I was the only person from Kurdistan and Iranian music community attending this significant music education conference in Near East.

“Attending the ISME 33rd World Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, was out of my imagination until the last hour of the conference registration deadline when I heard the positive result of the Award I applied for.In the remarkable five days of multidisciplinary music education conference which was held in the gate of Central Asia just in the North of Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan, the young country with ancient culture, I found countless events from traditional to modern performances in a wide range of stage activities including educational meetings, several productive speeches and community engagements. I am thrilled to be granted the World Conference Sponsored Delegate award 2018 from ISME board. As a Kurdish-Iranian-Canadian, I was the only person from Kurdistan and Iranian music community attending this significant music education conference in Near East. I performed the Kamanche (Four-Stringed-Spiked-Fiddle) recital at the Baku Music Academy, there was a reunifying moment to concentrate on my long-life exploration on Kurdish ethnic music on Kamanche.”

Once again, ISME provided funding and sustenance for a number of members to enable them to attend the world conference in Baku. Here those recipients talk about their first impressions. More information about the awards can be found on the Grants and Awards page.

World Conference Award recipients

The ISME World Conference Awards are intended to enable music educators with demonstrated financial need to attend the ISME biennial world conference through meeting the registration costs and contributing towards the costs of travel, accommodation and subsistence. This award is for first time presenters.