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SUMMARY:Of Nature and the Cosmos—April in Santa Cruz
DESCRIPTION:Join acclaimed Iranian virtuosi Siamak Barghi (kamancheh\, tombak)\, and Arya Tavallaei (santour); Stanford University’s celebrated guzheng master Hui You; and San Francisco’s Del Sol Quartet (“excavations of beauty from the elemental”—New York Times) for an intrepid concert that explores nature\, the cosmos\, the “deep acoustics” of musical harmony\, and an exchange of imagination and inspiration among Iranian\, Chinese\, and European improvisation practices. Featuring the music of Iranian composer Nina Barzegar (“each [Barzegar’s music] slid into … mellifluous melody … heedless-sounding glissandos\, you wondered if the center would hold. But Barzegar’s compositional command kept it together.”—New York Times)\, icon of Central California experimentalism\, Ben Johnston\, and well-known Santa Cruz composers Ben Dorfan\, Christopher Pierandozzi Everingham\, and Jinwei Sun. \nThis event is presented as part of the April in Santa Cruz Festival of Creative Music.\n—\nADMISSION\n– Free and open to the public per advance registration only\n– Attend in-person at the Music Center Performance Studio 131 at UC Santa Cruz\n– Advance registration required due to limited seating; link to be announced\n—\nPARKING\n– Parking by permit\, ParkMobile\, or $11 cash/credit via the on-site parking attendant when present\n– Arts Lot #126 is the closest parking lot to the event\n– Visitors with DMV placards or plates may park for free in DMV spaces\, Medical spaces\, or ParkMobile spaces without additional payment\, or in timed zones for longer than the posted time.\n– UCSC affiliates must purchase their permits before arriving at the event in order to receive their discounted UCSC rate. Attendants will only sell the non-affiliate-priced permits.\n– More information provided by UCSC Transportation & Parking Services (TAPS)\n—\nFULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS\n– This year’s festival includes seven events between April 15 and May 21\, 2026\n– Additional April in Santa Cruz events and information at aprilsc.ucsc.edu\n—\nOF NATURE AND THE COSMOS\nSAN FRANCISCO’S DEL SOL QUARTET WITH IRANIAN AND CHINESE VIRTUOSOS\n\nimage: photo of Del Sol Quarter by photographer RJ.Muna\n—\nThis program is open to all members of the public consistent with state and federal law.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/aisc-del-sol-05-21-26/
LOCATION:Music Center Performance Studio 131\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Performances
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