MAY 4 - Sunday - 8pm
(Music)  Reza Mohammed Shajarian & the Ava Ensemble

Caravan World Rhythms in collaboration with the UBC Persian Club, 
and the Nava Art Centre Present 

Master of Persian Music Reza Mohammed Shajarian & the Ava Ensemble 

Orpheum Theatre, (Smithe Street at Seymour) Vancouver 
Tickets: $23 - $68 plus Service Charges & facility fees
Available at Ticketmaster.ca 604-280-4444 

For Info, visit website www.caravanbc.com 
Also Available soon at various outlets in the Lower Mainland
  
"Shajarian is a superstar, the Pavarotti of Persian classical music." - Toronto Globe & Mail
Persia (modern day Iran) is home to one of the world's great civilizations, and a unique culture with 
venerable traditions.  In the last twenty years a new generation of artists has emerged to introduce 
new innovations and push the music forward, even as they preserve and pass on the ancient repertoire.  
At the forefront of this movement are the musicians of the Ava Ensemble, and Singer/Composer 
Mohammad Reza Shajarian.  Shajarian is a living legend, with one of the most recognizable voices 
in Iran - sweet, soulful and dynamic.  He is joined by his son and prodigy, Homayoun Shajarian 
who performs with a confidence and maturity beyond his years, & the Ava Ensemble, composed of 
some of the top Iranian musicians today, including barbat player Hossein Behroozinia, 
who makes his home in North Vancouver.

For more info about Shajarian, and listen to his music, visit http://www.opus125.org/shajarian