Autumn 2010
Eastern Mediterranean
Performances and Workshops:
Middle Eastern Frame Drums, Rhythms and Singing
~ more information to be announced soon
Sunday
3 October 2010
Pacific Palisades, California
St Matthew's Church
Concert:
Jerusalem: Music and Diverse Cultures
Naser Musa ~ oud and voice (Arabic)
Vanya Green ~ voice (Hebrew)
Rowan Storm ~ percussion and voice (Armenian and Greek)
NOTE: concert postponed; check back for updates
15 - 22 August 2010
Mendocino, California
Middle East Music and Dance Camp
Instruction and Performances:
Middle Eastern Frame Drums and Singing
4 - 8 August 2010
Seattle, Washington
Intensive Retreat: Dance, Singing and Frame Drums
with Helene Eriksen, Dance Ethnographer and Choreographer
Friday
30 July 2010
Port Townsend, Washington
Concert with Rowan Storm and Stanley Greenthal
From Scotland to Central Asia
~ more information to be announced soon
Sunday
25 July 2010
Santa Ana, California
Bowers Museum
Concert and closing ceremony for the exhibit:
Secrets of the Silk Road
Music, Dance and Storytelling of Central Asia and Iran
with Rowan Storm and Friends
1:30 - 3:30 pm
Sunday
18 July 2010
5 - 7 pm
West Hollywood, California
Plummer Park ~ Great Hall Courtyard (look for the colorful ribbons)
You are cordially invited to our:
Folk Wedding
Creative Direction: Rowan Storm with Madelyn Taylor
part of Folk Art Everywhere
Sunday
23 May 2010
Los Angeles, California
1:00 - 4:00 pm
Frame Drum Survey Workshop with Rowan Storm
$40 in advance, $45 at the door ($36 members)
Levantine Cultural Center
5998 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90035
~ one block west of Crescent Heights
~ ample street parking
6 May 2010
Los Angeles, California
Craft and Folk Art Museum (CAFAM)
Music, Dance and Storytelling of Central Asia and Iran
with Rowan Storm and Friends
18 April 2010
Topanga, California
Topanga Earth Day Festival
Rowan Storm Solo Performance:
Middle Eastern Frame Drums and Singing
1 March 2010
Essential Frame Drum Method Workshop
with Rowan Storm
Joslyn Recreation Center
Cambria, California
27 February 2010
Essential Frame Drum Method Workshop
with Rowan Storm
Zambaleta Music and Dance School
San Francisco, California
20 February 2010
Souren Baronian's 80th Birthday Celebration
An evening of music and dance from Armenia,
Greece, the Balkans, Turkey and the Middle East
Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center
Berkeley, California
18 February 2010
Essential Frame Drum Method Workshop
with Rowan Storm
Private Home
Berkeley, California
13 February 2010
Concert of African Kora and Turkish Classical Music
Red Poppy Art House
San Francisco, California
Kane Mathis ~ Oud, 21-string Mandinka harp, Kora
Rowan Storm ~ Middle Eastern Frame Drums, Voice
Phaedon Sinis ~ Kanun, Kemence
12 February 2010
Concert of African Kora and Turkish Classical Music
Open Secret Bookstore
San Rafael, California
Kane Mathis ~ Oud, 21-string Mandinka harp, Kora
Rowan Storm ~ Percussion
Phaedon Sinis ~ Kanun, Kemence
28 January 2010
Gusheh be Gusheh - Concert of Traditional Persian Music
LACMA ~ Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, California
Khosrow Soltani ~ Nay, Balaban, Sornay
Rowan Storm ~ Dayereh, Daf
Mehrdad Arabi ~ Percussion
13 January 2010
Live From Hollywood ~ Live radio interview
with Suzi Khatami, 670AM KIRN Radio Iran
Los Angeles, California
12 & 13 December 2009
Frame Drum Workshop ~ Middle Eastern Rhythms & Singing
Carpet Concert with Vasili Papanikolaou and Rowan Storm
Athens, Greece
5 & 6 December 2009
Frame Drum Workshop ~ Middle Eastern Rhythms & Singing
London, England
4 December 2009
Concert of Persian Classical and Regional Music
with Khosrow Soltani and Rowan Storm
London, England
28 & 29 November 2009
Frame Drum Workshop ~ Middle Eastern Rhythms & Singing
Istanbul, Turkey
22 November 2009
Concert of Persian Classical music, Armenian and Greek Songs
with Nima Janmohammadi and Rowan Storm
Istanbul, Turkey
1-10 October 2009
Frame Drum and Singing Workshops and Private Lessons
Athens and Aigina Island, Greece
27 September 2009
Frame Drum Survey Workshop
Los Angeles, California
19 & 20 September 2009
Frame Drum Survey Workshop and Carpet
Concert with Rowan Storm and Friends
San Anselmo, California
16 - 23 August 2009
Middle East Music and Dance Camp
Mendocino California
2 - 9 August 2009
Rhythm and Dance Retreat
Workshop with Helene Eriksen and Rowan Storm
Seattle, Washington
6 & 7 June 2009
Μπεντίρ, Ρυθμός και Φωνή
Frame Drums, Rhythm and Voice ~ Part 1
Workshop and Carpet Concert
University . London England
30 & 31 May 2009
Μπεντίρ, Ρυθμός και Φωνή
Frame Drums, Rhythm and Voice ~ Part 1
Workshop and Carpet Concert
Faggotobooks . Athens Greece
26 March 2009
a Carpet Concert
with Rowan Storm and Friends
Craft and Folk Art Museum
Los Angeles, California
Morteza Yadollahi ~ tar
Faraz Minooei ~ santour
Rowan Storm ~ vocal, dayereh, daff
~ in conjunction with the photography exhibit
Exploring the Other: Contemporary Iran
by international photojournalist
Iason Athanasiadis
21 February 2009
a Carpet Concert with Rowan Storm and the
Silk Road Music and Dance Ensemble
Craft and Folk Art Museum
Los Angeles, California
Neil Siegel ~ Persian tar
Robyn Friend ~ dance
Faraz Minooei ~ santur
Rowan Storm ~ vocal, dayereh, daff, dohol
14 February 2009
Mingei International Museum
Rowan Storm and the
Silk Road Music and Dance Ensemble
~ in conjunction with the textile exhibit
Nomadic Legacy:
Tent & Textiles from Central Asia and Iran
Robyn Friend ~ dance
Megan Rancier ~ violin, qyl-qobyz
Neil Siegel ~ Azeri t√¢r, baghlama saz
Rowan Storm ~ vocal, dayereh, daff, dohol
September - October 2009
Frame Drum Workshops
Pacific Arts Center
Los Angeles, California
October 2008
Classical Turkish Music Concerts
Silk Road Music and Dance Ensemble
Levantine Cultural Center
Los Angeles, California
Serpil Borazan ~ vocals
Ergun Tamer ~ kanun
Neil Seigel ~ Azeri t√¢r
Rowan Storm ~ bendir
August 08
Instrument teaching staff and concerts:
- Frame Drums and singing
Middle East Music and Dance Camp
Mendocino, California
March 2008
Persia the Beloved
Slide Show and Presentation about travels in Iran
Palisades Public Library
Pacific Palisades, California
Slide Show and Presentation about travels in Iran
St Matthews School
Pacific Palisades, California
January 2008
Persia the Beloved
Frame Drum Workshop and Carpet Concert
Slide Show and Presentation about travels in Iran
Port Townsend, Washington
Spokane, Washington
Radio Interview with Shaun Nikfar
Spokane, Washington