Music has always been the only way for expressing emotion in life, such as love and friendship, sorrow and grief, joy and happiness for me; but for composing a piece of music, I have never surrounded myself in a specifically limited trend, and never been a follower. Therefore, I have always tried to be on my own way, because I believe ‘a person should talk his own language’. Because in the vast universe, there are too many people who definitely have the same language.

 

 

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	GHARIBANEH A poem by Hooshang Ebtehaj on the occasion of his birthday, February 25th, in the Persian Literature Page		IMAGINE A gorgeous video clip of John Lenon in the English Literature Page

 

 

 

My silent city! Where is that springtide spirit of yours?

The year we are passing its last days was undoubtedly a sorrowful year for our music. Passing away of two great music legends, Faramarz Payvar and Parviz Meshkatyan, was an overwhelming catastrophe for the fragile body of Iranian music. May they rest in peace; they will always be remembered.

We unquestionably can mention Faramarz Payvar, the Santoor player, as one of the most influencing individuals in contemporary Iranian music. His works in the fields of playing, teaching and composing music, recomposing the old music pieces and supervising music groups has made him a legend in the Iranian music.

 

 

 

 

Parviz Meshkatyan, the great Santoor player, is certainly one of the immortal legends of the Iranian music whose influence on most of the Santoor players and contemporary composers is conspicuous. In addition to playing, he was a magnificent and successful paradigm of Iranian musician in teaching and composing. His using of virgin melodies and beautiful rhythms in composing music, and his unique way of playing will never be forgotten.

 

 

 

 

 

Mehr Ensemble Presented Concert in "Talar Vahdat" - Date: 1388 Mordad 25, 26. To read the report and see the concert photos, you can go to "Activities" page.