HAVE BOW WILL TRAVEL showcases bowed string instruments from diverse cultures, including erhu (China), kamancheh (Iran), rebab (Indonesia), violin and double bass. Various combinations of instruments create dynamic fusions from classical and folk Persian repertoire to contemporary electroacoustic composition and improvised music of different approaches.

Sina Ettehad, Marjan Alekhamis, and Mohammad Amini will perform on Persian fiddles: kamancheh, kamancheh alto, and ghaychak alto. Babak Banihoseini joins them on various traditional Iranian drums. This newly formed quartet will perform Iranian classical music, both compositions and improvisation, from the traditional Dastgahi repertoire, rooted in Iranian folk traditions.