Parissa

A conversation with Master Parissa presented by the UC San Diego Division of Arts and Humanities in the Conrad Prebys Music Center Recital Hall. Introduction by Dean Cristina Della Coletta.

Parissa is the first holder of the Roghieh Chehre-Azad Distinguished Professorship. She is Iran's most distinguished female vocalist.

About Radif

Parissa shared her deep knowledge of Radif, the classical repertoire of Persian traditional music, at UC San Diego. Its melodic patters are preserved through many generations and provide the basis for improvisation in Persian traditional music. Radif is taught through oral tradition and the repertoire evolves and is preserved by masters of each generation, such as Parissa.