The Composition and Research Catalogue
πΏ Discography
The Black Fish (2022)
Accolade: Nominated for the JUNO Award for Classical Composition of the Year.
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Recurrence: Kian in Rainbows (2023)
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Persian Piano Night: 5 Pieces for Piano (2017)
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πΌ Composition Catalogue
Score Orders & Rentals
Select scores and performance materials are available globally for digital purchase and print distribution through Ficks Music and Theodore Front Musical Literature.
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Film, Theatre & Media Scores
Papa Sierra (2025) | 94'
Format: Feature Film Score | Director: Arash Sajadi HoseiniThe Black Fish (2024) | 38'
Format: Short Film Score | Director: Hadi DinevariNaked Identity (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 & 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 Masterβs Thesis Prize | π΅ Listen on SoundCloudScherzo (2004) | 4'
Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2 / 4.2.3.1 / timp+2perc / strings
Vocal & Choral
Elegy for Reera (2019) | 5'
Instrumentation: Mixed choir, narrator, tΔr, piano
Commission: Sarv Choir | πΊ Watch on YouTubeThe Journey: Act III, Identity (2018) | 11'
Instrumentation: Soprano, chamber ensemble
Commission: ICOT Orchestra | πΊ Watch on YouTubeRecall the Eden (2017) | 17'
Instrumentation: Soprano, narrator, tΔr, tombak, strings
Commission: Orchestra Toronto & Thirteen Strings Chamber OrchestraTowards the Darkness (2016) | 7'
Instrumentation: Soprano, clarinet, violin, piano | πΊ Watch on YouTubeRoots (2015) | 8'
Instrumentation: Soprano, flute, violin, piano | πΊ Watch on YouTubeIn 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 | πΊ Watch on YouTubeStar (2014) | 7'
Instrumentation: Soprano, fl, ob, cl, bsn, 2 tpt, tbn, 2 perc, hp, pno, acc, 2 vln, vla, vcl, db
Commission: ICOT Orchestra | πΊ Watch on YouTubeIn 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 | πΊ Watch on YouTubeNocturnal (2013) | 5'
Instrumentation: Soprano, chorus, 2.1.2.1 / 2.1.1.0 / timp+perc / pno / strings
Commission: Tirgan Festival | πΊ Watch on YouTube
Chamber Music
Kian in Rainbows (2023) | 9'
Instrumentation: Narrator, flute, bass clarinet, 2 percussion, piano, string quartet, double bass
Commission: ICOT Orchestra | π§ Stream TrackStreams of the Unconscious (2023) | 16'
Instrumentation: Electric guitar, 4 percussion
Commission: ICOT Collective | πΊ Watch on YouTubeNah (2023) | 4'
Instrumentation: Violin, piano
Commission: The Rogue Duo | πΊ Watch on YouTubeThe Black Fish (2022) | 40'
Instrumentation: Tape, narrator, clarinet, double bass, 2 percussion, string quartet
Commission: Ton Beau String Quartet | π§ Stream TrackCanebrake (2022) | 2'
Instrumentation: Clarinet, cello
Commission: Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra | π StreamOasis II (2022) | 3'
Instrumentation: Tape, string quartet
Commission: Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra | πΊ Watch on YouTubeDesperate in Darkness (2021) | 3'
Instrumentation: Viola, piano
Commission: The Rogue Duo | πΊ Watch on YouTubeEcstatic (2021) | 4'
Instrumentation: Violin, piano
Commission: The Rogue Duo | πΊ Watch on YouTubeCaravan Rhapsody (2019) | 7'
Instrumentation: Clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello, double bass
Commission: Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra | πΊ Watch on YouTubeRumi Fables (2018) | 50'
Instrumentation: Narrator, accordion, piano, percussion, cello
Commission: Ladom Ensemble | πΊ Watch ExcerptImprovisation No. 1 (2017) | 5'
Instrumentation: Tape, clarinet, cello, pianoPinball: An Unfinished Game (2016) | 7'
Instrumentation: Clarinet, violin, piano | π¬ Watch on VimeoSwimming in Darkness (2016) | 10'
Instrumentation: Clarinet, pianoSevered (2016) | 6'
Instrumentation: Three drums | πΊ Watch on YouTubeIn the Waves (2016) | 9'
Instrumentation: Piano duet (1 piano, 4 hands) | πΊ Watch on YouTubeDances on the Snow of Damavand (2016) | 6'
Instrumentation: Accordion, piano, percussion, cello
Commission: Ladom Ensemble | π΅ Listen on SoundCloudOpen Fist (2015) | 11'
Instrumentation: String quartet
Commission: Ton Beau String Quartet | πΊ Watch on YouTubeChahargah (2014) | 3'
Instrumentation: TΔr, piano, tombak, daf
Commission: The National Ballet of Canada | π΅ Listen on SoundCloudLament (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 | πΊ Watch on YouTubeString 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 StringsFive Pieces for Piano (2011) | 14'
Instrumentation: Piano | π§ Stream TrackArbitrary Motion (2007) | 3'
Instrumentation: PianoInvention (2004) | 3'
Instrumentation: Piano
π Publications & Literature
Music on the Borderland
Publisher: Asemana Books
Accolade: Critical Acclaim from leading academics and musicologists.
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.
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Form and Design (Persian Translation)
Publisher: Commissioned and published by the Mahoor Institute. 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: π Preview Book Sample