UCLA IRANIAN MUSIC LECTURE SERIES

Remembering Hormoz Farhat – Music, Scholarship, and Beyond

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Lani Hall - UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

445 Charles E. Young Dr. East
2520 Schoenberg Music Building
Los Angeles, CA 90095

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Hormoz Farhat—composer, ethnomusicologist, and educator—was a pioneering figure in the academic field of Iranian music. In 1959, he founded The Music of Persia Performance Group, the first university-based ensemble dedicated to Persian music, and later became the first Iranian scholar to lecture on Iranian music at UCLA.

He served as Professor and Head of the Music Department at the University of Tehran (1970–1978). During this period, he also held several significant national cultural leadership roles, including Head of the Music Council for National Iranian Radio and Television (1969–1978), a leadership position with the Shiraz Arts Festival, and Vice-Chancellor of Farabi University (1975–1977). In 1972 and 1973, he was invited to Harvard University as a Visiting Professor of Music.

From 1982 to 1995, Farhat served as Chair of Music at Trinity College Dublin, where he shaped generations of musicians and scholars. He is internationally recognized for his groundbreaking study The Dastgāh Concept in Persian Music (Cambridge University Press), which remains a foundational text in the field, as well as for his extensive body of compositions and his distinguished academic career across Iran, the United States, and Ireland.

This event will feature a brief lecture by Dr. Shahab Paranj on The Concept of Dastgāh, followed by a conversation with Dr. Robert Garfias, one of Farhat’s longtime colleagues at UCLA, offering personal and scholarly reflections on Farhat’s life, work, and influence.

This program is made possible by generous support from the Gramian-Emrani Center for Iranian Music.

Ticketing
This event is FREE! No RSVP required. Early arrival is recommended.

PARKING
Self-service parking is available at UCLA’s Parking Structure #2 for events in Schoenberg Music Building and the Evelyn and Mo Ostin Music Center. Visitor parking is marked by a green circle and the letter “P” and is on the lower levels (do not go up the ramp to levels 3-7). Costs range from $5 for 1 hour to $17 for all day. Evening rates (after 4 p.m.) are $3-$6 for 1 to 2 hours and $12 for all night. Please verify all rates with campus parking, as they are subject to change.

ACCESSIBILITY
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is eager to provide a variety of accommodations and services for access and communications. If you would like to request accommodations, please do so 10 days in advance of the event by emailing ADA@schoolofmusic.ucla.edu or calling (310) 825-0174.