Afarin Nazarijou

Program Taught Qanun
Levels Taught Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Styles Traditional and Folk
Teaching Since 2012
Online or Studio Online

Born in 1990 in Tehran, Iran
Graduated from Tehran Music School.
Bachelor and Master of performance practice from the University of Tehran.
Master of contemporary improvisation at New England Conservatory of music, Boston.

- Performed as solo ‘Qanun’ player in the Elite players of youth music festival album “Nobang,” 2017
- First place in 8th “Youth music festival” ( the most accredited youth music festival in Iran) 2014
- Second place in 6th “Youth music festival,” 2007. First place in “Tehran Music school festival,” 2006

- Solo Qanun performance. Performed as solo ‘Qanun’ player in the animation “The Last Fiction” composed by ‘Christophe Rezai’ in 2018
- Solo Qanun performance. Performed as solo ‘Qanun’ player in “Az Sarasar Bogzashte” album composed by ‘Ehsan Abai,’ 2018
- Performed as solo ‘Qanun’ player performance in “Salname” album composed by ‘Mohammadreza Fayaz,’ 2017
- Solo Qanun performance. Performed as solo ‘Qanun’ player in “Songs in the Mist” album published by KKV company. Norway 2016
- Solo Qanun performance. Performed as solo ‘Qanun’ player in “Ayyaran” album composed by maestro ‘Ahmad Pejman’ 2015
- Solo Qanun performance. Performed as solo ‘Qanun’ player in “Fajr music festival” ( the most accredited music festival in Iran) 2015
- Solo Qanun performance. Performed as solo ‘Qanun’ player in “Oslo world music festival,” 2016
- Solo Qanun performance. Performed as solo ‘Qanun’ player in festivals such as “Forde world music festival,” 2015
- Solo Qanun performance. Performed as solo ‘Qanun’ player in “Gammaneh” album composed by ‘Soheil Peyghambari’ which becomes the best seller fusion album of the year. 2014
- Participating in “Ethno Sweden” and performance in several concerts and selected between 100 players for the “Ethno on the Road tour” around Sweden, 2014
- Solo Qanun performance. Performed as solo ‘Qanun’ player in “Fasl-e Sard” album, 2013
- Solo Qanun performance. Performed as solo ‘Qanun’ player in “Khayam Minimal” album composed by ‘Pooria Shivafard’, 2013
- Solo Qanun performance. Performed as solo ‘Qanun’ player in “Parseh dar Ayyene” composed by ‘Mohammadreza Fayaz,’ 2012


- Collaboration with University of Tehran orchestra 2016
- performance with ‘Mahsa Vahdat’ in Ellas Crean music festival 2016
- Performance in ‘Yadeh Doust’ concert in Ghent, Belgium 2016
- 6 years of teaching at ‘Pars music Conservatory, 2013-2018. (the most accredited music institution in the middle east)

Education

Title Bachelor's and Master's degree in Music
Conservatory / University / College New England Conservatory, College of Fine Art
Awards
Languages Spoken English, Farsi

Teacher Courses