Curriculum Vitae
SAMAN SAMADI
Composer, Performer, Music Scholar ● www.samansamadi.net
Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge ● www.mus.cam.ac.uk/directory/samansamadi
Founder & Director, Cambridge University Experimental Music Ensemble ● cam.cueme.uk
President, Wolfson College Music Society, Cambridge ● www.wolfson.cam.ac.uk/about-wolfson/music-wolfson
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United Kingdom (residence), United States (citizenship), Iran (place of birth) °1984
Email Address: ss2728@cam.ac.uk
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
Composition, Ethnomusicology, 20th/21st-Century Musicology, Experimental Music, Electroacoustic Music, Philosophy, Linguistics
EDUCATION
2020-2023 University of Cambridge, PhD in Music — awaiting viva
Practice-based research with composition
2019 University of Queensland, Philosophy and Critical Thinking — Certificate course
2019 Orpheus Institute + Leuven University, Artistic Research in Music — Certificate course
2013-2014 State University of New York, Stony Brook, Music Composition — Postgraduate studies
2009-2011 University of Tehran, MA in Music Composition
2005-2009 University of Tehran, BA in Music Performance
2004 Azad University of Tehran, Music Performance — Undergraduate studies
1997-2003 National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents, Diploma in Mathematics
NODET middle school, high school, and pre-university
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
2020-2023 The Dr Grantham Scholarship, Doctoral Research — Wolfson College, University of Cambridge
2015 Diploma in Performing & Multimedia Arts — New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
2014 Selected Composer — New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival (NYCEMF)
2012 First Prize — Counterpoint-Italy International Composition Competition
2009 2nd Place (out of 78815 Applicants) — National Concours for Public Universities in Iran
2008 The Jury Prize, Best Composition — 24th Fadjr International Music Festival
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2021-2023 Cambridge University Experimental Music Ensemble — Founder, Director, Conductor
2020-2023 Wolfson College Music Society, University of Cambridge — President
2021 Part IA Music in Contemporary Societies, University of Cambridge — Accompanist
2020-2021 Wolfson Research Event 2021, University of Cambridge — Editorial Officer
2020 Journal for Artistic Research — Peer Reviewer
2017-2019 Piano School of NYC, New York — Instructional Faculty
2017-2019 Music School of New York City, New York — Instructional Faculty
2014-2018 The Firehouse Space (Music Venue), Brooklyn, New York — Assistant Director
2014-2018 Samadis' Records, New York, NY — Founder & Artistic Director
2013-2014 Electronic Music Studio, State University of New York, Stony Brook — Assistant
2013-2014 Department of Music, State University of New York, Stony Brook — Administrative Assistant
2006-2009 Concentus Chamber Orchestra, Tehran — Founder & Conductor
PUBLICATIONS & PERFORMANCES
Avec Boulez, Mallarmé, et Foucault, for ensemble, duration: 45' (Cambridge: 2022)
Instrumentation: flute, clarinet, 2 saxophones, strings, guitar, piano, 2 voices
PERFORMANCES: Cambridge University Experimental Music Ensemble (dir. Saman Samadi) cam.cueme.uk
May 10, 2022, West Road Concert Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge. VIDEO
May 14, 2022, Lee Hall, Wolfson College, University of Cambridge. VIDEO
www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/avec-boulez-mallarmé-et-foucault
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Through a Veil, for wind quintet and fixed media, duration: 9' (Cambridge: 2021)
Instrumentation: flute, oboe, clarinet in Bb, horn in F, bassoon, and fixed media
PRESENTATION: Cambridge Music Faculty's Composers' Workshop, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.
May 1, 2021, University of Cambridge.
PUBLICATION: Saman Samadi, Through a Veil, performed and recorded by Saman Samadi Collective (New York: N.Anton Dromia, 2021).
www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/through-a-veil
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Thus Spoke Earth, for violin and piano and fixed media, duration: 25' (Cambridge: 2021)
PRESENTATION: Cambridge Music Faculty's Composers' Workshop, Darragh Morgan and Mary Dullea.
March 8, 2022, University of Cambridge.
