Ashoob: Calligraphy No. 14

Ashoob (Calligraphy No. 14) was written for Dariush Saghafi and the Carpe Diem String Quartet. Reza Vali's Calligraphies series isa set of an ongoing cycle of works based on the Persian modal system, the Dastgâh, which he has beencomposing since 2000. The basic compositional material of the work is derived from a fast tempo genre, called the Reng, which is usually performed at the end of a traditional Persian music concert. Versions for Persian Santoorwith string quartet (original) and for string quartet only are available from the publisher. The original version was premiered on March 18-20, 2016 at the McConnell Arts Center in Columbus, Ohio, by Dariush Saghafi, Santoor, andthe Carpe Diem String Quartet.