Performer: Peter Koury - May 30 2021 - 1:2:1 Composer Residency

“Wavered” for alto saxophone solo is an exploration of different forms of rapid oscillations in the Saxophone. These techniques work through growls, trills or multiphonics that create a sense of rapid alternation among various frequencies. 
Special thanks goes to also Nick Photinos, Jennifer Higdon, Vicky Chow and Yvonne Lamb for coaching the piece during the 1:2:1 residency.

Wavered

"Beneath the Purple Sky" for SATB choir and piano commissioned and performed by University of Regina Chorus under the direction of Dr. Melissa Morgan.
Poetry: Stephanie Cui

2022 Performance

Beneath the Purple Sky

“I Could Not See to See” was written for the Nyíregyházi Cantemus
Kórus in Hungary in the Winter of 2023 setting Emily Dickinson's famous “I heard a Fly Buzz when I died” poem for SATB chorus.

The poem depicts with the moment of death. Instead of portraying with
the usual brush hyper-Romanticism and spirituality, it emphasizes the
mundane such as a fly buzzing around or describing signing their livelihood away in their Will. In the final stanza, the buzz of the fly comes back, as a reminder that the moment of departure is near, “and then the windows failed– and then I could not see to see”. The speaker succumbs to death in the end, without any grandiose pageantry.

I Could Not See To See

Short Piano piece written for the Iranian-Canadian Composers of Toronto at the Canadian Music Centre's CMC on the 13th concert series on June 13th 2015. 
Perofrmed by Pouya Hamidi

Mingling Leaves

My composition for solo Guitar that was performed this week by Graham Banfield at the Canadian Music Centre.

Scherzo

Performance of my short piano piece "Chaotic Dreams" performed by Pianist Yumi Suehiro 末廣 由美 in New York in October of 2015 as part of the Vox Novus Festival-15 Years of New Music festival and Fifteen Minutes of Fame.

Chaotic Dreams

Ladom Ensemble of Accordion ( Michael Bridge) Piano ( Pouya Hamidi) Cello (Mari-Cristine St. Jaquas) and Percussion ( Adam Campbell) performing my piece "Elegy for the falling leaves at the Toronto Centre for the arts.

Elegy for the falling leaves

Commissioned by Sarv Academy for Sarv String Orchestra- 2017

Lullaby On A Cold Winter Night

Composed for the West Bucks High School choir in Pennsylvania, and based on the poetry of Anna Yin, this short work talks about  the grimmness of our urbanized life through the eyes a blackbird.

Thoughts on the Conservation of the Earth in Words and Music

Smog

Composed for and commissioned by the junQtin keyboard collective, Microlocking explores groove based musical development as well as microtonality. This piece is composed for 6 digital pianos, three of which are tuned a quarter tone higher.

Microlocking

Commissioned and premiered by Triofang3mg in Switzerland in 2019.
This piece depicts the frantic nature of a dance that depicts this spiritual awakening, where the movements are sharp and unpredictable, yet mesmerizing.

Dance Of Madjnoon

“Chained” was an effort in composing without using any form of melodic, intervalic or rhythmic motifs, which had previously been a creative challenge for me as a composer.
This piece is a result of extensive research in the music of Ligeti, Varèse and Schoenberg and their compositional and developmental methodologies.

High quality MIDI Rendering: Caleb Chan

Chained

A piece I wrote for the Iranian-Canadian composers of toronto in 2011. It toured 4 citis and two provinces in Canada, and recently received its European premier in Germany.

Pianist: Pouya Hamidi

9 Miniatures For Piano Solo

A piece for Clarinet Solo and electronic sounds. All the electronic sounds are manipulated sounds taken from the "Tar" AKA Iranian Lute.

Peter Stoll premiered this in Walter hall in January of 2013. 

Dialogue in Afshari

This is another piece I wrote for the Iranian-Canadian Composers of toronto for ther second concert in September of 2012, "New Music, New Poetry". The piece uses the string quartet as well as sounds and narrations of a poem by M. Azad. 

Gardens of wonder

"Etude No.1" for Piano Solo
Composer and Pianist: Saman Shahi

Performed at the Canadian Music Centre, Toronto, September 2019

Etude No.1 for Piano Solo

"When we fall" was written for the Canadian Contemporary Music workshop "CCMW". The ensemble is String Orchestra and Gary Kulesha the conductor. the performance date was April 27th, 2013 at the Music Gallery in Toronto.

When We Fall

Juno-Nominated Composer, Pianist and Conductor based in Toronto, Canada.
For a full list of music visit the artist pages linked below:

Saman Shahi

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