PUBLICATION: Saman Samadi, Thus Spoke Earth, performed and recorded by Saman Samadi & Kristin Samadi (forthcoming).
www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/thus-spoke-earth
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Shattering in Seven Pieces for Dream and Wedding and Death, for string quartet, duration: 14' (Cambridge: 2022)
PUBLICATION: Saman Samadi, Shattering for string quartet, to be performed & recorded by Saman Samadi, Junya Makino, Kimia Hesabi, and Sarah Henderson (forthcoming).
www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/shattering
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Vāyuvēra, for piano trio, duration: 18' (Cambridge: 2021)
PRESENTATION: The 2021 British Forum for Ethnomusicology and Royal Musical Association Research Conference, Amatis Piano Trio.
January 14, 2021. University of Cambridge.
PUBLICATION: Saman Samadi, Vāyuvēra, performed and recorded by Juniya Makino, Nicky Swett, and Kristin Samadi (forthcoming).
www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/vāyuvēra
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Aša, for flute, duration: 8' (New York City, USA - Cambridge, UK: 2020-2021)
www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/aša
PUBLICATION: Saman Samadi, Asha, performed and recorded by Mehrdad Gholami, in Pieces for the Flute (Tehran: Mahoor, 2021).
www.mahoor.com/en/cd/20052-pieces-for-the-flute
VIDEO (Scrolling Score): Saman Samadi, Asha, recorded by Mehrdad Gholami, Recording Session, Dallas, Texas, September 28th, 2020. youtu.be/FLvelqYuOho
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The Gāthās for Piano, a series of piano works, total duration hitherto: 20' (New York: 2018-2019)
Ahunavaiti Gāthā, stanza I (2018)
Ahunavaiti Gāthā, stanza II (2018)
Ahunavaiti Gāthā, stanza III (2019)
www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/the-gāthās-for-piano
PERFORMANCES:
Ahunavaiti Gāthā, stanza III, Jonathan Powell, pianist.
December 8, 2020. Meetings of New Music, Janáček Academy (JAMU), Brno, Czech Republic.
March 5, 2020. Queen’s University, Belfast, Ireland.
November 15, 2019. The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (HAMU), Prague, Czech.
October 26, 2019. NeoArte Festival, Gdansk, Poland.
Ahunavaiti Gāthā, stanzas I & II, Jared Redmond, pianist.
June 3, 2019. Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea.
February 15, 2019. The San Francisco Center for New Music, San Francisco, CA, USA.
PUBLICATIONS:
Saman Samadi, Ahunavaiti Gāthā, stanza III, performed and recorded by Jonathan Powell (Prague: HAMU, 2019). youtu.be/6h7BTirxW1w
Saman Samadi, Ahunavaiti Gāthā, stanzas I & II, performed and recorded by Jared Redmond (Seoul: Hangyang, 2019). soundcloud.com/samansamadi/ahunavaiti-gatha-i-ii
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Ānam Ārezust, for ensemble, duration: 5'20" (Cambridge: 2020)
Instrumentation: fl, ob, cl, bsn/horn, tpt, trbn/timp, tom-t/harp/vln, vla, vc, db
www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/ānam-ārezust
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Mira, for violin and electronics, duration: 12'33" (New York, 2019)
PERFORMANCE/PUBLICATION: By its dedicatee Miranda Cuckson (forthcoming).
www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/mira
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Aži Trio, saxophone, piano, and buchla (New York: 2019-2020)
Saman Samadi, founder, leader, & pianist; Sarah Manning, saxophonist; and Hans Tammen, buchla-player.
PERFORMANCE: Aži Trio at NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, Saman Samadi, founder, leader, & pianist; Sarah Manning, saxophonist; Hans Tammen, buchla player.
December 6, 2019, Waverly Building, NYU, New York, NY, USA.
PUBLICATIONS:
Aži Trio: Deceptive Assembly, Saman Samadi, leader & video artist (New York, 2020). youtu.be/xfhwekStD0A
Aži Trio, Saman Samadi, leader & video artist (New York, 2019). youtu.be/UFJ--e01y34
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The Saman Samadi Quintet, voice, percussion, trumpet, double bass, piano & electronics (New York: 2018-2019)
Amber Evans, soprano, Caitlin Cawley, percussionist, Martin Movagh, trumpet player, Sam Zagnit, double bassist, and Saman Samadi, founder, leader, pianist, & sound artist.
PERFORMANCES:
January 7, 2019, with Jorge Nuno, at Bushwick Improvised Music Series, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
January 3, 2019, Areté Venue, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
November 17, 2018, St John's in The Village, Manhattan, NY, USA.
