Veteran musician Ardeshir Kamkar will conduct a two-day workshop in Yazd.
The event, slated for May 31 and June 1, will be held at Raz Music Institute, Honaronline reported on its Persian website.
Kamkar will teach some of the techniques and principles of playing kamancheh (a bowed string musical instrument) and improvisation. Kamkar, 56, a member of the popular Kamkars ensemble, started his music training under the supervision of his father Hassan and later learnt it from his brother Pashang as well as late renowned tar and setar player Mohammad Reza Lotfi.
He has always been keen to explore the musical capabilities of this particular musical instrument, for which he has made numerous pieces and written several books. Kamkars ensemble is a Kurdish family institution of seven brothers and a sister, all from the city of Sanandaj, capital of Kurdistan Province in west Iran.
