Dr. Saeid Kordmafi recently concluded an extensive two-month research in Iran, from October to December 2023. This constituted part of the practice-based strand of the “Maqam Beyond Nation” project. The primary objective of this undertaking was to finalise the composition, arrangement, and refinement of a classical Iranian music suite by Dr. Kordmafi, partly through rehearsing the repertoire with a select ensemble of accomplished Iranian musicians. Composed based on a cross-cultural and historically informed approach to classical Iranian music, this repertoire is scheduled to be live performed and recorded in Europe and the UK during September and October 2024. 

Nasim-e Tarab Ensemble Rehearsal – December 2023, Abbas Abad, North Iran.

This field trip also facilitated the continuation of Dr. Kordmafi’s longstanding investigation into the stylistics of classical Iranian music. Notably, he visited and engaged with several renowned Iranian maestros in the city of Esfahan such as Ostad Seyyed Reza Tabataba’i.

 

 

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