📚 Book: The Present Past: Notes from the Life of a Persian/American Composer
✍️ Author: Hormoz Farhat | Translated by: Tahmineh Farhat
📖 With: Maryam Foumani, representative of Aasoo Publishing
🎙 Moderator: Mansoureh Shojaei
📍 Venue: The Hague Central Library, Room Dok B (4th Floor)
📅 Date: Thursday, 6 November 2025 | Time: 18:00–20:00
In the sixth session of the “Khandaniha: Conversations with Books” series, we will explore The Present Past: Notes from the Life of a Persian/American Composer and engage in conversation with the book’s translator and publisher.
The Present Past is a selection of memoirs by the renowned Iranian composer and musicologist Hormoz Farhat, written in English during the final years of his life. Through his personal recollections, Farhat offers a profound and insightful reflection on nearly a century of Iran’s political and social transformations. As the former head of the Music Department at the University of Tehran and the Music Council of National Iranian Television in the 1970s, Farhat shares his experiences in these institutions as well as his involvement in organizing the Shiraz Arts Festival.
⏰ Doors open at 17:30.
The program begins promptly at 18:00 and ends at 20:00.
📌 Registration is required for attendance.
☕ Join us for an engaging evening.
