Hooshang Farahani

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Hooshang farahani was born in 1967 in Farahan.

He passed elementary and intermediate school in Tehran and karaj. Graduated in psychology and educational science from university.

He has been deeply attached in music and literature since his teen ages, and it made him learn the tar and setar very soon, then he got used to foundation and principles of composition.

He starts his professional activities in about 1989 with composing for two dramatic plays.

He wrote investigational essay collection about music’s history, biography of artists, music therapy and also use of music in psychology. these articles have also been translated in English and issued in several publications.

playing and compose in several orchestral work which is in the public hand’s  now.

1- He published book selection of master Gholamhossein Bigjehkhani in 2002 which is include transcription of 32 pieces.

2- Transcribing 110 songs of master Esmail Navabsafa in Takderakht book that published in 2002.

3- He Published the book Shabcheragh which contain collection of 20 pieces and exercises for the tar and setar on 2004.

The book Narenj o Torang (farahan’s fiction)was published on 2007.

Publishing work:

1- Children’s songs

2- Tanscribing of master Esmail Mehrtash songs.

3- Translating biography of James Joyce.

4- Soloist setar for the radif of master Esmail Mertash and vocalize by Mohammad Montasheri.

5- Publishing cassette Meene va Aftab(mirror and sun).

6- Co-operation with master Mohammdreza Lotfi to write and publishing Hossien Ya haghi’s radif.

Notation of master Mohammad reza Lotfi opus collection.

Hooshang farahani has done in many concert in Tehran and other cities in iran and played an important role to present Iranians all over the worlds in past years. He performs numerous consert in different countries of the world contain of:

1- Australia concert singing HengameAkhavan on 2002.

2- Sweden concert singing Hengame Akhavan on 2003.

3- Italy concert singingHengame Akhavan on 2004.

4- Paris concert in theater De La Ville on 2004.

5- The Austrian concert in folk theater in Vienna on 2004.

6- Emarate arab union concert

7- Sweden concert signing Rohangiz on 2005.

8- Sweden concert signing Rohangiz on 2006.

9- Germany concert signig Rohangiz on 2006.

10- Poland concet (third festival of cultures contact) in Warsaw signig Rohangiz on 2006.

11- Poland concert festival of old music participate with Alireza Javaheri and Mohammad Rasoli on 2007.

12- Poland concert singing Bahram Sarang in Warsaw on 2007.

13- Austrian concert singing Bahram Sarang in Vienna on 2007.

One of the branch that he is used to during past years is train and propagate Persian music in shyeda music school located in karaj.