Name: cotton fluffing by Ali Nader Esfahani
Duration: 22 s
Description: In this sound excerpt you can hear the resonant sound of the bow-shaped fluffing tool used in fluffing cotton-filled quilts in Iran.

Commissioned by the Women's Musical Club of Toronto. Premiered by Michael Bridge (accordion), Kornel Wolak (clarinet) and Amahl Arulanandam (cello) in November 2020.

Lekking Birds

In this sound excerpt you can hear the resonant sound of the bow-shaped fluffing tool used in fluffing cotton-filled quilts in Iran.

cotton fluffing

Solo Oboe, Solo Violin and Strings - Prelude to Bach double Concerto - Ending is different when it is a standalone piece.

Prelude: Scenes from an Elusive Dream - Prelude to Bach double Concerto

This voice recording was sent to me by Iryna Danyleiko on March 2, 2022, as the air raid siren was ringing in Chernivtsi, Ukraine

Air raid siren in Chernivtsi, Ukraine

Midnight. The start of curfew. The city is silent except for the sound of air raid sirens.

Kyiv Air Raid Siren at Midnight (March 23, 2023)

This is a recording of the tornado alarm in Russell, Kansas which I made in July 2018. This alarm gets tested every Monday at noon.

The cover photo is a statue by Trudy Furney located in the main park in Russell.

Tornado Alarm in Russell, Kansas

Iranian-Canadian composer, sonic artist, and music teacher, Ali Nader Esfahani, did undergraduate work in physics at Sharif University of Technology and completed a graduate program in composition at University of Art, Tehran. In 2008 he moved to Canada to continue his studies in composition as a Killam Scholar at the University of Calgary, where he graduated with his doctorate in 2015. His doctoral research and creative work focuses on the development of advanced techniques in composition and sound design applied to traditional Iranian musical material, soundscapes and sound objects. He has written music for soloists, chamber ensembles, orchestras, and the electroacoustic medium.

cotton fluffing

Ali Nader Esfahani

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