About:

MECA’s project started privately by Kaveh Mirhosseini (Artistic Director based in Tehran-Iran) under title of Middle East Composers Association which include composers from Middle East and West Asian Countries. for the first step of our cooperation it's our pleasure to premier the pieces of the composers from this Region and as always Art and Music can make stronger solidarity between the people , we hope the MECA project can affect on this deep solidarity. "Peace for humanity" always be Cantus Ensemble's slogan and we are trying to accomplishment it.

We sincerely hope you accept our apology for our one-month delay in the announcement of the results of the competition and the details of the winners which was caused by the current situation, due to COVID-19. Also, due to the large number of participants and the high level of competition, selecting the three chosen pieces was a demanding, arduous task.
Furthermore, we are hopeful that the MECA project would be continuous and that we would do more significant projects together. Shortly after the crisis caused by COVID-19, we will perform and record the chosen pieces and also, shall the post of the sender and the receiver countries accept, the awards will be posted to you. In the end, we are tremendously satisfied and thankful that you took part in this competition; nonetheless, if your name is not on the list of the winners, we wish to see you in the next competitions.

Honorary Composers:

Reza Vali (Iran) - Ahmet Altinel (Turkey) - Ali Radman (Iran) - Mani Jafarzadeh(Iran) - Alican Puskulcu (Turkey) - Kaveh Mirhosseini (Iran)

Competent Composers:

First Place: Ufuk Biçak (Turkey)
Second Place:Alireza Shahabolmolk-Fard (Iran)
Third Place: Amer Ali (Syria)
Sincerely yours, Cantus Ensemble

Contact us:

General Information: info@cantusensemble.com
Artistic Director: info@kavehmirhosseini.com