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Hooshyar Khayam
هوشیار خیام
Background information
Born (1978-05-11) 11 May 1978 (age 46)
Bedford, England
GenresPersian traditional music
OccupationMusician
Years active1999–present
Websitehttp://hooshyar-khayam.com/

Hoshyar Khayam (Persian: هوشیار خیام) is a British-Iranian music performer, composer, and teacher. He lives in Ottawa, Canada.

Early life and education

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Hooshyar Khayam was born in 1978 in Bedford, England; to Iranian parents, visual artist Pariyoush Ganji and music composer Masud Khayam.[citation needed] He started studying music at the age of seven and studied music under the supervision of various professors.

Khayam obtained an associate degree in piano playing in music theory 1996; and a BA degree in 1997 from Trinity College London; and a BA degree in Iranian music from Iran Arts University in 1999.[1][2][3] He has a BA degree in Iranian music from the University of the Arts London.[when?]

Khayam has a MA and a PhD in composition and conducting from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music,[when?][4] where he studied under Gao Weijie, Miguel Roig-Francoli, Lee Fiser, Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, Mark Gibson, Joel Hoffman, Michael Chertock, and Robert Zierolf.

Music

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"… a true blend of Persian and European music…" (Songlines*****) Khayam's music blends influence of styles and music of extreme sources into new merged musical compositions. Khayam's music is often driven from various sources with curiosity towards new sonorities of instruments and instrumental combinations.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Kronos Quartet joined by the American pianist and producer Stephen Prutsman commissioned and recorded Khayam's music in production of Monir (2014) directed by Bahman[12] Kiarostami, a documentary film on the life and art of the Iranian female visual artist Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian.[13] The film has been on show in Guggenheim, MOMA, ICA, TATE Modern, among other contemporary museums, and has been toured in Europe, Asia, and South America. Khayam's original music to Ivanov (2011)[14] directed by Amir Reza Koohestani, a production by Mehr Theater Group, was staged in Lisbon, Campo Alegre, Heerlen, Utrecht, Amsterdam, Zurich, Basel, Hanover, Brussels, as well as in Iran.[15]

Khayam's discography includes over a dozen publications including "RAAZ" (2020, 30M Records) Songlines 5-start choice Best Album of the Year (March/2021, Middle East), "Music for Tar and Piano" (Tehran Records, 2017) chosen Best Album of the Year MUSICEMA, "All of You" (Hermes Records, 2011) Songlines (75th issue) 4-star choice Best Album of the Year (Middle East).[16]

Khayam's music has been performed by Kronos Quartet, Stephen Prutsman, Hossein Alizadeh, Anja Lechner, Aram Talalyan, Todd Palmer, Szofia Boros, Golfam Khayam, Mona Matbou Riahi, Elina Bertina, Evgeny Bushkov, Artur Avanesov, Wayne Foster-Smith, Eva-Christina Schonweiss, Kirsten Ecke, Burghard Toelke, Klara Ausserhuber, Morrison Trio, Scheherazade Ensemble, LSCO Orchestra, Naregatsi Strings, Ukraine Philharmonic Orchestra, Nilper Orchestra, Moscow Virtuosi Strings, and others.[17]

During the period of working on his doctorate degree, he held many concerts including the concert of Khayam's quatrains and the 2005 concert of the Florence Music Festival in Italy led by Professor Jules Hoffmann.[18] In the United States, he taught music theory and composition at the University of Cincinnati.[19]

