Idin Samimi Mofakham Biography Press downloads Idin Samimi Mofakham, composer, musicologist and sound/video artist, born in 1982 in Tehran, Iran, from one of the most famous Iranian artistic families. He has completed his B.A and M.A both in musicology and composition in Armenia at the class of Ashot Zohrabyan. He has also participated in Beat Furrer, Chaya Chernovin, Alvin Lucier, Philip Glass, Christian Wolff, Bernhard Lang, Peter Ablinger, Carola Bauckholt and PetrKotik s composition master classes. He is a permanent member of Iranian Society of Composers and tutor of Superior Music schools and colleges in Tehran. He is also a founding member of Composition and Music Theory Department of University of Applied Science and Technology in Tehran, Iran. He is also the Co-founder and Artistic manager of Spectro Centre for New Music (since 2013), co-founder and Artistic adviser of Contemporary music Circle of Tehran Modern Art Museum since 2015. To download high-resolution photos please visit : http://a-c-i-m-c.org/i-s-mofkham He had the honor to be invited as the Composer in Residence on different Festivals worldwide, such as 4020 Linz, IMPULS (Austria), Convergence (Georgia), LUCA campus Lemmensinstituut (Belgium), O.D 2013 (Czech Republic), MATA and Christian Wollf s Birthday festival (USA) and others. He also has been the composer in residence in VISBY center for composers in Sweden. His music has been performed or record by the famous ensembles such as Klangforum Wien, S.E.M Ensemble, Momenta Quartet, Ostravská banda, stockholm saxophone quartet, Xelmya, His works are mostly composed for chamber ensembles and based on traditional and folk music of Iran.
I.S. Mofakham Works 2016 2014 At the Waters of Lethe Chamber Opera in one Act, Libretto by Martyna Kosecka ~60 Ludus Consonus No.9 for Saxophone Quartet 2015 Holography I for Violin and Cello ~8 Holography Concerto for Piano and Strings (Dedicated to Martyna Kosecka) ~25 Ecliptic for Tape ~13 Poshte Kâjestân for Soprano and Chamber Ensemble ~9 Macro Cosmos No.4 for Contrabass and Optional Live Electronics Macro Cosmos No.3 for Clarinet in B and Optional Live Electronics Ludus Consonus No.8 for Clarinet Quartet Macro Cosmos No.2 for Viola and Optional Live Electronics Ludus Consonus No.7 Soprano Sax, Accordion, Cello Ludus Consonus No.6 for Violin and Tape 2014 Hommage à Komitas for Soprano and Chamber Ensemble ~12 Ludus Consonus No.10 for Chamber Ensemble Dedicated to Martyna Kosecka ~10 Macro Cosmos No.1 for Violin and Live Electronics Zurvan for Large Orchestra, Dedicated to Martyna Kosecka Ludus Consonus No.5 for Piano Solo
2014 2012 Truth.Courage.Freedom for 8 soloist choir, flute, clarinet and string quartet October Diaries Miniatures based on the Persian Folk songs for Piano Solo Hommage A' Abolhasan Saba for Violin and Cello City Without you for Tape Mirage... for Water and String Trio Ludus Consonus No.4 for Bassoon and Piano Lullaby for Violin solo dedicated to João DaSilva 2013 Rajaz Concerto for Tenor Horn and Chamber Ensemble, Dedicated to To Geert Callaert and Tim De Maeseneer Ludus Consonus No.3 for Piano 4 Hands, Dedicated to Martyna Kosecka Miserere for Mixed Choir Acapella Hesâr for Recorder, Violin and Cello, Dedicated to XelmYa Trio Pascal's triangle Version for Two Pianos Ludus Consonus No.2 for String Quartet 2011 Ludus Consonus No.1 Pascal s triangle Fluxus for Chamber Orchestra 2009 Barf (The Snow) for Mezzo Soprano & Piano On words by Mehdi Akhavan-sales At the waters of Lethe for two Violoncellos Epitaph (In Memory of Hamed Panahpor Tehrani for String Trio & Flute
2009 2007 Pastoral for 3 Flutes in C 2008 A Prayer For Peace for Alto(Countertenor), Violin & Viola Hommage a Omar El-Khayam for Soprano, Clarinet in B, Violin, Cello, Campanelli & Piano Monologue - Dedicated To Nikray Kowsar for Violin Solo Seven Last Words From the Cross for Mail voice and string quartet 2007 Song Book No.1 - On words by Baba Taher for Flute, Cello & Mezzo Soprano Epilogue for Cello And Piano Distant Light of Hope for Oboe, Clarinet in A, Violin & cello 2006 In Memoriam... for S.Q, Oboe, Piano Ad Lib. 2005 Persian Images for Piano Untold Stories for Piano Five Miniatures for Flute & piano 2003 Flat Liner Suite for Piano,Violin & Cello for Piano, violin & cello Two Pieces