Chamber Ensemble (2-8 players)
This is not a poem (2022)
for voice (Dastgahi singer), violin, viola, cello, bass - ca. 9'
for voice (Dastgahi singer), violin, viola, cello, bass - ca. 9'
Based on a poem by Fatemeh (Shahrzad) Shams
Premiered: December 2022, William Way Community Center, Philadelphia, PA
Mahya Hamedi, Voice - Carlos Santiago, Violin - Melinda Rice, Viola - Tom Kraines, Cello - Matt Engle, Bass
Solitary Confinement (2021)
for string quartet - ca. 20'
for string quartet - ca. 20'
Last testament (2020)
for soprano, bassoon and electronics - ca. 8'
for soprano, bassoon and electronics - ca. 8'
Commissioned by Pushback Ensemble
for Soprano, Bassoon and Electronics
Poems (2019)
for saxophone sextet - ca. 14'
for saxophone sextet - ca. 14'
Commissioned by Kaylee Bernard
(1 sop. sx, 2 alto sx, 2 tenor sx, 1 bari. sx)
Premiere: 05 October 2019, Art-Reach Gallery, Mount Pleasant, MI
Alex Toth (sop. sx), Justin Evangelist, Kaylee Bernard (alto sx), Sydney Pointer, Aaron Rajewski (t. sx), Taylor Huitema (bari. sx)
Shelter (2019)
for cello and piano - ca. 8'
for cello and piano - ca. 8'
Commissioned by New Music from the Mitten
Premiere: 15 November 2019, Chamichian Recital Hall, School of Music, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI
Joshua DeVries, Cello, Samantha Kao, Piano
Laleh-Zar (2019)
for saxophone ensemble - ca. 6'
for saxophone ensemble - ca. 6'
Commissioned by John Nichol, professor of Saxophone at CMU
Premiere: TBA, Central Michigan University Saxophone Ensemble
Episodes (2019)
for piano and percussion ensemble (6 players) - ca. 18'
for alto saxophone and percussion quartet - ca. 10'
for piano and percussion ensemble (6 players) - ca. 18'
for alto saxophone and percussion quartet - ca. 10'
Commissioned by Central Michigan University’s Percussion Ensemble
Premiere: 02 April 2019, Staples Family Concert Hall, School of Music, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI
Matteo Generani, piano soloist
Kai Johnson, Conductor
Motrebi (2018)
for cello quartet - ca. 7'
for cello quartet - ca. 7'
Commissioned by Detroit Composers’ Project
Premiere: 19 December 2018
Matthew’s St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church, Detroit, MI, 20 December 2018, Third Place Concert Series, Ann Arbor, MI
Hole in the floor Cello Quartet
Fracture (2018)
for two pianos - ca. 6'
for two pianos - ca. 6'
Premiere: 28 April 2019, Chamichian Recital Hall, School of Music, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI
Da Luna Duo, Abigail Mullis, Deniza Derdovski
Lullaby for silent victims (2017)
for string quartet - ca. 8'
for string quartet - ca. 8'
Premiere: 17 November 2017, Chamichian Recital Hall, School of Music, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI
Audrey Hartson (vl), Shannon Tayler (vl), Willie Martinez (vla), Arthur Bencke (vc)