# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Persian Music Appreciation Workshop at Stanford University
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 01:15 pm – Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 02:30 pm
- **Event Description**: "Radif - A Sonic Manifesto;
A Way of Living, Rooted in Meaning, Wisdom, and Iranian Identity"

Guest Speaker: Faraz Minooei

Faraz Minooei is a santur player, composer, and educator born in Tehran. He began studying santur at age nine and later earned his B.A. from San Francisco State University as a Nagle Scholar, becoming the first World/Jazz music major with santur as his primary instrument. Faraz has performed and lectured at universities across the U.S. and collaborated with artists including Yo-Yo Ma and Kayhan Kalhor. He holds an MFA in Music from the University of California, Irvine, and is the founder of CSharp Int. music company and the nonprofit Bay Area Persian Music Ensemble.

Saturday, February 21, 2026 
1:15pm - 2:30pm
CCRMA Classroom, 2nd Floor
660 Lomita Dr. 
Stanford, CA 94305
https://maps.app.goo.gl/6dw3bXZqaGtga58g8

Sponsored by the Iranian Stanford Alumni Association (ISAA), the Stanford Music Department, and the Hamid and Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies at Stanford University.

Please note: This event is free and open to the public, and is in Persian. By participating in Stanford Alumni Association activities, you agree to comport yourself in a respectful and appropriate manner and uphold the values of respect, integrity, honesty and fairness. You also grant the Stanford Alumni Association and its network of volunteers the revocable, non-exclusive use of your image and likeness for limited marketing and promotion purposes.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/stanford/persian-music-appreciation-workshop-at-stanford-university/200029693796611
- **Event Categories**: workshops, music, art, entertainment, jazz
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 3

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029693796611?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=stanford-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Stanford
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA)
- **lat**: 37.421144684251
- **long**: -122.1722734879
- **full address**: Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA), 664 Lomita Dr, Stanford, CA 94305-8317, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Iranian Stanford Alumni Association (https://allevents.in/org/iranian-stanford-alumni-association/20508969)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 01:15 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA), 664 Lomita Dr, Stanford, CA 94305-8317, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Iranian Stanford Alumni Association
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, music, art, entertainment, jazz
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Persian Music Appreciation Workshop at Stanford University ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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