Celebrating Mehregan with the Ava Choir - Farhang Performances

Farhang Foundation is proud to welcome back the brilliant Ava Choir of Los Angeles for a special performance in celebration of Mehregan, the Iranian festival celebrating the arrival of the fall season. In today’s performance the choir will be performing Sorood-e Mehregan, composed by Aram Shokrollahzadeh with lyrics by Mohammad Behrad and arranged for the choir by Edris Foroughi. The Ava Choir is the first and the only Iranian choir in Los Angeles, under the direction of the creative young composer, conductor, and vocalist Mr. Edris Foroughi, who oversees an enthusiastic Iranian group. The choir was formed in 2018 by Foroughi, and its mission is to promote Iranian culture, music, and poetry through performances of an eclectic mix of music including well-known Persian choir pieces, Iranian contemporary and folklore tunes rearranged by Foroughi, and new songs composed exclusively for the Ava choir by Foroughi and other composers. The Ava Choir’s first stage appearance took place during their 2019 Mehregan concert, which was organized by the Calabasas Rotary Club. Although the pandemic has stopped the choir from in-person rehearsing and live performances, they continue to be one of the most productive Iranian choirs outside of Iran with their many virtual performances. Follow The Ava Choir   / avamusiccenter     / avamusiccenter   The Ava Choir Soprano: Mahsa Amininasab Mina Bakhtiar Michka Cohanzad Neshat Ebrahimi Nellie Masoudy Roshanak Mehdizadeh Roxana Moghaddam Farnaz Parhami Armita Sheari Sara Vaziri Alto: Mojdeh Beik Shima Mofid Dalia Noorvash Ilana Rabiei Leila Sarkamari Shahla Shahi Fariba Sharifi Elham Torbati Homa Zakhor Tenor: Kambiz Davoodi Keyvan Talebizadeh Bass: Sam Dadbin SOROOD-E MEHREGAN Composed by ARAM SHOKROLLAHZADEH Lyrics MOHAMMAD BEHRAD Arrangement for Choir EDRIS FOROUGHI Piano ALI MIRFAKHRAEE Video Director: EDRIS FOROUGHI Assistant Director: MAHRAD LASHKARI Learn more about Farhang Performances and watch all our current episodes by visiting us at https://farhang.org/programs/farhang-...