​THE
IRANSHAHR 
ORCHESTRA

Āvāz-e Iranshahr is an initiative aimed at collecting a repertoire of solo performances by Iranian musicians worldwide, with the goal of preserving, maintaining, and identifying various styles and schools of Iranian music. Supported by Herb Alpert School of Music Iranian Music, and The Iranshahr Orchestra, this project archives each approximately 15-minute program (8-minute piece, accompanied by a 7-minute analysis by Dr. Shahab Paranj).  The recording along with my analysis will be broadcast on Radio 94.7 KTWV HD3 every month. These solo performances are also presented and distributed annually under the title " Āvāz-e Iranshahr," with the UCLA publication. 

The creation of this collection serves several objectives:  

• Introducing talented and gifted yet unknown young musicians who lack the opportunity to showcase their work. 

• Exposing and educating Iranians who tune in to this radio station worldwide about the content and significance of these compositions/performances. 

• Encouraging the musicians to value of making and performing music this way which has more connections to the essence of Iranian music. 

• Achieving a rich repertory, akin to a treasury, such as the collection of Golha Music (847 hours of music recorded and broadcasted in Iran before the 1979 revolution), from which future generations will benefit.