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Iranian composers prized at Global Music Awards
ISNA – Four Iranian composers, Mohammadreza Ajdari, Behdad Babaei, Ahmad Chegini, and Amir-reza Ojaghi won silver and bronze medals at the Global Music Awards.
In the World Music Section, Ajdari received a silver medal for ‘Autumn Girl,’ and in the World Music Section, Babaei received a silver medal for ‘Insanity Route’.
Ajdari had earlier attended the Hollywood Music Awards 2022 and is among the nominees for the Hollywood Independent Music Awards 2023.
‘Stand Up’ by Chegeni was the winner of the bronze medal in the Experimental Rock Section.
Another Iranian winner of the competition was Ojaghi, who grabbed a bronze medal with his work, ‘Fall in Love’, which competed in the Sonata Section.
According to its official website, “Established in 2011, by Thomas Eugene Baker, Ph.D., the Global Music Awards is a well-known international music competition which celebrates independent musicians.”
“Global Music Awards is widely recognized by industry insiders as giving legitimacy to highly talented artists. It is recognized as music’s golden seal of approval.”
Immersive Van Gogh show in Shanghai
for first time
GLOBAL TIMES – Immersive light and shadow exhibition ‘Meet Van Gogh’ is featuring 149 paintings including the renowned ‘Starry Night Over the Rhône’ and the ‘Sunflowers’ series by master Vincent Van Gogh. The show, exhibited in China for the first time, will last till July 9 at Meet You Museum.
A Van Gogh immersive experience is any of a number of real-life or virtual reality exhibits of the artist’s paintings. The for-profit events range across venues, organizers, and cities around the world, though the majority have been held in North America in 2021 and 2022.