October 23, 2018, National Sawdust, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
PUBLICATIONS:
Saman Samadi Quintet: Walking with the Wind, Saman Samadi, leader & video artist (New York, 2018) youtu.be/QqflgB8XKFE
Saman Samadi Quintet in the Village, NYC, Saman Samadi, leader & video artist (New York, 2018) youtu.be/DeGUVIA5Vwg
Saman Samadi Quintet at Areté, Saman Samadi, leader & video artist (New York, 2018) youtu.be/9dwJ_Hi-ncM
Saman Samadi Quintet | NYC, Saman Samadi, leader & video artist (New York, 2018) youtu.be/cMS2fsooIHI
Walking With the Wind (Manhattan School of Music, 2018)
Scream, In Silence (Live, 2018)
Under the Oeacen (Live, 2018)
Dancing With Miles (Live, 2018)
Melancholia (Live, 2018)
Grotte De Cristal (Live, 2018)
A Wolf Lying In Wait (Live, 2018)
Suffocation (Live, 2018)
Dream (Live, 2018)
Saman Samadi Quintet, with Jorge Nuno, at the Bushwick Series (New York, 2019). youtu.be/aChNj43-us0
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Nostalgia, five multimedia compositions (electroacoustic music & video art), total duration: 44' (New York: 2015-2016)
PRESENTATIONS:
Cambridge Festival. April 8, 2022, West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge, UK.
Medium Fest Electroacoustic. May 5, 2020, Rasht Multimedia Festival, Rasht, Iran.
Tehran International Electroacoustic Music Festival, curated by Yarava Music Group. June 8, 2018, Da Theatre House, Tehran, Iran.
An den Kleinen Radioapparat, curated by Peter Geisselbrecht. September30, 2016, The Firehouse Space, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Lethal #7—Last Saturdays Salon, curated by Concrete Timbre. November 19, 2016, The Drawing Room, New York, NY, USA.
Supermoon Eclipse, curated by Samadhi Arts. August 27, 2015, Sky Gallery, New York, NY, USA.
PUBLICATIONS:
Ghorbat (September 20, 2016) youtu.be/cvlmQrgfkFc
Berceuses (October 7, 2016) youtu.be/3_v41gsWa6E
Vāyu (November 1, 2016) youtu.be/Q6h9Rt4U_64
Retroception (October 18, 2016) youtu.be/9jf3iWJCbn0
Hura (July 28, 2015) youtu.be/3Nfyznhbfeg
Saman Samadi, Nostalgia (New York: Samadis' Records, 2018).
www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/nostalgia
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Chamrosh, a collection of four works for saxophone, total duration: 47' (New York: 2015-2016)
PRESENTATION/PERFORMANCE
Chamrosh: works for saxophone. Lecture-Performance. Anthony Izzo, saxophonist, and Saman Samadi, pianist.
July 29, 2015, ShapeShifter Lab, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
PUBLICATIONS:
Chamrosh, for tenor saxophone (2016) soundcloud.com/samansamadi/chamrosh
I-V-complex No.1, for alto saxophone and piano (2015) youtu.be/QjHg72_Bq7Q
I-V-complex No.2, for saxophone quartet (2015) soundcloud.com/samansamadi/i-v-complex-no2
Before Your Very Eyes, for saxophone and piano (2015) youtu.be/AOE-S4EC9uo
Saman Samadi, Chamrosh, Performed by Saman Samadi and Anthony Izzo (New York: Samadis' Records, 2018).
www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/chamrosh
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Impromptus, a collection of six multimedia works (piano, electronics, & video-art), duration: 6' (New York: 2017)
PUBLICATION:
www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/impromptus
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Shekasteh Mouyeh, a collection of nine multimedia compositions, total duration: 62' (New York: 2015)
PERFORMANCE: Saman Samadi, pianist, vocalist, video & electronic sounds artist.
May 23, 2015, Spectrum, New York, NY, USA. youtu.be/gDDv9TOYwHQ
PUBLICATIONS:
Frenzied (2015)
Shattered Mourning (2015)
Injustice (2015)
Desolation (2015)
Ramkali (2015)
Zenith (2015)
Dissident (2015)
Dashtestani (2015)
Satori (2015)
Saman Samadi, Shekasteh Mouyeh (New York: Samadis' Records, 2016).
