Kiu Haghighi - santour virtuoso

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Created: Tuesday, 11 July 2006 20:22

Published: Tuesday, 11 July 2006 05:00

Written by Kiu Haghighi

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Kiu Haghighi is known as a santour virtuoso in concert halls around the world. Kiu began his lifetime study of the santour at the age of ten. As a teenager he performed on the radio station of Mashad, Iran and the National Iranian Radio in Tehran, Iran. At nineteen he was invited to join the Iranian Ministry of Education and Art. There he performed as the featured soloist in the Academy Orchestra and performed regularly on National Iranian Television. Kiu was an instructor at the Ministry of Education and Art until 1965 when he left Iran for study in the United States. Kiu Haghighi's musical career in North America has included numerous performances throughout the world in colleges, universities and concert halls. He has remained faithful to a desire to share classical Iranian music with western audiences.

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Musician plays ancient string instrument

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Created: Tuesday, 11 July 2006 20:19

Published: Tuesday, 11 July 2006 05:00

Written by Harry Porterfield, ABC7, Chicago

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Kiu Haghighi is a master of Persian music. He plays an ancient string instrument known as the santour and for six decades he has traveled the world perfecting his talent.

It's an exotic world of carpets that represents the cultures of India, China and Pakistan. Located in the Merchandise Mart, the Oriental Carpet Gallery has been Kiu Haghighi's place of business for 26 years. Beyond that venue, however, he is internationally known from Japan to Israel -- but not for carpets. He is a world-class musician who plays an ancient instrument known as the santour.

Born in Iran, he has been playing the instrument for 60 years. He says his life in carpets takes second place to his music.

"It is so many years I'm playing it and so many years and so many hours. I'm putting in it part of me, the sound of it. Definitely, so it's just a part of my life," said Kiu Haghighi, santour virtuoso.

Haghighi is a baha'i and regularly attends the Baha'i House of Worship in Wilmette. Because of his faith, he cannot return to Iran.

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Grant Hindin Miller - author screenwriter and musician

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Created: Saturday, 08 July 2006 16:45

Published: Friday, 07 July 2006 05:00

Written by Grant Hindin Miller/Annick Elziere

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Grant Hindin Miller was born in Auckland in 1950. After seven years of teaching and over five years as musician, a probation counsellor and as a freelance writer, he turned his attention to writing for children. His first book was Estralita, an illustrated fantasy tale, published in 1984. He is also a songwriter with works recorded in New Zealand and overseas.
http://www.granthindinmiller.com/about.html

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Devon Gundry: Music I'll actually share with friends

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Created: Friday, 07 July 2006 19:45

Published: Friday, 07 July 2006 05:00

Written by Devon Gundry/earbuzz/BahaiJournal

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earBuzz Review: Devon Gundry's 4-song EP, "At the top of my Lungs", is a crystalline acoustic guitar/vocal collection of gorgeous music, vocal harmonies, and pop sensibility song writing—all set to the spiritual words from Bahai writings. The lyrics are straight out of a passion for Gundry's spiritual life—universal poetic truths from his heart.

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BahaiVideo.com: Sandy Simmons

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Created: Friday, 07 July 2006 17:15

Published: Friday, 07 July 2006 05:00

Written by Sandy Simmons / Moorpark LSA, California

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Over at BahaiVideo.com Sandy Simmons sings, "What shall I be?"

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