63514_2019_Yasaman Ghodsi

Lore of Longing (Poetry by Hafez)*
It was the year 2012 and I was frustrated about having to switch from one piano teacher to another until I met Rasool Akbari. He read me these two verses during one of our sessions. Since that day, I knew that I wanted to be a musician. “Follow this path that you may reach the threshold of the beloved.” I dedicate this piece to him for always believing in me and encouraging me to follow my dreams.

Sahar* bā* bād migoftam hadiseh ārezoomandi Khatāb āmad ke vāsegh sho be altāfe khodāvandi Doāye sobh o āhe shab kelide ganje maghsood ast Bedin rāho ravesh miro ke bā deldār peyvandi

Translation
I shared with the morning breeze the ancient lore of (my) longing
A voice replied: rely on God’s infinite grace
Morning prayers and late-night sighs are the key to attain the relished treasure Follow this path that you may reach the threshold of the beloved.

*Hafez was a 14th century Persian poet who lauded the joys of love and wine, but also targeted religious hypocrisy.

Stephany Svorinić, Soprano 
Katianna Nardone, Violin

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Sitting in your home by the window, looking outside, the street that was filled with hustle and bustle is now dead, empty. It is you, you, and just you with the hustle and bustle inside you.

Katianna Nardone, Violin
Jackson Carter, Cello
John McDonald, Piano

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This piece is the story of two people living together in a small apartment in the beginning of the pandemic in 2020.

Anna Griffis, Viola
Jensen Ling, Bassoon

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You Are Everywhere (Poetry by Bābā Ṭāher)

به صحرا بنگرم، صحرا تو وینم
به دریا بنگرم،‌ دریا تو وینم
به هر جا بنگرم، کوه و در و دشت
نشان از قامت رعنا تو وینم

I look at the desert, the desert is you
I look at the sea, the sea is you
Wherever I look, the mountain, the plain
Signs of your beauty I see.

 
*Bābā Ṭāher Oryān Hamedani was an Iranian dervish poet and mystic who lived in the 11th century during the Seljuk dynasty. Baba Taher is known for his dobeyti, four line poems or quatrains which are in
Hamedani dialect. 

Performed by loadbang 
Trumpet: Andy Kozar
Trombone: William Lang
Bass Clarinet: Adrián Sandí 
Baritone Voice: Jeffrey  Gavett

You Are Everywhere_2022_Yasaman Ghodsi

Exile (Poetry by Bābā Ṭāher)              
                                    
دلی همچون دل نالان مو نه  
غمی همچون غم هجران مو نه   
اگر دریا اگر ابر بهاران 
حریف دیده‌ی گریان مو نه                          
 
No heart is like my sorrowful heart 
No sadness is like my sad exile 
Be it the sea, be it the vernal cloud 
Neither can best my tearful eyes 
 
*Bābā Ṭāher Oryān Hamedani was an Iranian dervish poet and mystic who lived in the 11th century during the Seljuk dynasty. Baba Taher is known for his dobeyti, four line poems or quatrains which are in
Hamedani dialect. 

Performed by loadbang 
Trumpet: Andy Kozar
Trombone: William Lang
Bass Clarinet: Adrián Sandí 
Baritone Voice: Jeffrey  Gavett

Exile_2022_Yasaman Ghodsi

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Electronic Music Composer
Official A&R @bentleyrecords
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                     
   Vispa is an electronic music project started in early 2017. Having worked with Quite Great PR in the UK, he managed to get signed with Bentley Records in the US from 2019 to 2020.

   He since then, worked hard to improve his skills in composing, arranging and mixing music.

   His got his debut album, IDEAS, released in 2024, which is a revised version of all his catalogue to date, using mostly hardware synthesizers.

   The album received rave reviews in European blogs.

   Born in 1987, he is now working as an official A&R for Bentley Records.

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