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Woven Verses is a collaborative artist project weaving classical and contemporary Persian texts with original music, rooted in a network that includes Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat and a renowned ensemble. Supported by the Hewlett 50 Arts Commission and presented through Freight & Salvage in Berkeley, this project amplifies poetic resistance and resilience with performances and recordings across the Bay Area and beyond.

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Explore the Woven Verses archive, notable discography highlights, and upcoming performances—featuring collaborations with Naseem Alatrash (cello), David Balakrishnan (violin), Ara Dinkjian (oud), Tamer Pinarbasi (kanoon), and Greg Ellis (percussion). Secure your seats for the next Bay Area date and join a living conversation between poetry and music.

The essentials

Quick Facts About Woven Verses

  • Project: Woven Verses: Poetic Resistance & Resilience, a Hewlett 50 Arts Commission-supported collaboration with Freight & Salvage (Berkeley) and Bay Area artists, blending classical/contemporary Persian texts with original music.
  • Core artists: Mahsa Vahdat, Marjan Vahdat; ensemble collaborators include Naseem Alatrash (cello), David Balakrishnan (violin), Ara Dinkjian (oud), Tamer Pinarbasi (kanoon), and Greg Ellis (percussion).
  • Label/home: The project roots in Kirkelig Kulturverksted (KKV) releases; 2024 The Eagle of My Heart (Marjan Vahdat) and 2019 Placeless (Kronos + Mahsa & Marjan Vahdat) are among the key releases.
  • 2025 appearances include: House Concert Fundraiser (Berkeley, Apr 27, 2025) for Woven Verses recording; Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, San Francisco (June 26, 2025); and related Bay Area events.
  • Discography context: Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat have released a long-running sequence of Persian vocal albums (e.g., Songs from a Persian Garden, I Am Eve, Twinklings of Hope, Blue Fields, Serene Hope, Placeless, Our Garden Is Alone, The Eagle of My Heart).
  • Top chart highlights: Placeless topped the Transglobal World Music Chart in April 2019 (Top 2 appear in the TWMC Top 100); Our Garden Is Alone reached No. 1 on the TWMC in May 2022.

The records

Woven Verses Discography

  • The Eagle of my Heart
    2024 · Kirkelig Kulturverksted
  • Our Garden Is Alone
    2022 · Kirkelig Kulturverksted
  • Placeless
    2019 · Kirkelig Kulturverksted
  • Serene Hope
    2017 · Kirkelig Kulturverksted
  • Blue Fields
    2013 · Kirkelig Kulturverksted
  • Twinklings of Hope
    2012 · Kirkelig Kulturverksted
  • Songs From a Persian Garden
    2011 · Kirkelig Kulturverksted
  • I Am Eve
    2011 · Kirkelig Kulturverksted
  • Scent of Reunion: Love Duets Across Civilizations
    2010 · Valley Entertainment

The hits

Top Woven Verses Songs

  • Placeless (with Kronos Quartet)
    2019 · Transglobal World Music Chart Top 2 (April 2019)
  • Our Garden Is Alone
    2022 · Transglobal World Music Chart Top 1 (May 2022)

Explore the Woven Verses archive, notable discography highlights, and upcoming performances—featuring collaborations with Naseem Alatrash (cello), David Balakrishnan (violin), Ara Dinkjian (oud), Tamer Pinarbasi (kanoon), and Greg Ellis (percussion). Secure your seats for the next Bay Area date and join a living conversation between poetry and music.

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