Where Traces Remain
Where Traces Remain is a composition for solo violin and audio playback, commissioned by Music Toronto for violinist Roan Ma. The work will receive its premiere on November 24, 2026, at the Jane Mallett Theatre in Toronto.
Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Jane Mallett Theatre
27 Front Street East
Toronto, ON M5E 1B4
Stay tuned for more information.
Tickets: Music Toronto – 2026–27 Concerts
My solo violin composition, Geyrani (2014), will be perfromed by Roan Ma.
Monday November 2, 2026 at 7:30pm
Hugh's Room 296 Broadview Ave, Toronto, ON M4M 2G7
For more information and reserve your spot please visit: https://soundstreams.ca/events/td-encounters-violins-unbound-2/
My compositions ShurAngiz for chamber ensemble and the Seville Orange Tree for flute and piano will be performed by Musica Nova ensemble at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music on October 13, as part of Night and Fog: Contemporary Iranian-American Music.
Stay tuned for more information about the performance as it becomes available..
My four-hand piano piece, Chakameh, will be performed by Dr. Pei-chen Chen and Mengiie Xiong
Where: Church of St. Luke's
3200 Bayview Ave
Date & Time: July 17, 2026 @ 2:30pm
Admission: Free
Dance in Your Blood for Soprano and piano will be performed in this concert. For more information please visit here.
Fly Toward A Secret Sky for flute and fixed media will be performed at this concert. More info coming soon, visit: here
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
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
Leaf Music: Link
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
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
