Behzad Maafi, the head of Tehran Conservatory of Music told reporters that the Conservatory was established in 1998 and since then, it had been active propagating music and supporting it around the country. “Through these activities, we succeeded to sign 12 international deals with the world’s prestigious conservatories, which I believe, is a great achievement for Iran’s music,” said he, “before outbreak of crisis in Ukraine, we participated in an international music conference with 300 other musicians, which contributed to the country’s fame, since we were ranked among the top ten members of the conference.”
He also provided details of activities of the Conservatory. “Currently we host 1200 students of music in BA and diploma degrees. So far, more than 4500 students have been graduated, 75 per cent of whom now work as music players, which are a great honor for us,” said Maafi.
He also said that according to the agenda, the Conservatory would open an international office in Toronto, Canada, and “Iranian student of music would enroll in music courses which has the Canadian government permission.”
“Our intention is to introduce Iranian music to Canada and we work to bring the Canadians with all sub-classes of Iranian music,” said he, providing the details of the Conservatory’s future agenda. “A joint academic course with honorary diploma with international prestige will be held; other branches will open in other cities around the country; creating atmosphere quite similar to that governing the music courses of leading countries in music, and construction of new building for the Conservatory are in the agenda for upcoming year,” he asserted.
Maafi said that the center was totally privately managed and relied on personal resources, focused on spread and propagation of Iranian and world music, and expressed hope that with the new government, “we see more activity in the field.”
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