Music for You.
Mahour Mellat Parast
Mahour Mellat Parast was born in 1973 in Iran. He grew up in a music loving family, where his father was a musician, composer, and a player of Tar, Setar, and Turkish Tar. Also his
grandfather was
a player of Turkish Tar.
He started playing tar at the age of 14, under the supervision of his father. In 1989, he was awarded the first rank Tar player in the Province of Gilan, Iran. He also joined the Oshagh musical group at the age of 16, as their youngest player and took part in many concerts with that group throughout Iran. After his admission to Sharif University in 1991, he moved to Tehran. At that time, along with his academic studies in Industrial Engineering, he practiced the themes of Persian Music (RADIF) under the supervision of Houshang Zarif, a renowned Tar player and instructor, from 1993-1997. He also became familiar with the style of many Tar players, including Jalil Shahnaz and Farhang Sharif. During this period, he worked with many professional groups and continued to enrich his own expertise. However, his commitment to music had to be balanced with the parallel pursuit of his career in Industrial Engineering. While in Iran, his public performances as a soloist or in ensemble, numbered more than 20.
In 2001 he was admitted to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) to obtain a Ph.D. in Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, with a 3-year Fellowship award. He graduated in December 2005. Since his arrival in the USA he has performed numerous concerts and educational programs throughout the country, as well as recording a CD of Classical Persian music entitled Freedom-Improvisation. Dr. Parast currently serves as Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences at University of North Carolina-Pembroke.
Mahour Mellat Parast was born in 1973 in Iran. He grew up in a music loving family, where his father was a musician, composer, and a player of Tar, Setar, and Turkish Tar. Also his
He started playing tar at the age of 14, under the supervision of his father. In 1989, he was awarded the first rank Tar player in the Province of Gilan, Iran. He also joined the Oshagh musical group at the age of 16, as their youngest player and took part in many concerts with that group throughout Iran. After his admission to Sharif University in 1991, he moved to Tehran. At that time, along with his academic studies in Industrial Engineering, he practiced the themes of Persian Music (RADIF) under the supervision of Houshang Zarif, a renowned Tar player and instructor, from 1993-1997. He also became familiar with the style of many Tar players, including Jalil Shahnaz and Farhang Sharif. During this period, he worked with many professional groups and continued to enrich his own expertise. However, his commitment to music had to be balanced with the parallel pursuit of his career in Industrial Engineering. While in Iran, his public performances as a soloist or in ensemble, numbered more than 20.
In 2001 he was admitted to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) to obtain a Ph.D. in Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, with a 3-year Fellowship award. He graduated in December 2005. Since his arrival in the USA he has performed numerous concerts and educational programs throughout the country, as well as recording a CD of Classical Persian music entitled Freedom-Improvisation. Dr. Parast currently serves as Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences at University of North Carolina-Pembroke.