Through organizing the 2017 edition of the competition and the festival, the Yarava Music Group takes another step forward in the introduction and support of composers and electronic music itself by facilitating the performance of this year’s winners and other Iranian and International composers, holding seminars and composition masterclasses, presentation of papers, and technical debating and discussion sessions.
(TIEMF 2017 – Booklet)
With more composers visiting Iran over the last ten years, we have been faced with the question: ‘Is there any platform for Electronic and Electroacoustic music in Iran’ Our answer has always been that there are many who work in this area, but there is no scene for this kind of music. But today, the situation has changed.
(Pink Noises in Tehran – Music Report magazine, No 85, October 2016)
I would like to extend a warm greeting to all of you and thank the organizers of this event for the precious opportunity offered to us again this year. … I am very happy for the splendid work that is being done for the dissemination and development of contemporary musical, technological and multimedia art in Iran.
(TIEMF 2020 – Introduction Statement)
… as in this moment, and in the upcoming week, people in Greece, in Italy, in Germany, in both Americas, and probably also in the east, in China, Korea, Japan, the Philippines are now looking at Tehran, as the middle and the center.
(TIEMF 2020 – Opening Speech)
In February 2022 the 5th TIEMF Festival will open. Two years of a global crisis which concerns everyone – not in the same grade, but in the same way – have been survived by the Festival. At this point I would like to express my respect and my admiration for this strength and dedication which made it possible!
(TIEMF 2021 – Opening Speech)
Over the past few decades, the evolution of electronic music in Iran has been characterized by substantial contributions from a variety of composers, musicians, and ensembles. Notably, the Yarava Music Group has emerged as key figures in this development. Yarava significantly contributed to the evolution of electronic music in Iran including Csound introduction.
(conference proceedings )
…the Yarava Music Group has developed into one of the most important centers for new music and interdisciplinary projects in Iran. … Yarava acts as a lighthouse for young composers and sound artists, giving them both a platform and a voice. …The persistence and artistic integrity of the group are admirable and essential for the survival of the avant-garde in the country. Autumn and Winter 2016
(Positionen Issue #109)
But the biggest thanks must definitely go to Mehdi Jalali and the Yarava Music Group for making all this possible. This year, the Korourian competition has been embedded in the Tehran Festival for electronic music, with many concerts, exhibitions, masterclasses and discussions – a wonderful development of this event. Spring 2018
(Sunset In The Woodland – CD Booklet)
To me, RKC 2018 has been a very particular experience full of challenge and inspiration. Being a part of the international team of RKC and meeting the creative and open-minded young generation of male and female Iranian composers were a real enrichment both for my career and life. Autum 2018
(Camouflage – CD Booklet)
The Reza Korourian Composition Competition hopes to make a significant contribution to the flourishing contemporary music in Iran. Winter 2020
(Remember – CD Booklet)
For Mehdi Jalali and his friends, there are absolutely no borders for cultural exchange and musical goals and sharing this experience to their public is a high priority. Yarava is definitely a pearl in Iran’s contemporary art’s scene. Spring 2016
(Engareh – CD Booklet)
With the formation of Yarava Modern Orchestra in 2003, an effective step was taken for contemporary music and the music of contemporary composers, and it caused hundreds of young musicians to participate in it. Spring 2020
(Phantasma – CD Booklet)
The Yarava Music Group, an association of passionate and long-term committed musicians, plays an important and prominent role in shaping the agenda of creative musical activities in Tehran. Autumn 2018
(Iranian Contemporary Music 2 – CD Booklet)