Beloved of the Sky takes its inspiration from iconic Canadian painter Emily Carr, and each short movement pays tribute to one of her individual works. The program closes with the sumptuous piano quintet of Nikolai Medtner, featuring USU Assistant Professor of Piano, Cahill Smith.

When

Tuesday, October 04, 2022 | 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Where

Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall

Fry Street Quartet Performs Habibi’s Beloved of the Sky

Fry Street Quartet (Robert Waters, Rebecca McFaul, Brad Ottesen, Anne Francis Bayless) will perform my Beloved of the Sky as part of NOVA Chamber Music Series at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts on January 29, 2023.

Programme:

music by Iman Habibi, Dai Fujikura, Jessie Montgomery, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

American Chamber Ensemble Performs Habibi’s Uproot for String Quartet

The American Chamber Ensemble performs Uproot for string quartet by Iman Habibi.

The Music Department of Hofstra University presents ACE performing Diversity Through Music – Part 1 at Helene Fortunoff Theater in Monroe Lecture Center on California Avenue in Hempstead, NY.

Composers to be performed include Germaine Tailleferre, Iman Habibi, Dana Wilson, Brian Raphael Nabors and Nathaniel Dett.

Performers will include violinists Eriko Sato and Deborah Wong, violist Lois Martin, cellist Chris Finckel, pianist Marilyn Lehman, clarinetist Mindy Dragovich and special guest percussionist James Dragovich.

Tickets: Tickets at Hofstra University Box Office – $20 general admission; $15 senior citizen (over 65) or matriculated non-Hofstra student with ID. For ticket information, call 516-463-6644.

When:

Wed. 11/7 3 p.m.

Where:

Helene Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center, Hofstra University

California Avenue

Hempstead , NY 11549-1000

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Price:

$20, $15 seniors and non-Hofstra students with ID

Description:

Live musical performance by the American Chamber Ensemble; featuring the music of Germaine Tailleferre, Iman Habibi, Dana Wilson, Brian Raphael Nabors and Nathaniel Dett; performers will include violinists Eriko Sato and Deborah Wong, violist Lois Martin, cellist Chris Finckel, pianist Marilyn Lehman, clarinetist Mindy Dragovich and special guest percussionist James Dragovich

Website:

http://americanchamberensemble.com

La Jolla Music Society Summerfest – Balourdet String Quartet performs RevolutionStreet

Iman Habibi’s RevolutionStreet will be performed by Balourdet String Quartet at La Jolla Music Society’s Summerfest, in a program curated by Gabriela Lena Frank.

These intimate concerts in The JAI will highlight the creativity of Latin GRAMMY® Award-winner and Guggenheim Fellow, Gabriela Lena Frank, currently serving as Composer-in-Residence with the storied Philadelphia Orchestra and included in the Washington Post’s list of the 35 most significant women composers in history. Join her as she shines the spotlight on her music and an inspiring array of emerging composers from the award-winning Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music.

Programme:

GABRIELA LENA FRANK
Zapatos de Chincha from “Hilos”

AKSHAYA TUCKER
Breathing Sunlight

IMAN HABIBI
RevolutionStreet!

GABRIELA LENA FRANK
Milagros

MICHAEL THOMAS FOUMAI
Stellar Cartography

Dancing in Plague Time: Cantos Y Cuentos Performs and Livestreams Beloved of the Sky in Atlanta

Dancing in Plague Time

Atlanta-based string quartet, Cantos Y Cuentos, will be performing my string quartet, Beloved of the Sky, on October 24, 2020. The performance will be broadcast via livestream starting at 2pm.

