KAVUKI (arrangement)

2021

For Shahram Nazeri and Kronos Quartet

Music of the Birds

2020

For string quartet, children choir and tape

The Little Black Fish

2016

For Children Choir, Bassoon, Bass Clarinet, Vibraphone, Piano and Tape

Singers in the tape: Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat, Ouldooz Pouri, Mina Momeni

Commissioned by: Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Artistic Director: Dianner Berkun Menaker

Premiere: January 14, 2017

Song Cycle for Bass and Piano

2004

For Baritone and Piano, Based on the poetry by: Ahmad Shamlu

AYENE [mirror]

2021

For alto, musical saw, and jaw harp

Music of Spheres

2017

For Children Choir (SA), String Quartet and tape

Based on the text by: three lullabies from Birjand, Malayer and Tehran

Performed by Kronos Quartet and San Francisco Girls Chorus

Voices in the tape: Afghanistan National Institue of Music Children Choir

Premiered at SFJAZZ, San Francisco

February 5th, 2017 - Kronos Festival: Here and Now 2017

Sound, Only Sound Remains

2015

For amplified String Quartet, SA children choir and tape

Singers: Mina Momen and Ouldooz Pouri

Stormy Seas

2020

For Violin, Clarinet, Cello, Piano, and 5 Children Narrators/Singers

Based on interviews and letters by refugee children who survived the stormy seas. Collected by: Mary Beth Leatherdale and Published by Annick Press

The Little Black Fish

2017

For Children Choir, Bassoon, Bass Clarinet, Vibraphone, Piano and Tape

Singers in the tape: Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat, Ouldooz Pouri, Mina Momeni

Alef

2009

For Mezzo Soprano and Piano, written for Kelly Birch, based on the poetry by: Omar Khayyam