MUSIC-VIDEO: Composer, video designer & editor: Saman Samadi; videographers: Arian Vaziridaftari, Saman Samadi. Filmed on location in Tehran and Shiraz, Iran (New York, 2015) youtu.be/skrmbQ0smeM
www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/shekasteh-mouyeh
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Tears' Scratch, for two violins, duration: 8'20" (New York: 2012)
PUBLICATIONS:
Saman Samadi, Tears' Scratch, performed and recorded by Miranda Cuckson & Austin Wulliman (Score Follower, 2016) youtu.be/t3hbvTU7UUQ
Saman Samadi, Tears' Scratch, performed and recorded by Miranda Cuckson & Austin Wulliman (New York: Samadis' Records, 2018)
www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/tears-scratch
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Paj, for flute and piano, duration: 14' (New York: 2011)
PERFORMANCES:
Nicole Camacho & Kristin Barone-Samadi. April 8, 2014, Staller Center, Stony Brook University, NY, USA.
Linda Wetherill, and Kristin Barone-Samadi. December 16, 2012, RCC Rutherford, NJ, USA.
Linda Wetherill, and Kristin Barone-Samadi. December 2, 2012, Culturefix, New York, NY, USA.
Kouchyar Shahroudi, and Domitille Bès, L’ ensemble ECHO. June 29, 2012, Museum of modern art André Malraux (MuMa), Le Havre, France.
PUBLICATION:
Saman Samadi, Paj, performed by Linda Wetherill and Kristin Barone-Samadi (New York: Samadis' Records, 2018).
www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/paj
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Scheherazade, for saxophone quartet, duration: 6'30" (New York: 2017)
PERFORMANCE:
LX Saxophone Quartet. June 22, 2017, Lincoln Center, New York, NY, USA. youtu.be/wLNSuITUvf8
PUBLICATION:
Saman Samadi, Scheherazade, performed by LX Saxophone Quartet (New York: Samadis' Records, 2017).
www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/scheherazade
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Apām Napāt Trio, clarinet/saxophone, buchla, piano & voice (New York: 2016-2020)
Blaise Silwula, clarinist/saxophonist, Hans Tammen, buchla, and Saman Samadi, founder, leader, pianist & vocalist.
PERFORMANCES:
LaGCC_CUNY Faculty Concert. March 28, 2019, LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, City University of New York, NY, USA.
Apām Napāt Trio at Scholes. July 7, 2018, Scholes Street Studio, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
COMA. February 21, 2016, ABC No-Rio, Manhattan, NY, USA.
Apām Napāt Trio, with Jorge Nuno. January 28, 2016, The Firehouse Space, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
PUBLICATIONS:
Apām Napāt Trio at Scoles Studio (New York, 2018) youtu.be/SoG8_ETwe1M
Apām Napāt Trio: Homayun (New York, 2018) youtu.be/brlAVj5rzcw
Apām Napāt Trio: Chahargah (New York, 2018) youtu.be/rX7sYSyeA-A
Apām Napāt Trio at the Firehouse Space no.1 (New York, 2018) youtu.be/6C76winTCv4
Apām Napāt Trio at the Firehouse Space no.2 (New York, 2018) youtu.be/58KSiX6RNDM
Apām Napāt Trio, with Jorge Nuno (New York, 2016) youtu.be/0AYDP6VirPc
Saman Samadi, Apām Napāt Trio, Āpām Napāt: 16 pieces [live] (New York: Samadis' Records, 2016).
Āp (Live, 2016)
Asha (Live, 2016)
Deava (Live, 2016)
Yima (Live, 2016)
Ariyāramna (Live, 2016)
Vivanhant (Live, 2016)
Haoma (Live, 2016)
Verethragna (Live, 2016)
Yasna (Live, 2016)
Apām Napāt (Live, 2016)
Anahita (Live, 2016)
Hauruuatāt (Live, 2016)
Ahura (Live, 2016)
Manu (Live, 2016)
Zahhak (Live, 2016)
Mithra (Live, 2016)
www.samansamadi.net/apām-napāt-trio
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Bazzad, for violin and symphony orchestra, duration: 12' (Tehran: 2012)
Instrumentation: 3.3.3.3 - 4.2.2.1 - 3perc: (1) tom-t (BTAS)/ tam-t(lg)/ BD/ (2) t-bells/ susp-cym(md&lg)/ crash-cym(lg)/ marimb/ vib/ gong(lg)/ (3) timp/ woodb(hrd&lg) - strings > 14.12.10.8.6.
PRESENTATION: Bazzad, Reading Session. Soloist, Jaram Kim; Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra, dir. Timothy Long.
