Meet Our Teachers

Zohreh Pedram

Mrs. Pedram went to the University of Tehran and majored in Persian literature. Immediately, after she got her bachelors, she taught at the Hadaf Elementary, Middle, and High School. After the 1979 Revolution, she came to the United States, and started teaching Farsi classes at the YWCA. Meanwhile she started her own classes. She has now created the Bahar Institute with her partner Mrs. Fereshteh Zihagh.

Fereshteh Zihagh

Mrs. Zihagh went to the University of Tehran and majored in Persian literature. She has now created the Bahar Institute with her partner Mrs. Zohreh Pedram.

Hamid Saeidi

Trained in the Radiff system of Persian Classical music from the age of 15, Hamid studied santoor (Persian hammered dulcimer) with famed Master Madjid Kiani. His amazing technique, emotional depth and innovative improvisations led him to pursue a degree in music from The Iranian Academy of the Arts, where he studied composition under Masters Farhad Fakhredini and Vartan Sahakian. He went on to receive international acclaim for performances in Iran, Greece, Ireland, Germany, Turkey, Canada, Malaysia and the United States. Over his career, Hamid has composed musical scores for more than 30 films, television programs, dance and theatrical presentations. He is currently collaborating and touring with an eclectic group of musicians and performers who span several musical traditions. Most recently, he co-founded—along with Meherdad Arabi, one of the world’s leading classical Persian percussionists—“Badeh and Taraneh.”