Composer of concert, film, and interdisciplinary music exploring memory, identity, and intercultural narratives.
Recent highlights include Papa Sierra (2025), Music on the Borderland (2024), Kian in Rainbows (2023), and the JUNO-nominated The Black Fish (2022).
Selected Work
The Black Fish
for narrator, chamber ensemble, and electronics
Commissioned by Ton Beau String Quartet
Nominated for Classical Composition of the Year at the JUNO Awards
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Kian in Rainbows
for narrator and chamber ensemble
Commissioned by ICOT Orchestra
A meditative memorial work where memory, innocence, and transformation unfold through sustained tones and recurring textures
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5 Pieces for Piano
for solo piano
Commissioned by ICOT
A five-part piano cycle shaped by memory, loss, and collective struggle, weaving Iranian melodic fragments into a shifting emotional landscape
Composition Catalogue
Score Orders and Rentals
Scores and performance materials are available through Ficks Music and Theodore Front Musical Literature. Selected titles may also be obtained directly from the composer.
Orchestral and chamber materials are available on rental upon request.
Film and Media
Papa Sierra (2025) | 94'
Format: Feature Film Score
Director: Arash Sajadi HoseiniThe Black Fish (2024) | 38'
Format: Short Film Score
Director: Hadi DinevariA Naked Mind (2023) | 80'
Format: Feature Film Score
Directors: Nasim Naghavi, Amir GanjavieTheme Music (2020) | 10'
Format: Media Composition
Commission: Bell MediaPendulum (2019) | 79'
Format: Feature Film Score
Directors: Amir Ganjavie, Mostafa AziziPossession (2018) | 5'
Format: Video Game Music Composition
Game Designer: Justin LiTheme Music (2009) | 1'
Format: Television Score
Commission: Persian Cultural Heritage TVShirin and Farhad (2009) | 4'
Format: Opening Credit ScoreDeath of Yazdgerd (2008) | 32'
Format: Theatrical Score
Director: Pantea Bahram
Orchestra and Large Ensemble
Journey Inwards (2020) | 10'
Instrumentation: 2(II=Picc).2(II=EH).2(II=BsCl).2(II=Cbn) / 4.2.3.1 / timp+2perc / pno / hp / stringsApprehension (2014) | 2'
Instrumentation: 2(II=Picc).2.2.2 / 4.2.3.1 / timp+2perc / strings
Commission: The National Ballet of CanadaSymphony in Three Movements (2007) | 33'
Instrumentation: 2+Picc.2+EH.2+BsCl.2+Cbn / 4.2.3.1 / timp+2perc / pno / hp / strings
Accolade: Awarded the Best Master’s Thesis Prize | AudioScherzo (2004) | 4'
Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2 / 4.2.3.1 / timp+2perc / strings
Vocal and Choral
Elegy for Reera (2019) | 5'
Instrumentation: Mixed choir, narrator, tār, piano
Commission: Sarv Choir | VideoThe Journey: Act III, Identity (2018) | 11'
Instrumentation: Soprano, chamber ensemble
Commission: ICOT Orchestra | VideoRecall the Eden (2017) | 17'
Instrumentation: Soprano, narrator, tār, tombak, strings
Commission: Orchestra Toronto & Thirteen Strings Chamber OrchestraTowards the Darkness (2016) | 7'
Instrumentation: Soprano, clarinet, violin, piano | Video · ScoreRoots (2015) | 8'
Instrumentation: Soprano, flute, violin, piano | VideoIn the Shadow of Rob Ford (Second Version, 2014) | 11'
Instrumentation: Soprano, 2 tenors, female chorus, fl, bar sax (ten sax), timp, 2 perc, pno, 2 vln, vla, vcl
Commission: Fountain School of Performing Arts, Dalhousie University | VideoStar (2014) | 7'
Instrumentation: Soprano, fl, ob, cl, bsn, 2 tpt, tbn, 2 perc, hp, pno, acc, 2 vln, vla, vcl, db
Commission: ICOT Orchestra | VideoIn the Shadow of Rob Ford (First Version, 2013) | 9'
Instrumentation: Soprano, 2 tenors, female chorus, 3 fl, 2 cl, bsn, bar sax, 2 tpt, tbn, timp, 3perc, pno, hp, 2 vln | VideoNocturnal (2013) | 5'
Instrumentation: Soprano, chorus, 2.1.2.1 / 2.1.1.0 / timp+perc / pno / strings
