Bonnie film Daily/ 2 Dec-2003 page 9
Report of the press meeting about "In the Fog" Concert (Shahin Alavi`s Work)

"Music – A national wealth which should be preserved".
Yesterday in a press meeting which was held by a group of musicians belong to Niavaran  Society of musicians, List of programs and activities regarding to second six months of the year 2003 of above society were presented.
In this meeting, referring to a  question concerning the reasons for naming
 " integrative concert" for the next performance" Shahin Alavi" as the chief of concert players remarked that " I should not like to put this name on my work necessarily but in case this question refers to group `s form, I should like to say you can perform integrative music just by one musical instrument. In fact this subject will occur in your phrasing. We might play with a kind of guitar which is neither anyway. This depends on the ambiance you are building with your instrument."
Referring this subject that Iranian music has these structure,  ha added in this concert I  
play solo with "Oud" which we can not counted it merely Iranian or traditional or
European". He referred also to guitar, Violin and percussion musical instrument which will accompany him in this concert.
Referring to this question" Does integrative music as a music with new attitude will not harm to original music or culture?"
He answered" perhaps we might say that this type of music (Integrative music) is a new attitude to music which is trying to present a new definition from culture which is trying to present a new definition from culture which is specifically for the use of certain countries rather for public to be understandable. When you are working on Iranian music this arrangement may be shown to another form through corners and the way you are looking at it. But when you open it and combine it with other musical instrument, you must talk so that everyone understands you and in the meantime does not damage to original work. Some one like "Mostafazadeh" will play a piece with piano in which Turkish music is mixed with Jazz music which Turkish music has not been ruined and he also reached to his goal.
Referring to this subject that this problem depends on player himself, he added that " in " IN music phrases structure as well as the work you are doing by now, there are many things to be clarified and be judged over there".
Referring to this question whether a new work in integrative music area has been done in concert" in the fog" he said that " I performed this concert twice and I think that we should ask people and audience whether this is a new work or not? But we believe we have done ….
In continuation, he referred to this question" Do you believe that all the people will be satisfied?" He said that" No work can claim that it was an interesting work for the all. When I intended to play Oud 8 years ago, most of people did not know this style and they told me that you have made  mistake" When I listened "Oud" being played by Tunisian player " Anouar Brahem", I was so much interested in play this kind of musical instrument and I imitated his style and played his tunes by listening to them. This is a kind of music belong to our era and perhaps this is the reason why cultures become closer to each other than  old days. There is a movement  started off in Iran".