TEHRAN - A ceremony in honor contemporary musician and composer Hossein Alizadeh is being held today and tomorrow at the Management College of Tehran University.

A competition in which young **tar** and **setar*** players will perform several pieces composed by Alizadeh is also part of the ceremony, and Alizadeh is scheduled to deliver a speech.

Hossein Alizadeh was born in Tehran in 1951. After graduating from the Music Conservatory, he entered the School of Music of Tehran University in 1975, where he received a bachelor's degree in composition and performance.

Alizadeh has performed extensively throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia and has appeared on many radio and TV programs.

The Nava Improvisation (1976), Riders of the Plains of Hope (1976), and Hessar (1983) are some of Alizadeh's most famous compositions.