Commission: Tirgan Festival | Video
Chamber Music
Kian in Rainbows (2023) | 9'
Instrumentation: Narrator, flute, bass clarinet, 2 percussion, piano, string quartet, double bass
Commission: ICOT Orchestra | Spotify · Apple Music · ScoreStreams of the Unconscious (2023) | 16'
Instrumentation: Electric guitar, 4 percussion
Commission: ICOT Collective | VideoNah (2023) | 4'
Instrumentation: Violin, piano
Commission: The Rogue Duo | Video · ScoreThe Black Fish (2022) | 40'
Instrumentation: Tape, narrator, clarinet, double bass, 2 percussion, string quartet
Commission: Ton Beau String Quartet | Spotify · Apple MusicCanebrake (2022) | 2'
Instrumentation: Clarinet, cello
Commission: Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra | Apple Music · ScoreOasis II (2022) | 3'
Instrumentation: Tape, string quartet
Commission: Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra | VideoDesperate in Darkness (2021) | 3'
Instrumentation: Viola, piano
Commission: The Rogue Duo | VideoEcstatic (2021) | 4'
Instrumentation: Violin, piano
Commission: The Rogue Duo | VideoCaravan Rhapsody (2019) | 7'
Instrumentation: Clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello, double bass
Commission: Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra | VideoRumi Fables (2018) | 50'
Instrumentation: Narrator, accordion, piano, percussion, cello
Commission: Ladom Ensemble | Watch ExcerptImprovisation No. 1 (2017) | 5'
Instrumentation: Tape, clarinet, cello, pianoPinball: An Unfinished Game (2016) | 7'
Instrumentation: Clarinet, violin, piano | VideoSwimming in Darkness (2016) | 10'
Instrumentation: Clarinet, pianoSevered (2016) | 6'
Instrumentation: Three drums | VideoIn the Waves (2016) | 9'
Instrumentation: Piano duet (1 piano, 4 hands) | VideoDances on the Snow of Damavand (2016) | 6'
Instrumentation: Accordion, piano, percussion, cello
Commission: Ladom Ensemble | AudioOpen Fist (2015) | 11'
Instrumentation: String quartet
Commission: Ton Beau String Quartet | VideoChahargah (2014) | 3'
Instrumentation: Tār, piano, tombak, daf
Commission: The National Ballet of Canada | AudioLament (2014) | 4'
Instrumentation: Santoor, piano, daf, 2 violins, viola, celloHey Humans (2012) | 9'
Instrumentation: 4 narrators, 2 violins, viola, cello
Commission: Ton Beau String Quartet | VideoString Quartet No. 2 "Tehran" (Second Version, 2011) | 14'
Instrumentation: Two violins, viola, celloString Quartet No. 2 (First Version, 2006) | 11'
Instrumentation: Two violins, viola, celloString Quartet No. 1 (2005) | 8'
Instrumentation: Two violins, viola, cello
Solo Works
Sadness in the FACE (2012) | 5'
Instrumentation: Violin
Commission: U of T Strings | ScoreFive Pieces for Piano (2011) | 14'
Instrumentation: Piano | Spotify · Apple MusicArbitrary Motion (2007) | 3'
Instrumentation: PianoInvention (2004) | 3'
Instrumentation: Piano
Discography
The Black Fish (2022)
Nominated for the JUNO Award for Classical Composition of the Year
Recurrence: Kian in Rainbows (2023)
Persian Piano Night: 5 Pieces for Piano (2017)
Publications
Music on the Borderland
Publisher: Commissioned and published by Asemana Books
Concept: A compelling blend of academic inquiry, auto-ethnography, and history. This work illuminates the sociopolitical landscape of Iranian music, charting the profound struggles, resilience, and triumphs of contemporary composers under censorship.
Media: Book Launch Video · Radio Zamaneh Interview
Form and Design
Publisher: Commissioned and published by Mahoor Institute of Culture and Arts. Originally published by Cambridge University Press.
Concept: A meticulous, comprehensive translation introducing the core fundamentals of musical structures and forms tailored specifically for Persian conservatory students and academics.
Media: Preview Book Sample