Lesson Learned: Iranians are giving various types of music a chance, thinking artistically to how they can intergrade other genres to automatically give it a new flare. It’s a nice change to see Iranians excited about music, even with government constantly on their backs.
Description:
In this journal article, the author Lawrence Van Gender gives insight to how It’s rare that Iranians are giving Western music a chance. However, they responded enthusiastically to a live performance in Tehran, by the 60-member Osnabruck Symphony Orchestra of Germany. In respect to Iranian law, its female musicians wore headscarves. A young musician named Sharokh Pourmaymin stated, “It was wonderful,” after the orchestra performed Beethoven’s “Leonore” Overture No. 3. Elgar’s Cello Concerto and Brahms’s Fourth Symphony. “I wish it could be repeated with other kinds of music, such as jazz, blues and rock”. Performances of Western music have been rare since the revolution in 1979, and also since the banning in 2005 by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to even play it on state radio. Even though last weeks concert received little press coverage, the Osnabruck conductor said that last week’s appearance was so successful, he would play host to a similar even next year as well! (Gelder 1)
Evaluation:
Throughout their strenuous struggle with government, Iranians are finally looking outside the box in regards to music. They are enjoying Western music, giving it a chance instead of shutting it down right on the stop. Not only are they enthusiastic about viewing live performance from different musical groups around the world, they are excited about involving other instruments or vocals from jazz, blues and rock. Iranians have made it far for a country whose government wants to hinder their musical abilities to fit under their censorship and rules. I found this article very uplifting, making me feel as though Iranians are taking minor steps in regards to accepting a variety of music, even when some aren’t their absolute favorite. I wish the article was longer, including information about the views of the government pertaining to this performance. Nonetheless, I enjoyed reading this article and the new enthusiasm of young Iranians.
Citation:
APA: LAWRENCE VAN, G. (2007, September 3). ARTS, BRIEFLY; Western Orchestra performs In Iran. New York Times. p. 2.
MLA: LAWRENCE VAN, GELDER. "ARTS, BRIEFLY; Western Orchestra performs In Iran." New York Times 03 Sept. 2007: 2. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Dec. 2011.
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