The Wound Where Light Enters
Kaye Playhouse New York, NY
7:00pm
Dance in Your Blood for Soprano and piano will be performed in this concert. For more information please visit here.
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Arpeggione Ensemble annual Gala
Home of John Archer, Danvers, MA
2:00pm
Fly Toward A Secret Sky for flute and fixed media will be performed at this concert. More info coming soon, visit: here
Love Drunk
Montreal, QC
7:30pm
A Girl Who Missed the Train, a mini opera for soprano and violin, and His Gabbah Is Turquoise for double bass and piano will be featured in the concert Love Drunk.
Performers
Featuring Ali Kian Yazdanfar, principal bassist of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, alongside acclaimed pianist Brigitte Poulin. They are joined by Saba Yousefi (violin) and Bahar Harandi.
The program brings together Persian folk-inspired works by Reza Vali, a piece by Canadian composer Margaret Maria, and music by Toronto-based composer Parisa Sabet.
Date & Time
March 14 at 7:30 PM
305 Mont-Royal Ave E
Sayeh-Roshan Album: Ali Kian Yazdanfar & Brigitte Poulin
Double bassist Ali Kian Yazdanfar and pianist Brigitte Poulin present Sayeh-Roshan (“chiaroscuro” in Persian), a recording that features contemporary compositions reflecting on how layered identities, such as Persian-Canadian, can enrich one’s perspective. Chiaroscuro, the interaction of light and shadow, is interpreted here as the interplay between competing ideas and perspectives, and between tradition and modernity. New works by Amir Eslami, Reza Vali, and Parisa Sabet are interwoven with traditional Iranian pieces for kamancheh and tombak, featuring guest musicians Behnoosh Behnamnia and Bamdad Fotouhi.
His Gabbah Is Turquoise (2022), is a composition for double bass and piano comissioned by Ali Kian Yazdanfar for Sayeh Roshan Project. His Gabbah Is Turquoise (2022) is a commission by Ali Kian Yazdanfar for the Sayeh Roshan Project. Its musical elements are inspired by patterns, textures and colors found in Gabbah. Gabbah in Farsi means raw, natural, and uncut and is a type of Persian rug with bright colors and rough and primitive textures. Its patterns are formed by asymmetric and symmetric knots and can be as diverse as the mind and imagination of its craftsman. The color turquoise represents wisdom, tranquility, protection, good fortune, and hope.
When I asked Ali what elements of Iranian music or culture most interested him, he referred to his memories with his father talking about different aspects of Persain culture. I have been wanting to compose a piece dedicated to my father as well. His Gabbah Is Turquoise is a homage to the fathers.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien.
Release date: November 21, 2025
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Sabzeh (Sprouts) Exhibition August 14 to October 19
Aurora Cultural Centre Homeroom Galleries, Aurora Ontario
August 14 to October 19
Inspired by Omid Fallahazad’s story Sabzeh, this immersive installation brings together music, dance, fiber arts, and visuals rooted in Persian carpets and growing sprouts. Like knots woven by hand or seeds pushing through the dark, beauty and strength appear when we hold each other through all seasons of growth. Some of us are just beginning to sprout, others stretch further toward the light — yet all are vital. Even when lives are unjustly cut short, their spirit and impact endure, reminding us that we are bound together. The work honors the ten Baha’i women executed in Shiraz, Iran, forty years ago, and invites us to see our deep interconnectedness — to remember that through unity, we hold the power to rise, resist injustice, and nurture change.
More info click here
Album Release Party
Join me for my Album Release party on September 24, 2022 6:00pm at Canadian Music Centre.
The party begins with a couple of performances following with a reception.
Canadian Music Centre: 20 St Joseph St, Toronto, ON M4Y 1J9
Debut Album Release Date
My debut album, A Cup of Sins, will be released on August 26, 2022.
The digital version can be purchased at Redshift Records:
https://redshiftrecords.org/
Here is a sneak pick:
https://issuu.com/romina.zabihian/docs/a_cup_of_sins
With a generous support from:
Canada Council for the Arts & Ontario Arts Council
Producer: Denise Ball
Sound engineer: Pouya Hamidi
Cover Art: Keyvan Mahjoor
Graphic Designer: Romina Zabihian
Program booklet headshot photos: Bo Huang
Musicians:
Soprano: Jacqueline Woodley
Piano: Christina Quilico
Violin/viola: Matthias McIntire
Cello: Dobrochna Zubek
Clarinet: Peter Stoll
Flute: Laurel Swinden
Electric Guitar: Robert Grieve
Conductor: Joshua Tamayo
Recorded at: Glenn Gould Studio-CBC
Special thanks to Christos Hatzis and Eliot Britton
Album release party: September 24, 2022
Canadian Music Centre, 6:00PM.
Free event!
Iranian Female Composers Association -YouTube concert
Nay Nava composed for alto flute was performed by wonderful flutist, Roya Farzaneh, as part of Iranian Female Composers Association's first YouTube concert. Please contact me if you would like to receive private link to the concert.
Detective Phoebe (2016) 11'00"
Detective Phoebe is commissioned by York Region Chamber Music. In 2015, I was provided with 12 melodies composed by elementary and secondary students based in York region to compose a string quartet. I found some notes along with the melodies. Students had shared their interests, favorite colors, their pets, and etc.
I decided to incorporate all 12 melodies in my composition. I also sent the notes to a Boston based writer, Omid Fallahazad, and commissioned him to write a story inspired by children notes. Then I incorporated the story in the compositions. The performers take turn to tell the story while performing.
2020 Mid-Atlantic Flute Convention
Herndon, VA
Flutist Roya Farzaneh, will be performing my composition, The Seville Orange Tree scored for flute and piano at 2020 Mid-Atlantic Flute Convention.
Where: Hilton Washington Dulles Airport (13869 Park Center Rd, Herndon, VA 20171)
When: 1:00pm
For more information please visit: https://fsw.net/