ENSEMBLE MEHR was founded on 2007 in Tehran by Mehrbanu and consists of
seven young musicians living in Iran,who have studied at  Tehran’s Conservatoire
and University of Music and Arts.
In September 2007 to commemorate the 800 anniversary of the birth
of the Persian mystic Moulana, the group was invited by  Federazione
Mandolinistica Italiana to perform concerts in Italy in the town of Treviso,
Vittorio Veneto and Bibione.

Europe    2010

Sa 13      Feb         Brussels

Su  21     Feb         Cologne

Sa  27     Feb         Amsterdam

Su  28     Feb         Hamburg

Sa   6      Mar         Karlsruhe

Mo  8      Mar        Arhus

Tu   9      Mar        Alborg

Th   11   Mar        Odense

Su   14   Mar        Malmo

Fr   19   Mar        Madrid

Sa   20   Mar        Berlin

Mehrbanu   Voice  

Parichehr Khajeh  Qanun

Asareh Shekarchi     Kamancheh

Goharnaz Masaeli     Tonbak

Mojgan Abolfathi   Daf

Golnoosh Salehi   Tar

 

Mehrbanu was born in 1979 in Tehran, Iran.
Mehrbanu began singing when she was eight and her music teacher was Mrs. Mehrali.
Turning 14, she was introduced to Mrs. Sima Bina to learn folkloric music and songs.
It was in the year 1999 that she began practicing Radif near her other music instructor Mr. Mohsen Keramati.

Parichehr Khajeh, born in 1977
Music education since 1988
Graduation from Art Music School as top student in 1995
B.A. Degree in Music as top student, Art University in 1999
M.A. Degree in Music Composition, Art University in 2004
Top student of The Music Faculty of Art University in 1996 and 1997
Professors:
Simin Agha Razi, Dichko, Hoshang Zarif, Mohammad Esmaili, Hossein Dehlavi, Farhad
Fakhareddini, Tolib Khan Shahidi, Ahmad pejman, Sharif Lotfi, Hossein Alizadeh, Kambiz
Roshan Ravan,  Mohammad Reza Darvishi, Siavash Beizaee, Shahrokh Khaje Noori,

Asareh Shekarchi
Born in 1981 in Tehran, She started learning music at age 7. When she was 10 she started her “Tonbak” practice with late Dariush Zargari and in Fajr Music festival of 1995 and 1996 she received the second prize. In 1998 she started to learn “Kamancheh” under the guidance of her father, Master Ali Akbar Shekarchi and in 2000 she entered Tehran’s University of Fine Arts.

Goharnaz Masaeli
Born in Isfahan, Iran, 1980.
Start learning and playing tonbak at age of 13 and tar age of 17.
Obtained a bachelor's degree in music from University of Art & Architecture.
Exploring rhythm for children through tonbak and poetry
Member of the following ensembles:
The Grand Youth Orchestra
Shayda (under the supervision of Master Mohamad Reza Lotfi)
Learned Tonbak from masters like  Yaseri,Farhangfar,

Mojgan Abolfathi
born in 1987
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
1994-1999     Playing Flute recorder
1999-2008    Playing Daf(Tambourine), Dayereh,Dohol(Kettle drum), Damaam, Koozeh (Oodo)     
2005-2008   Playing Saxophone
2008        Graduation from Tehran Vocational School majoring in International Music (Tehran Concervatoire) 

 

 Golnoosh Salehi
Was born 1990,Tehran.
Graduated from music school of Tehran .
She has started playing tar since she was 12 with Sahba Motallebi
Golnoosh learned from Iranian tar players Houshang Zarif , Farborz Azizi,
Mohammad Reza Ebrahimi,
Aria pirAtaii and Payam Jahanmani.