Two Coquitlam musicians will showcase their talents at a free summer show in Vancouver.
Saina Khaledi and Ali Sajjadi are part of an ensemble called Saaz o Raaz, which performs on Aug. 15 at Mount Pleasant Park (West 16th Ave. at Ontario Street).
Their pop-up concert that also includes Ali Razmi, Shanranjeet Singh Mand and Sunny Matharu begins at 6:30 p.m.
A santour instructor at Capilano University, Khaledi was named the winner of the Iranian Santour Festival in 2003.
She has a bachelor’s degree in music from Tehran Music University and has played around the world — as a soloist or in groups, such as the Vashaan Ensemble, Vancouver Intercultural Orchestra, BC Chinese Music Ensemble and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
Started during the COVID-19 pandemic by Music on Main and supported by The Lloyd Carr–Harris Foundation, the Summer Pop-Up Concerts series aims to bring music to all ages in an urban space.
Attendees are invited to bring friends and a picnic. Here’s the line-up:
- Aug. 14: Raincity Quartet (Brooklyn Wood and Yiyi Hsu, violins; Alex Beggs, viola; and Bruno Quezada, cello)
- Food truck: Planted
- Aug. 15: Saaz o Raaz
- Food truck: Dos Amigos
- Aug. 16: Paolo Bortolussi (flute); Calvin Dyck (violin and accordion); Krystal Morrison (clarinet); and Mark Beaty (bass)
- Food truck: Takenaka
- Aug. 21: Sitka String Quartet (Jennie Press and Karen Gerbrecht, violins; Emilie Grimes, viola; and Olivia Blander, cello)
- Food truck: Planted
- Aug. 22: Katie Rife and Friends
- Food truck: Dos Amigos
- Aug. 23: Orchid Ensemble (Lan Tung, erhu and vocals; Dailin Hsieh, zheng; and Jonathan Bernard, percussion)
- Food truck: Shameless Buns
Music on Main has offered more than 700 concerts and events for the public since it started 17 years ago.
Visit musiconmain.ca for more details.
