2026 Sounding Iran Conference, to be held at the University of California, Irvine, on February 7–8, 2026.
My composition, Sepideh, for solo piano, audio playback and visuals will be perfromed by Asal Iranmehr at this event.
Link to purchase tickets: here
Double bassist Ali Kian Yazdanfar and pianist Brigitte Poulin present Sayeh-Roshan (“chiaroscuro” in Persian), a recording that features contemporary compositions reflecting on how layered identities, such as Persian-Canadian, can enrich one’s perspective. Chiaroscuro, the interaction of light and shadow, is interpreted here as the interplay between competing ideas and perspectives, and between tradition and modernity. New works by Amir Eslami, Reza Vali, and Parisa Sabet are interwoven with traditional Iranian pieces for kamancheh and tombak, featuring guest musicians Behnoosh Behnamnia and Bamdad Fotouhi.
His Gabbah Is Turquoise (2022), is a composition for double bass and piano comissioned by Ali Kian Yazdanfar for Sayeh Roshan Project. His Gabbah Is Turquoise (2022) is a commission by Ali Kian Yazdanfar for the Sayeh Roshan Project. Its musical elements are inspired by patterns, textures and colors found in Gabbah. Gabbah in Farsi means raw, natural, and uncut and is a type of Persian rug with bright colors and rough and primitive textures. Its patterns are formed by asymmetric and symmetric knots and can be as diverse as the mind and imagination of its craftsman. The color turquoise represents wisdom, tranquility, protection, good fortune, and hope.
When I asked Ali what elements of Iranian music or culture most interested him, he referred to his memories with his father talking about different aspects of Persain culture. I have been wanting to compose a piece dedicated to my father as well. His Gabbah Is Turquoise is a homage to the fathers.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien.
Release date: November 21, 2025
Leaf Music: Link
Inspired by Omid Fallahazad’s story Sabzeh, this immersive installation brings together music, dance, fiber arts, and visuals rooted in Persian carpets and growing sprouts. Like knots woven by hand or seeds pushing through the dark, beauty and strength appear when we hold each other through all seasons of growth. Some of us are just beginning to sprout, others stretch further toward the light — yet all are vital. Even when lives are unjustly cut short, their spirit and impact endure, reminding us that we are bound together. The work honors the ten Baha’i women executed in Shiraz, Iran, forty years ago, and invites us to see our deep interconnectedness — to remember that through unity, we hold the power to rise, resist injustice, and nurture change.
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Blue Girl is presented asa three-channel installation in Art School Confidential from April 20 to September 20, 2024.
"Art School Confidential celebrates five decades of Visual Arts at the University of Ottawa, representing the work of 50 artists who have taught and studied in the historic building located at 100 Laurier East since 1974. That year, artist, educator, administrator, and creator of the Canada Council’s ground-breaking Art Bank Collection, Suzanne Rivard Le Moyne, arrived at the University, where she brought together a formidable team of artists – several of whom had been her students at L’École des beaux arts in Montreal – and important art historians, to become the founding faculty members of the Department of Visual Arts.
As part of a bilingual university, the Department is unique among Canadian art schools: a dynamic and artistically productive site of exchange among artists and students from diverse language and cultural communities. The Department has largely been a hidden gem within the city of Ottawa, despite the many critically-acclaimed accomplishments of its artists and the wide-ranging impact of their works both in Canada and abroad.
Curator: Penny Cousineau-Levine
Assistant Curator: Chloë MacLeod-Boucher
French Translation: Marie-Camille Lalande
Editing: Rebecca Basciano, Véronique Couillard, Rachelle Dickenson, Meghan Ho
Exhibition Designer: Sam Loewen
Installation: Jennifer Gilliland, Dan Austin, Rob Keefe, Mark Garland"
https://oaggao.ca/whats-on/exhibitions/art-school-confidential/
A Cup of Sin from A Cup of Sins Album
The film adaptation of “Vanishing Point,” the opera I composed alongside the brilliant librettist and director Nika Khanjani for the Musique 3 Femmes commission in 2020, is making its big screen debut!
It will be available online from March 22, 2024: https://lefifa.com/en/catalog/vanishing-point
March 24, 2024 at 1 p.m. at the McCord Stewart Museum in Montreal
The film adaptation of 'Vanishing Point,' the opera I composed alongside the brilliant librettist and director Nika Khanjani for the Musique 3 Femmes commission in 2020, will be screened at Cinéma Moderne in Montreal, Canada, on April 2, 2024.
Shurangiz from A Cup of Sins Album
Host James Bailey presents the selected works by JTTP 2023 prizewinners and thematic award recipients. Silent (2022) composed for audio playback and chamber ensemble will be part of this broadcast.
Hosted by James Bailey, Electric Sense is broadcast Wednesdays from 23:00–00:00 on CIUT 89.5 FM (Toronto ON).
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