The programme includes:

Coalescence by Nicole Chamberlain
Beloved of the Sky by Iman Habibi
Dancing in Plague Time by Rod Moulds
Quartet No.6: Ma by Matthew Whiteside
Kaleidoscope by Bryan Wysocki

Cantos Y Cuentos:

Violin: Jonathan Urizar
Violin: Tracy K. Woodard
Viola: Martha Oceguera
Cello: Kyna Elliott

Sustainable Quartet – Emily Carr String Quartet Performs Beloved of the Sky at Inner City Farms

Sustainable Quartet – Concerts on the Farm, Vancouver, BC
August 29, 2020 at 6pm

On Saturday, August 29th at 6pm, The Emily Carr String Quartet and pianist Annie Yim will present a concert at Inner City Farms in Vancouver, BC, featuring Iman Habibi’s Beloved of the Sky, as well as Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 135 in F major, and Joaquín Turina’s The Prayer of the Bullfighter.

Written for and dedicated to the Emily Carr String Quartet, Habibi’s Beloved of the Sky is a multi-movement piece that takes its inspiration from several of Emily Carr’s paintings, including Scorned by Timber, Beloved of the Sky.

Visit this link for more information and to purchase tickets!

Concerts on the Farm is a new summer festival of open-air concerts over two days on an organic farm in the idyllic Southlands in Vancouver, featuring live hour-long performances by guest musicians.

This Festival is inspired by the joy of summer harvest and sustainable farming at Inner City Farms. At a time when the coronavirus pandemic has separated us and our connections have become virtual, Concerts on the Farm brings together the essentials that awaken our senses: the sights and sounds of a bountiful green farm and live classical music.

Safety of the audience, the performers and the volunteers will be a priority, with social distancing standards maintained and appropriate sanitation facilities provided. See our complete COVID-19 safety protocol below.

Please arrive 30 minutes before concert start time to enjoy a tour of the farm. Seating will be provided. You are welcome to bring your own blanket for open seating on the grass. There is free on-street parking in the area. Please note that tickets are non-refundable and the Festival will take place rain or shine.

Cancelled Due to COVID-19: Balourdet Quartet Performs RevolutionStreet at Le Jolla Music Society

This Event has been cancelled due to COVID-19 advisory.

Award-winning Balourdet Quartet will perform Habibi’s composition, RevolutionStreet, at Le Jolla Music Society’s summer festival. Entitled The JAI II, the concert is curated by Gabriela Lena Frank, and it also features music by her, as well as Akshaya Tucker, and Michael Thomas Foumai.

These intimate concerts in The JAI will highlight the creativity of Latin GRAMMY® Award-winner and Guggenheim Fellow, Gabriela Lena Frank, as she puts the spotlight on an inspiring array of emerging composers from the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music. GLFCAM, an award-winning non-profit organization founded in 2017, fosters the creative and professional development of emerging composers from around the world through close mentoring and readings with master performers.tCalifo

Emily Carr String Quartet – World Premiere of Beloved of the Sky – Metchosin, BC

My dear friends at the Emily Carr String Quartet will be giving the world premiere of my string quartet, Beloved of the Sky. Inspired by the paintings of Emily Carr, the piece was written for the quartet. I started writing this piece in 2014 during a residency program at Art Spring on Salt Spring Island with the Emily Carr String Quartet. Several other projects and a doctorate program at The University of Michigan ensued, which prevented me from dedicating enough time to finalize this project. In the meantime, JACK Quartet and The Calidore String Quartet also presented workshops of the in-progress Beloved of the Sky at The University of Michigan.

I am happy to see this piece return home to Emily Carr String Quartet for its world premiere. Entitled “Different Trains: a tribute to the Kronos String Quartet.” The program includes: “Fratres” by Arvo Pärt, “Beloved the Sky” by Iman Habibi (World Premiere), “Four for Tango” by Astor Piazzolla, arrangements for string quartet by Osvaldo Golijov and Steve Reich’s “Different Trains.” There will be three performances. Admission is $25 for adults, free for students:

November 21st – 7:30pm – St. Mary of the Incarnation – Metchosin, BC
November 24th – 2:30pm – St. Paul’s United Church – Sidney, BC
November 26th – 7:30pm – St. John the Divine – Victoria, BC

For more information, see below or visit Emily Carr String Quartet.