Biography:

Alireza Javaheri has dedicated his life to the study of music. A native of Mashad, Iran, he began his musical studies in 1985 with Abbass Khammar. The focus of his initial studies was to establish a firm foundation in the basics of the Santour.

After several years? study, he went to Tehran and furthered his musical training with Reza Shafieian and Parviz Meshkatian, both masters of Iranian music.

In 1995, he began his academic studies at the Tehran Art University, where his music studies included harmony, orchestra, and composition. He began in-depth research in 1997 on masters? works, transcribing into musical notation and publishing the following masterpieces:

From Meshkatian:

1 Gol Aieen 18 pices for santour.
2 Gol Awa 19 pices for santour.
3 Sol Aieen 10 pieces for Santour.
4 Twenty pieces for santour.
5 Collection of songs Vol.1.
6 Collection of songs Vol.2.
7 Collection of songs Vol.3
8 Bidad dul playing santour (duet for santour).
9 Chekad partiture for Iranian instruments.
10 Bidad (Anguish). partiture for Iranian instruments.
11 Razme moshtarack (Brotherhood in arms).partiture for Iranian instruments.
12 Laleh bahar (Spring Tulip).partiture for Iranian instruments.
13 Pirozi (Victory).partiture for Iranian instruments.
14 Mahbob man Vatan (My Beloved Home).partiture for Iranian instruments.
15 Vajeh Azadi (Roadmap to Freedom).partiture for Iranian instruments.
16 Unpublished works of masters of Iranian music Volumes 1 through 4, arranged for Santoor.
20 Golchin yek (selected works) Reza shafiieans collections. For santour

In addition to his studies, Alireza also worked on concurrent initiatives. For example, beginning in 1991, he began creating his own compositions. These works will soon be published on cassette and compact disk. Works dating from this period include:

1 Bahare Ghamangiz (Sad Spring) in Bayate Tork with poems from H.a. Sayeh.
2 Rast Pange gah concert for Iranian instruments.
3 Beyade Karevan (To the Memory of Carevan) in Shushtary.
4 Khoroush (Rage) in Segah.
5 Concertor for santour and orchestra in F minor.
6 Soeite Nava for Iranian orchestra.
7 Soiet Chhar gah for Iranian orchestra.
8 Waryasion Dasshti for Iranian orchestra.
9 Soiet Dashtestani for Iranian orchestra.

In 1997, he started the musical group Chakad. The Chakad ensemble performed on numerous occasions in many different Iranian cities. Bahman Rajabi was one of the important Iranian musicians who participated with Chakad.

He began working with another ensemble, Bahar, in 2002.

He also directed many performances and concerts with Hengameh Akhavan, a well-known Iranian traditional singer in Australia.

His current efforts center around pieces of Iranian musical masters such as:

1 Dar Ghafas (Caged) From Iranian well Known Master of music Aboul Hasan Saba.
2 Hesar (Fenced)
3 Savaraneh Dashteh Omid (Hopeful Riders of the Plains),
4 Khamoshi (Silence) ,
5 Shahid (Martyr),
6 Mihan (Homeland),
7 Noroz62 (New Day [New Year?s Day]),
8 Haft shahre eshgeh Eshgh (Seven Cities of Love) from Master of Iranian music Hossein Alizadeh & Reza Shafiean