Works

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Orchestral music

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Name Year Description
Suite Poétique 2000 -
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no 1 2003 -[20]
Calm 2006 For String Orchestra
Stained Glass 2007 For Piano and String Orchestra
Torkaman 2008 For Setar Trio and String Orchestra
Osyan 2008
Concerto for Cello and Strings no 1 2009
Serenade for Violin and String Orchestra 2010
Before the Dream is Over 2012 for piano and orchestra
Kalileh, Ballet 2015 commissioned by LSCO
Daylight Twilight, Concerto for Cello and Strings no 2 2017
Rhapsody in Turquoise, For Piano and Orchestra 2016 -2017 commissioned by LSCO
Triple Concerto for Kamancheh, Piano, Persian Percussions, and String Orchestra 2018 commissioned by Stephen Prutsman[21]
Selection from "The Other Side" 2018 Arranged for string orchestra, premiered by Moscow Virtuosi Strings, conducted by Evgeny Bushkov
Pharos 2020 Concerto for Violin and Strings

Chamber music

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Name Year Description
Piano Trio no 1 1997 revised 2013
Cello Sonata no 1 1998
Cello Sonata no 2 2003
Two Pieces for Wind Ensemble 2005
Kubeh For String Octet 2006
Chang for cello and piano 2007 commissioned by Wayne Foster-Smith
A Proper Opening for string quintet 2007
Die Feen von Neukölln for violin and harp 2007 commissioned by Eva-Christina Schonweiss and Kirsten Ecke
Jala Piano Quintet 2009 Tribute to Rouhollah Khaleghi (Iranian Composer, 1906 – 1965)
I Waited for You in Rain Piano Trio no.2 2010
Arco de Luna for two violins 2010
Rhapsody for Clarinet and Piano 2012 commissioned by Stephen Prutsman
Monir for String Quartet 2013 commissioned by Stephen Prutsman and Kronos Quartet
Garden I, for viola and guitar 2013 2016, rearranged for cello and piano
Garden II, for cello solo 2014 2018, rearranged for viola solo
On the Seashore String Quartet no.3 2014
String Quartet no.4 2017
Songs of the Quarantine 2020 for solo instruments

Vocal music

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Name Year Description
Stardust 2003 based on poems of Iris
Book of Lonely Songs 2005
Rubaiyat (for soprano and percussion ensemble), based on poems of Omar Khayam 2005
Reeds (for countertenor and piano), based on prose by Rumi 2007
Moones set of seven songs for voice and piano) based on Persian traditional music 2010

Piano works

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Name Year Description
Kaviri 1993
Sonata no 1 1999
Tatari[22] 2001–2006
Bahar Street 2003
Sonata no 2 "Jazz Sonata"[23] 2003
Thousand Acacias 1996–2010
Sonata no.3 2005
Sonata no.4 "en la memoria de un mar interminable" 2009
Sea's Seven Days 2009
Passacaglia Ravi-e Khyal 2011 Commissioned by Stephen Prutsman

Works for film, theater, and animation

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Name Year Description
Trilogy "Terra, Freedom, The Sun Eclipse 2020 directed by Gorg (Cefalú Film Festival)
RAAZ[24][25] 2020 directed by Gorg (Songlines *****)
Tehran Bach 2019 directed by Gorg
Wolf Game 2018 directed by Abbass Nezamdoost
God of Rakhsh 2018 directed by Gorg (Selected Cefalu Film Festival, Audience Awards)
Impermanent 2016 feature film by Amir Azizi (Candidate Best Film of the Year, 5th Beijing International Film Festival)
Spyker 2015 directed by Majed Neisi (war documentary)
Migration 2014 video art by Pooya Aryanpour
Monir 2013 directed by Bahman Kiarostami
Exhale 2013 videoart by Pooya Aryanpour
Ivanov 2012 directed by Amir Reza Koohestani, Mehr Theater Group
Everything Is Fine Here 2012 directed by Pourya Azarbayjani (Candidate Best Soundtrack of the Year, Jasmine International Film Festival, 2014)
These Days, Those Days 2011 directed by Pooya Aryanpour
Two Cold Meals for One 2009 directed by Amir Azimi
Namayesh 2003 animation by Elika Hedayat

Education

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Awards

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Name Year Description
Recipient of OICRM Doctoral Fellowship 2020–2021
Composer in Residence, Festival 4020 2017 Traumstadt" Linz, Austria
1st prize winner of International Composition 2011 Competition "Franz Schubert Und die Musik der Moderne" Graz, Austria
1st prize winner of "Accent 03" Composition 2003 Competition, University of Cincinnati

