Commisioned and produced by Sonority Sisters
For choir and Orchestra, This piece is dedicated to WomenLifeFreedom movement and Iranians who fight for the freedom
Recorded by Prague Metropolitan Orchestra
Conducted by Maestro Barbad Bayat
an operatic production by ICOT (Iranian-Canadian Composers of Toronto) that brings us the narratives of immigrant artists sharing their stories of displacement, refugee crisis and diaspora.
Featuring: ICOT Refugee Orchestra; Zorana Sediq (Soprano); Amanda Smith (Director); Banu Zan (Librettist)
Produced by Tapestry Opera, Forbidden combines classical Persian music, opera and hip hop provocatively examining the temptation to transgress versus the reality of punishment, shame, and guilt, through a conversation between a young girl and Lucifer.
Libretto by Afro-Caribbean hip hop artist Donna-Michelle St. Bernard;
Featuring: Neema Bickersteth, soprano; Shirin Eskandani, mezzo-soprano; Alexander Hajek, baritone; and Saye Sky, Farsi rapper and spoken-word artist. Music Director Michael Shannon; Director Michael Hidetoshi Mori
An orchestral program linking Persian Solstice Yalda Night to Christmas
In three language Latin, English and Farsi
Based on Rumi's Poetry
Featuring ICOT Orchestra and Zorana Sediq
Presented at Toronto Tirgan Festival 2015
Featuring: Keyan Emami (Composer and Composer); Saba Yoosefi (Violin); Bahar Tavassoli (Clarinet)
Co-production of Tirgan Festival and ICOT
Featuring Kamelia Dara (Soprano)
Maziar Heidari (Conductor)