May 6, 2014, Staller Center, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/bazzad
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U-Turn, a collection of five multimedia compositions, total duration: 50'12" (Tehran: 2010-2014)
PRESENTATIONS:
Magnapinna in the Abdomen of a Newborn. June 2, 2014, New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival (NYCEMF), Abrons Arts Center, New York, NY, USA.
Magnapinna in the Abdomen of a Newborn. April 11, 2014, Sonic Spring, Staller Center, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
Amiri, An Electroacoustic Music Event. January 14, 2014, Harvestworks, New York, NY, USA.
Qatār-e Arvāh, An Electroacoustic Music Event. December 4, 2012, LeFrak Hall, Queens College, City University of New York, USA.
U-Turn, An Electroacoustic Music Event. June 16, 2011, College of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, Iran.
Qatār-e Arvāh, An Electroacoustic Music Event. June 15, 2010, University of Tehran, Iran.
PUBLICATIONS:
Magnapinna in the Abdomen of a Newborn, Composer and video artist: Saman Samadi (Tehran, 2012). youtu.be/2SplKAXQEtc
U-Turn, Composer, violinist, and video artist: Saman Samadi (Tehran, 2011). youtu.be/_FJT_3Z8V8o
Safhe-ye Nakhl (Eng. Palm Plate), for dozaleh and electronic sounds (2014)
Amiri, electroacoustic (2012)
Qatār-e Arvāh, electroacoustic (2010)
Magnapinna in the Abdomen of a Newborn, for electronic sounds and video-art (2012)
U-Turn, an algorithmic piece for electronic sounds and video-art (2011)
Saman Samadi, U-Turn (New York: Samadis' Records, 2015).
www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/u-turn
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Microtonal Piano Solos, a collection of nine microtonal piano pieces, total duration: 55' (New York: 2015)
PUBLICATION:
Oracle (2015)
Solitude (2015)
Sisyphus (2015)
Annica (2015)
Perception (2015)
Madman (2015)
Satire (2015)
Existence (2015)
Deprivation (2015)
Magnetic (2015)
Subjectivity (2015)
Saman Samadi, Microtonal Piano Solos, Performed by Saman Samadi (New York: Samadis' Records, 2015).
www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/microtonal-piano-solos
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Persia 1909, Iran 1971, for four improvising performers, duration: 10' (New York: 2014)
Instrumentalists: a pianist, two percussionists, and a performer of any melodic instrument (oboe is suggested)
www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/persia-1909
PRESENTATION: Persia 1909, New Music Performance Practice Workshop with Laura Smith, oboist, Erika Dohi, pianist, Mark Utley and Elizabeth Dorman, percussionists.
APRIL 22, 2014, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
PUBLICATION: Iran 1971, Composer and video editor: Saman Samadi (New York, 2018). youtu.be/85WBNpk9qUk
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Teryan, for violin and piano, duration: 8' (New York: 2014)
PUBLICATION: Saman Samadi, Teryan, Performed by Saman Samadi and Kristin Samadi (New York, 2014).
www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/teryan
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Fog & Fugue, for guitar, duration: 7' (Tehran: 2007)
PERFORMANCES:
Dan Keene, Guitar Recital at RCC. November 8, 2013, Rutherford, NJ, USA.
Mansoor Habibdoost, Guitar Recital at Avini Hall. May 19, 2008, University of Tehran, Iran.
PUBLICATION: Saman Samadi, Fog & Fugue, Performed by Dan Keene (Rutherford, 2013).
www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/fog-and-fugue
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Panj, for soprano, baritone, and orchestra, duration: 5" (New York: 2013)
www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/panj
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Sound and Fury, for chamber orchestra, duration: 14' (New York: 2012)
Instrumentation: 1.1.1.1/1.1.1.1/perc./harp/piano/strings
www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/sound-and-fury
PERFORMANCE:
Sound and Fury: an arrangement for piano and loudspeakers. Kristin Samadi, pianist. November 21, 2013, Staller Center, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
PUBLICATION: soundcloud.com/samansamadi/sound-and-fury
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Symphony in Three Movements, for large orchestra, duration: 20' (Tehran: 2009)
PRESENTATION: Unfolding Samadi's Symphony in Three Movements, Seminar, University of Tehran.
September 22, 2009, Tehran, Iran.
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Apadana's Amphora, for piano, duration: 7' (Tehran: 2008)
PERFORMANCE: Piano Recital, Kiana Shafiei, Art University of Tehran.