Academic activities

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Activitie Year Academi
Contract Instructor, Carleton University 2021 Ottawa
Visiting Scholar, Carleton University 2020 Ottawa
Honorary Fellow 2020 City, University of London
Guest Composer 2012 University of Music and Performing Arts Graz
Assistant Professor, Music Department 2005 – 2011 | 2013 – 2015 University of Art, Tehran
Visiting Professor, 2011–2012 Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan, Armenia
Lecturer, CMPCP Conference 2011 University of Cambridge
Honorary Fellow 2011 City University of London
Artist in Residence 2010 Goethe Institute Berlin
Lecturer, School of Advanced Study, Institute of Music Research 2010 University of London

Publications

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Five volumes of Khayam's books have been published.

Book title Year Description ISBN
Selected Works 1371–1378 Nader Book Publishing 9664925577553
Music for Piano 1380–1387 Ebtekar No Publications 9789646579477
Orchestra Leadership 1996 Comprehensive Guide to Leadership Techniques and Practices, by Max Rudolph, translated by Hoshyar Khayam, Atai Publications 964313555199
Poet's Piano 1997 Selected Articles Related to Piano Playing, Atai Publications[26] 96431357878

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "hooshyar khayam – Tehran Contemporary Music Festival" (in Persian). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  2. ^ Mills, Roger (4 January 2019). Tele-Improvisation: Intercultural Interaction in the Online Global Music Jam Session. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-71039-6.
  3. ^ "Hooshyar Khayam & Bamdad Afshar - RAAZ - Review". Loud And Quiet. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Duluth orchestra, Iranian composer make music history". MPR News. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  5. ^ Radio, N. T. S. "Hooshyar Khayam | Discover music on NTS". NTS Radio. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Last night of 34th Fajr Music Festival Hooshyar Khayam". ISNA. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Last Page". 13 April 2009. Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  8. ^ "BBC فارسی – فرهنگ و هنر – اجرای موسيقی ايرانی با ارکستر سمفونيک اوکراين". www.bbc.com (in Persian). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  9. ^ "kargozaaran.com – This website is for sale! – kargozaaran Resources and Information". 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2021. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  10. ^ "Hooshyar Khayam & Bamdad Afsharit's debut is meditative and celebratory in equal measure". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  11. ^ Music for Tar and Piano (in Brazilian Portuguese), retrieved 12 March 2021
  12. ^ "Hooshyar Khayam & Bamdad Afshar: Raaz". Klara – Blijf verwonderd (in Dutch). 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  13. ^ "RCA Film Night Series: 'Monir' by Bahman Kiarostami (2017), Presented by Fatima Uzdenova". Royal College of Art. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  14. ^ "IVANOV". Mehr Theatre Group (in French). 23 November 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Resources – Iranian Musicians". toosfoundation.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  16. ^ Team, University Package. "Hooshar Khayam". schubert.kug.ac.at. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  17. ^ Zuercher, Melanie (31 March 2016). "Sparring countries connect through music". Context Alumni Magazine (April 2016).
  18. ^ "TEDxTUA | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  19. ^ Nooshin, Dr Laudan (28 January 2015). Iranian Classical Music: The Discourses and Practice of Creativity. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7546-0703-8.
  20. ^ Team, University Package. "Hooshar Khayam". schubert.kug.ac.at. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  21. ^ HarmonyTalk. "Avaye Naerika Percussion Orchestra – Harmony Talk". Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  22. ^ "Hooshyar Khayam". Stay Close. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  23. ^ "The Rebel Poet". Radio National. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  24. ^ "Review". Songlines. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  25. ^ "Music's Visiting Scholar Recognized for Transformative International Album". Carleton. 26 February 2021.
  26. ^ "Hooshyar Khayam Official Website". 1 May 2009. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
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