Amir Mahyar Tafreshipour

He received his BMus from the Academy of Music in Esbjerg, Denmark in piano and pedagogy in 2001. In 2003 he gained a BMus in composition at Trinity College of Music, London and in 2004 he gained his MA in composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. In 2003 he won first prize at the Biennial Competition for New Music at Tehran University for his solo piano. In the same year he was awarded a Silver Medal for outstanding achievement at Trinity College of Music, presented by the Duke of Kent. 

His works have been commissioned and performed by soloists, ensembles and orchestras including: Nancy Ruffer, Darragh Morgan, Mary Dullea, Tomoko Sugavara, Gabriella Dal'Olio, Ceren Necipoglu, Maya Sapone, Patricia Kostek, John Anderson, Zoe MartLew, Sioned williams, Gahrn ensemble, Ani String Quartet, Southwark wind ensemble, Dartington Festival, University of Victoria clarinet Ensemble and Anadolu Symphony Orchestra.

 In 2005 he was commissioned by the BBC Symphony Orchestra to compose a harp concerto 'A Persian Reflection' under the baton of Pascal Rophé in 2006 in London, featured on BBC Radio 3 in a special programme of music from Persia. 

He is currently studying for a PhD in composition under supervision of Prof. Peter Wiegold & Prof. Christopher Fox at Brunel University in London. 

A CD of Tafreshipour's music will be released in early 2012.

Email: email@tafreshipour.com

Personal / Publisher website: www.tafreshipour.com

Orchestral

Solo Instrument(s) and Orchestra

A Persian Reflection, concerto for harp and orchestra

Chamber Music

Solo Instrumental

Pendar (thought) for solo Oboe, Piano, Double Bass, Cello, Flute, Clarinet, and Percussion

Persian Fantasy for solo harp

Images of Childhood for solo piano

Dark Blue for solo Cello

Cloches À Travers Les Feuilles for solo piano

A night in Shiraz for solo chang

A day in Isfahan for solo chang

Duo

Hobut for soprano and piano

Dialogue for violin and Piano

Rudaki’s Chang for chang and soprano

Trio

Lullaby for harp, violin and cello

Quartet

Broken Times for string quartet

Anticipation for string quartet

Quintet

Calling out (Faryad) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn and piano

Tango for string quartet and percussion

Sheypour for brass quintet

Large Chamber Ensemble

Kotshalvari, Neylabaki, Rammal for Piano, guitar, clarinet, recorder, percussion and narrator

Vocal

In the Dark for six clarinet and soprano

Only the Sound Remains for string quartet, piano oboe and baritone

Yasna for clarinet, soprano, baritone and piano

Electro-acoustic

Baharestan for double bass, narrator and electronic