April 22, 2009, Tehran, Iran.
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Camisado, for chamber ensemble, duration: 9' (Tehran: 2007)
PERFORMANCE: Concentus Orchestra, conductor: Saman Samadi.
April 29, 2007, Roudaki Hall, Tehran, Iran.
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Sheyda, for string orchestra, duration: 3'32" (Terhan: 2006)
PERFORMANCES:
Sheyda: for string orchestra. Concentus Orchestra, conductor: Saman Samadi.
April 29, 2007, Roudaki Hall, Tehran, Iran.Sheyda: for violin and piano. Saman Samadi, violinist; Behnam Mousavi, pianist.
November 18, 2006, Avini Hall, University of Tehran, Iran.
www.samansamadi.net/oeuvre/sheydā
RESEARCH EXPOSITIONS & PRESENTATIONS
A Comparative Study on Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Klavierstück X, Perspective of New Music (forthcoming).
Complexity in Musical Works of Stockhausen and Samadi, Wolfson College Music Society, Musical Encounters, University of Cambridge, November 17, 2021.
Brian Ferneyhough: Aspects of Notation and Composition (Persian), Baru Magazine Vol. 6, Shamlou Org. July 2021. baru.wiki/saman.samadi/notnevisi-va-aahangsaazi
Asha: The Rebirth of Tragedy (Persian), Baru Magazine Vol. 5, Shamlou Org. June 2021. baru.wiki/saman.samadi/ashaa
Post-Pars Modal Music (Persian), Baru Magazine Vol. 4, Shamlou Org. April 2021. baru.wiki/saman.samadi/musighi-ye-maghaami
A Smooth and Rhizomatic Pitch-Space (Persian), Baru Magazine Vol. 3, Shamlou Org. March 2021. baru.wiki/saman.samadi/yek-navakfaza-ye-risomatic
Glocality of Difference (Persian), Baru Magazine Vol. 2, Shamlou Org. February 2021. baru.wiki/saman.samadi/pasaa-paarsiyat
Vāyuvēra: a composition for violin, cello, and piano, The 2021 British Forum for Ethnomusicology and Royal Musical Association Research Conference, With Amatis Piano Trio, University of Cambridge, January 14, 2021.
An Analytical Study on Pierre Boulez’s Le Marteau sans maitre, Research Paper, Research Catalogue, 2020. www.researchcatalogue.net/view/718708/718709
An Introduction to Post-Pars Modal Music: A New Approach to Microtonality, Online Conference, “Performing, Engaging, Knowing”, organized by Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, ICTM Study Group on Applied Ethnomusicology, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, and the Swiss Society for Ethnomusicology, August 26-29, 2020. Link to Program
Nostalgia, Artistic Research Exposition, Research Catalogue, 2019. www.researchcatalogue.net/view/753343/753344
Music of Saman Samadi, Guest Lecturer, Doctoral Seminar, Manhattan School of Music, New York, Nov 18, 2016.
Unfolding Samadi's Symphony in Three Movements, Seminar, University of Tehran, September 22, 2009.
ACADEMIC RESEARCH COVERAGE
Boroumand Yazdi, Reihaneh, “Le mandala, entre mystique persane et modernité: répéter un monde éternel ou créer des mondes possibles?” [The mandala, between Persian mysticism and modernity: repeating an eternal world or creating possible worlds?], Déméter. Théories & pratiques artistiques contemporaines, Université de Lille, #7, 2022. Demeter.univ-lille.fr
Broumand, Reyhan, “Le choc de la déviation de la tradition dans la musique électroacoustique iranienne: Saman Samadi’s Satori.” Seminar. Semaine Internationale de la Musique Électroacoustique, LILLIAD de l’Université de Lille - Sciences et Technologies, Lille, April 24, 2019.
Broumand, Reyhan, “Entre passé et avenir : Les deux rôles des instruments acoustiques dans la musique électroacoustique iranienne: Saman Samadi’s Palm Plate.” Seminar. Semaine Internationale de la Musique Électroacoustique, LILLIAD de l’Université de Lille - Sciences et Technologies, Lille, April 20, 2018.
Broumand, Reyhan, “L’impact de la tradition dans la création contemporaine: un regard sur la musique électroacoustique iranienne: Saman Samadi’s Zenith.” Seminar. Semaine Internationale de la Musique Électroacoustique, LILLIAD de l’Université de Lille - Sciences et Technologies, Lille, April 28, 2017.