Arvin Sedaghat-kish

Arvin Sedaghatkish (b. 1974, Tehran) is an author, music researcher, critic and composer who has written many articles, essays and reviews in Persian and English. He has served on the editorial boards of Farhang-o-Āhang (2005–2010), Harmonytalk (since 2004), Āineh-ye Khiāl (2007–2008), Ketāb-e Sāl-e Shaydā (2007–2011) and the biquarterly Mehregāni (2010–2013), which he co-founded, and was scientific advisor to Zangār (2016–2017); he also writes for journals such as Honar-e Musighi, Gozāresh-e Musighi and Māhoor Quarterly. His book Darsgoftārhā-ye naghd-e musighi (Lectures on Musical Criticism, 2013) grew out of a one-semester workshop in musical criticism.

He has been a juror or committee member for many festivals and awards, among them the Biannual Book Award of the Iranian House of Music, the 34th Iran Book of the Year Award, the Shiraz International Music Festival and the 36th Fajr Music Festival. His research centres on musical criticism and its philosophy, music theory, the analysis of Persian classical music and of Western contemporary music, and their social, historical and cultural questions.

As a composer, his pieces appear on albums such as Clouds (Tchārzangooleh, "Four Hawk Bells") and Persian Night 4, and have been played in concerts and festivals: works for harp and ney, for harp, flute and santoor, for piano, two speakers and tape (Jealousy in the Urban), fixed-media pieces and music for short films.