Poetry:sayeh
Compser and Tar:Alireza Khodayari
vocal:ali arshi
Back vocal:Negin Moosavi
Oud:Hamid Karimiyan
Daf and Percussion:Ali Mohammadi


Silent lip

Composer and Tar player : Alireza khodayari

passion of kereshme

Composer , back vocal and Tar player:Alireza Khodayari 
Kamanche , kamanche alto & back vocal : Khashayar Eshkevari

bahre to …

Beautiful lie , Awful truth

Vagharshapat is an Armenian song from Komitas Armenian miniature selection. This is a arrangement in this song by Alireza Khodayari four a Tar solo.

Armenian miniature for Tar solo

Baghe Bi Payan

Tar and hang drum improvisation based on a theme composed by me.

Tar: Alireza Khodayari
Hang drum: Ayeen Mousavi

Sweet venom

Tar and music production by: Alireza Khodayari

Home!

Duet No. 4 composed by composed by Alireza Khodayari, performed at Old South Church in Boston.

Tar: Alireza Khodayari
Kamancheh: Farzin Dehghan

Duet No. 4 (Sheida) - Live at Old South church

Musician | Composer
Based in Boston, MA, USA
Music student at Berklee College of Music
Studied B.A Iranian Music Performance at Tehran University of Art.

Alireza Khodayari (born in 2001) is an Iranian composer and Tar player, known for his significant contributions to the Iranian music scene and beyond. Alireza's passion for music motivated him to commence his journey into composition at the age of 13, with a specific focus on the polyphonic and harmonic elements inherent in Iranian music. He pursued an associate degree in the major of Iranian music performance at the Tehran University of Art and is currently a first-semester student majoring in composition at Berklee.
Alireza has actively participated in numerous music festivals, both domestically and internationally, where he showcased his compositions to diverse audiences. His works, spanning from Iranian music ensembles to microtonal, contemporary, and classical compositions, demonstrate remarkable versatility. Some of his compositions have been performed by ensembles in Iran such as the "Nava ensemble", "QuarTar quartet", and at Berklee, including "Qantara ensemble". In recent years, he has focused on contemporary styles, particularly in chamber music settings such as string quartets and chamber orchestras, emphasizing his commitment to pushing musical boundaries and discovering new languages and timbres in composition. With a deep foundation in Iranian microtonal music, Alireza has left an indelible mark of originality in his contemporary works.

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Alireza Khodayari

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