Alireza Shafaghi Nezhad
shafaghinezhad@nourichoir.com

Having had special desire for singing since his childhood, he stated learning music by playing dulcimer, flute recorder. He started leaning piano with Mr. Faramarz Lavasani in 10.
He's worn many awards in schools, home areas and the province while participating in different singing and theatre groups. Then he started learning the solfege, composing and classical singing while studying in the major of Electronic Engineering.
Having graduated, he's started his professional career by composing theatre music and teaching music in Education and Reform Center since 1998.
He became a member of Youth Choral Group in Vahdat Hall the same year and participated in different musical festivals and concerts.
He became a member of Tehran Symphonic Choral Group conducted by Mr. Goorgen Mousisian since 2000 and soon after chosen to be his assistant. He's been affected a lot by Mr. Mousisian in singing and conducting.
The same year, his artistic life greatly changed by visiting Mr. Mohammad Nouri and acquiring At and Science in his company.
In December 2000, he assembled a classical choral group with the help of Mr. Mohammad Nouri the composer and conductor of Mr. Nouri's Orchestra.
Furthermore, he's attended Professor Manouchehr Sahbaee's extensive conducting classes and some other composing and choral conducting classes.
He’s been honored to visit Mr. Ali Rahbar and Louis Cheknovarian and the cooperation in between. Here are his concerts to be mentioned:

A concert with the Education and Reform children in 1999.
Attending the Fajr Music Festival concert with Youth Choral Group in Vahdat Hall in 19999, 2000.
His activities in Theatre are mentioned as:
Composing the theatre music as:

Father. The hell Strindbury play. (H. Samandarian) The Hippo Dream Room, Mr. Toopaz. Goodo, Inspector, … .

Attending Fajr Music Festival and having a lot of concerts with Tehran Symphonic Orchestra, Symphonic Choral Group conducted by Mr. G. Mousisian and Behrang Shegerfkar from 2001 to 2005 in Vahdat Hall.
As a choir and orchestra Conductor, a composer of Mr. Nouri’s lyrics these concerts are mentioned:

1. Tehran, Milad Hall April 2002
2. Shiraz, May 2002
3. Tehran, Razi Hall September 2002
4. Tehran, Milad Hall August 2002
5. Tehran, Milad Hall January 2003 (For Bam Earthquake Victims)
6. Kerman February 2003 (for Bam Earthquake victims)
7. Tehran, Vahdat Hall February 2003. Fajr Music Festival
8. Tehran, Tehran University December 2004
9. Tehran, Medical Science University December 2004
10. Ahvaz, February 2005
11. Tehran April 2005 Vahdat Hall
12. Tehran May 2005 Niavaran Palace
13. Tehran September 2005 Artists House.

The Nouri Choral Group concerts are:

1. Tehran , Avini Hall April 2002
2. Tehran , Milad Hall April 2002
3. Tehran , Avini Hall May 2003
4. Tehran , Fajr Music Festival , February 2003
5. Tehran , Roodaki Hall September 2004
6. Tehran , Vahdat Hall November 2004
7. Tehran University May 2005
8. Tehran , Vahdat Hall December 2005 ( 250th anniversary of Mozart death )
9. Tehran , Roudaki Hall November 2005
10. Tehran , Roudaki Hall May 2006 ( Mozart , Spatzen and Krönungs Messe )
11. Tehran July 2006 Avini hall ( Mozart Festival)
12. Tehran November 2006 Roudaki Hall
13. Tehran November 2006 Vahdat Hall ( Petite Messe Solennelle , G.A.Rossini )
14. Tehran , Vahdat Hall , Fajr Music Festival
15. Tehran March 2007 Vahdat hall (Parvin Etesami Respecting )
16. Tehran July 2007 Roudaki hall
17. Tehran December 2007 Vahdat Hall
18. Tehran May 2008 Vahdat Hall ( Cartmina Burana )
19. Tehran May 2008 Tehran University, Department of Physics