San Francisco Comes Together in Sahba Aminikia's The Language of the Birds
In the 12th-century Persian poem The Language of the Birds (also known as The Conference of the Birds), the parallels between birds and...
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- Jun 9
- 1 min
Rumi’s favorite 12th century epic comes to musical life in ‘The Language of the Birds’
When nonprofit arts organization 836M announced Sahba Aminikia as its first composer-in-residence last December, a centuries-spanning...
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- Mar 15
- 2 min
BBC Persian Coverage of Qaqnus (Phoenix) World Premiere in Seattle (in Farsi)
"Iranian women experience discrimination through law and custom that profoundly impacts their lives, especially concerning marriage,...
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- Apr 4, 2023
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Verdigris Ensemble, Dallas’ innovative choir, bringing medieval Persian poetry to life
By Tim Diovanni - 5:00 AM on Apr 4, 2023 CDT Verdigris Ensemble, Dallas’ innovative choir, is at it again. Now in its sixth season, the...
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- Apr 4, 2023
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Love Unites Music, Poetry and Art in Verdigris Ensemble's ‘SHAMS'
By Kimberly Richard • Published April 1, 2023 • Updated on April 1, 2023 at 8:47 am What can a modern audience learn about love from a...
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- Mar 1, 2023
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Akron Symphony delights with “Global Circus”
Sometimes it can be easy to forget just how much classical music is loved worldwide. Thousands of miles away from the classical music...
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- Oct 30, 2021
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Artists Wow Children In Turkey With Lively Shows
In its third edition, the Flying Carpet Festival drew smiles on the faces of children from impoverished communities in southeast Turkey. ...
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- Oct 30, 2021
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S.F. Composer Revives Festival Bringing Music and Circus Arts to Displaced Children in Turkey
Andrew Gilbert on October 1, 2021 The brainchild of San Francisco composer Sahba Aminikia, the festival brings music and circus arts to a...
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- May 3, 2021
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Sahba Aminikia Tells Timeless Stories Through Music
Lou Fancher on April 25, 2021 The music of Iranian-American composer Sahba Aminikia is analogous to water. Variably complex or simple, it...
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- Oct 9, 2019
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Sahba Aminikia’s Flying Carpet Children Festival
Two years ago, 38-year old Iranian-born composer Sahba Aminikia ’13 decided to leave a secure teaching job in San Francisco and, by kismet..
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- Jul 12, 2019
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Sahba Aminikia's Flying Carpet Festival Brings Music to Refugee Children in Turkey
Sahba Aminikia hadn’t planned on dancing when he stopped by Club Deluxe in the Haight to unwind and hear a little jazz three years ago....
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- May 15, 2019
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Review: ZOFOMOMA, Melbourne Recital Centre
With 20 fingers, 15 composers, and 15 artworks, ZOFOMOMA is a creative and jubilant spectacle.
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- May 9, 2019
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San Francisco’s Amaranth Quartet offers world premieres in its D.C. debut
Four women formed the Amaranth Quartet at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 2014, and the group made its Washington debut Wednesday
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- May 8, 2019
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ZOFO (MUSICA VIVA AUSTRALIA)
Among other memorable moments are the charm of Spring Morning in Baku by Azerbaijani composer Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, the contemporary La vallée
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- Feb 8, 2018
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Beyond the Dead White Europeans
Some of the works address conflict and war. Sahba Aminikia‘s Elegy honors the death of 60 children who were killed in an accidental U.S. air
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- Jan 24, 2018
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Bay Area Beats: Sahba Aminikia
Contemporary classical composer Sahba Aminikia came to San Francisco as a refugee. Born and raised in Iran in the '80s, he left as a young m
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- Sep 1, 2017
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The Guardian launches Sea Prayer, a new virtual reality experience
The Guardian is pleased to announce the launch of Sea Prayer, the publication’s latest virtual reality (VR) project, written by Khaled Hosse
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- Mar 8, 2017
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Iranian-Born Composer Sahba Aminikia Bridges Worlds in Extreme Times
As a western-trained classical musician who grew up in a musical household filled with traditional Persian music, I have a special place...
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- Mar 7, 2017
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Iranian-Born Composer Sahba Aminikia Bridges Worlds in Extreme Times
As a western-trained classical musician who grew up in a musical household filled with traditional Persian music, I have a special place in
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- Feb 21, 2017
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SAHBA AMINIKIA COMPOSES FOR THESE TIMES
Sahba Aminikia was called by the San Francisco Chronicle “an artist singularly equipped to provide a soundtrack to these unsettling times".
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