Music

Bellevue College guitar faculty, Naeim Rahmani, along with the Seattle-Isfahan Project (SIP) Ensemble will perform works by Iranian and UW School of Music faculty composers. The pieces in this program were commissioned as part of the Seattle-Isfahan Project: 33. The project and the commissioned pieces address the water crisis that is happening now in Iran, particularly the drought that is affecting the Zayandeh-Roud, the river that gave birth to the city of Isfahan. The project title “33” refers to the 33 arches that make up the most famous bridge, Sio-Se-Pol, across the river. This project is intended to both pay homage [...]

The Bellevue College Guitar Program is proud to present Bokyung Byun. Recipient of the 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant, grand prize at the 2021 Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Competition and the Montreal International Classical Guitar Competition, Bokyung Byun​ enjoys a reputation as one of the most sought-after guitarists of her generation.