UCLA Farhang Foundation Iranian music ceremony
Susana Capra
At the signing ceremony for Farhang Foundation’s $1 million gift to UCLA (from left): Tannaz Guivi, project manager, Farhang Foundation; Negar Attari Pour, event and development associate, Farhang Foundation; Alireza Ardekani, executive director, Farhang Foundation; Farhad Mohit, trustee and vice chairman, Farhang Foundation; Ali Razi, trustee and founding chairman, Farhang Foundation; Judith Smith, dean, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music; Ava Sadripour, executive director of development, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music; Amir Hosein Pourjavady, director, Persian music ensemble, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music; Shannon McGarry, assistant dean, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music; Steve Loza, professor and chair, Department of Ethnomusicology, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music; A.J. Racy, distinguished professor, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music; and Munir Beken, associate professor, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.