Saman Samadi

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Saman Samadi (2013)

Saman Samadi (born 1984) is a Persian avant-garde composer residing in New York City.

Biography

Samadi has written an extensive amount of repertoire including large scale orchestral works, chamber music for various combinations, solo instruments, electro-acoustic, and concrete music. Samadi attended NODET (National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents) for middle school, high school and pre-university studies in Sari, Iran. He was awarded a diploma in Mathematics from this institution. Samadi holds a BA in Violin Performance and an MA in Composition from the University of Tehran. He was ranked 2nd nationally for the mandatory graduate entrance concours. During his MA he studied with Alireza Mashayekhi. Samadi was offered a full scholarship as well as a full teaching assistantship for the PhD program in composition at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. During his time there he studied with Daria Semegen. Samadi has had various notable achievements over the years. He was awarded an Artist Diploma for the 2015 New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program. His work was chosen to be performed at The New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival in June 2014. His composition “Paj” has won first prize for the 2012 Counterpoint-Italy International Composition Competition.. In 2009 Samadi won an award for the 24th annual Fajr International Music Festival. He was also the director and conductor of Concentus Orchestra from 2006-2009. The repertoire consisted of baroque and contemporary works which included some of his own compositions. Samadi is currently the composer and conductor of the Enceladus Ensemble of New York.

Samadi’s music has been influenced by the “New Complexity”. He developed his own unique style which entails a new system of pitch organization that uses microtones from traditional Persian music, improvisation, complex poly-rhythms, and heterophonic texture. In addition, Samadi improvises on the piano which has had a great impact on his compositions. He is also a Baritone and uses traditional Persian techniques in his singing. Samadi is also an artist who has used oil painting and photography as his medium. Samadi is the director and co-founder of SAMADIS' which organizes an annual international composition competition and concert series. Also, Samadis’ records is a contemporary classical music record label based in New York City.

Selected works

  • IVcomplex No.2, for Saxophone Quartet — 2015
  • IVcomplex No.1, for Alto Saxophone and Piano — 2015
  • Before Your Very Eyes, for Saxophone and Piano — 2015
  • Shekasteh Mouyeh, Microtonal Electroacoustic — 2015
 1. Frenzied
 2. Shattered Mourning
 3. Injustice
 4. Desolation
 5. Ramkali
 6. Zenith
 7. Dissident
 8. Dashtestani
 9. Satori
  • Microtonal Piano Solos — 2015
 1. Oracle
 2. Solitude
 3. Sisyphus
 4. Annica
 5. Perception
 6. Madman
 7. Satire
 8. Existence
 9. Deprivation
 10. Magnetic
 11. Subjectivity
  • Palm Plate, for Dozaleh, Piano, Tape and Live Electronics — 2014
  • Teryan, for Violin and Piano — 2014
  • Persia 1909, for Chamber Ensemble — 2014
  • Panj, for Orchestra — 2013
  • Gulhannai, for Piano — 2013
  • Amiri, for Electronics — 2012
  • Tears' Scratch, for Violin duo — 2012
  • Magnapinna in Abdomen of a Newborn, for Electronics and video — 2012
  • La Nausée, for Piano — 2012
  • Sound and Fury, for Chamber Orchestra — 2012
  • Paj, for Flute and Piano — 2011
  • BAZZAD, for Violin and Symphony Orchestra — 2011
  • U-Turn, for Electronics and video — 2010
  • Symphony in Three Movements, for Large Orchestra — 2009
  • Impromptu, for Piano — 2008
  • Wine, for Piano — 2008
  • Eastern Rhapsody, for Piano — 2008
  • Sonatina, for Piano — 2008
  • Fog & Fugue, for Guitar — 2007
  • Ghost Train, for Electronics — 2007
  • Foolish, for Chamber Orchestra — 2007
  • Camisado, for Chamber Orchestra — 2007
  • Is This the World We Created...?, for Alto, Baritone, Choir, and Orchestra — 2007 Duet for Horn and Piano, for Horn and Piano — 2007
  • Nausea, for Orchestra — 2007
  • A Piece for Violin and Orchestra — 2007
  • Two Nights, for Oboe, Horn, Violin, Cello, and Piano — 2007
  • Psycho, for String Orchestra — 2006

References

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