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Kazem Davoudian was born in Mashhad in 1955. He received his B.A in music from the college of Arts at the Tehran University in 1980. During this years as a student he studied Persian music theory and Radeef -Navazi under the supervision of such renowned masters as M.Kiani, M. R. Lotfi, and D. Safvat . His performance skills were enrichedby the notable teachers Esmaeel Tehrani(Santur) and Bahman Rajabi (Tonbak). He also studied Western Classical Music and Composition with Kambiz Roshan-Ravan, specializing in cello. After his graduation, Davoudian performed with various musical ensembles while he served as an instructor of santur to intermediate and advanced students a the Center for Preservation and Advancement of Iranian Music. During the years 1983-89 he dedicated much of his time to composing music.He was commissioned to write a number of works for the Tehran Symphony Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of Tehran under of the Iranian National Radio and Television. These include: The Mystery of the Life, Autumn, and Var-Saghi; to name a few. Among his other works are Duets for two Santurs, Tar and Santur, as well as the soundtrack for the film "Grand Cinema ". Davoudian migrated to the U.S. in 1990. Hw has continued contributing to the growth the development of Traditional Persian Music through performing, composing, teaching, as well as making santurs. Most recently he performed with Maestro M. R. Lotfi in Philadelphia. Prior to that he toured the U.S. and Canada with Maestro H . Alizadeh in the National Instruments Ensemble as well as the Dastan Ensemble in 1991 and 92 respectively. Drawing upon his talent as a cellist and composer of western music and western influences in his most recent composition for Cello and Santur.He has also composed a symphony orchestra piece on a poem by "Nima Youshij" for Maestro Mohammad-Reza Shajarian. Overview For symphonic orchestra and choir: Rebirth, 1985 The resurrection of the flowers, 1985 A piece in Shur and Dashti, along with traditional instruments, 1986 "Varsaaghi", based on a Turkman folk melody, 1986 "Raaz-e Hayaat", commissioned by the Iranian Department of Agriculture, 1987 Endeavor, 1988 Requiem, 1988 Epic, 1996 For strings, woodwind, and percussion: Fugue for string quartet, 1983 Canon for violin and cello, 1983 Autumn, for strings, 1986 Duet for tar and santur, based on the folk melody "juni juni", 1984 Santur duo in Shur "Kaayer", with vocals, based on a folk melody from Mazandaraan, 1994 "Shurideh", in Dashti, 1995 "Asmar", based on a folk melody from Kermaanshah, 1995 "Faraaz", 1997 "Payvand", quintet for piano, violin, flute, guitar, and cello, 1997 An arrangement of an old song "cheshm-e mast", with vocals by Mohammad Reza Shajarian (to be published), 1998 Nima, based on a poem by Iranian modernist poet Nima Yushij, with vocals by Mohammad Reza Shajarian (to be published), 1998 A piece in Dashti, with vocals by Mohammad Reza Shajarian (to be published), 1998 Earthquake, dedicated to the victims of the earthquake in Northern Iran, 1990 Duo for Tombak (percussion), 1993 Film music: Grand Cinema, a film by Hassan Hedayat, 1988 Think of the Gentle Mountains, a documentary by Khosrow Sinai, 1995 Music for children: The dog and the bone, 1984 Water and moonlight, 1984 Popular music for the youth, 1984 For traditional Iranian ensemble: Chaharmezrab, in Bidaad, 1998 A polyphonic piece in Dashti, 1898 "Serr-e del", with vocals, in Chahaargaah, 1998 Check out the artist's website: http://www.davoudian.com Track List: 1. Dastghah Shour 2. Dastghah Shour 3. Dastghah Shour 4. Dastghah Shour Other Genres:
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