Homa Samiei

Composer, pianist, educator, and artistic director

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Contact – homasamiei.composer@gmail.com

Bio

Toronto-based composer, pianist, educator, and artistic director Homa Samiei was born in Tehran. She is the co-founder of Najva Ensemble and Chaam Trio. Also, she is the co-founder and artistic director of Himeh Cultural House. She graduated from the Art University of Tehran in composition and has completed a master's degree in community music at Wilfrid Laurier University.

With the Najva Ensemble, Homa has performed as a pianist and composer in Tehran, Amsterdam, Mexico City, Tišnov, and Budapest; also, they released an album in 2015 called “Raha (free).”

Homa has attended numerous festivals as a composer and has collaborated with several ensembles such as the International Contemporary Ensemble (New York), Thin Edge New Music Collective (Toronto), Art Song Collaborative Project (Toronto), Lucca Contemporary Music Festival (Tuscany), Tehran Contemporary Sounds (Berlin), etc.

Currently, Samiei is pursuing a Mus.M degree in composition at the University of Toronto.

List of Works

Electroacoustic

We all are Mahsa (2022) — Electroacoustic (3’50’’)

Mooyeh (2023)

  • commissioned by University of Toronto Wind Symphony – will be premiered on March 31st. 

Holler (2023) – For vocal and live electronics

Chamber Music

Chaos (2021) – Piano Quartet (9’21”)

It seems God is falling Asleep (2019) – Flute, Clarinet in Bb, Violin, Cello, Piano, Percussion (7’28”)

  • Commissioned by Thin Edge New Music Collective, Premiered in 2021

In Memory of Me (2019) – Flute, Clarinet in Bb, Percussion, String quartet (6’)

Vocal

Now…! Tomorrow Is Naught…! (2021) – 2 Sopranos, Cello, Percussion, Piano (5’)

  • Commissioned by The Art Song Collaborative Project, Premiered in 2022

This Poem is No Longer Amorously I, II, III (2020) – Soprano & Piano (2’93”)

Lifelike Illusion (2020) – Soprano & Piano (3’7’’)

A woman (2018) – Soprano and Piano (3’51”)

Adamant…Stormy… You (2019) – Soprano & Piano (3’)

Coming Home (2018) – 2 sopranos, Flute, Cello, Piano

  • Premiered by Art Song Collaborative Projects

Singing my name (2017) –Soprano, 2 Violins, Cello, Piano (7’25”)

No Bahar-e-Khandan (2016) – Soprano, Cello, Piano

Opera

Siawash (2017) – Two sopranos, narrator, and piano

  • Commissioned by UNAM University, Mexico City

Solo, Duo

Hell, our sparks of anguish held in vain (2021) – flute and piano (10’)

  • Commissioned and premiered by Taraneh Pouryousef Nobar, Groningen, Netherlands

Fate (2019) – Cello Solo (4’26”)

Bazigooshaneh (Playfully) (2019) – Oboe Solo (4’10”)

Orchestral

Only Voice would Remain (2015) – Picc, 2fl, 2ob, 1Eh, 2cl, Bcl, 2bsn, Cbsn, 2hn, 2tp, tb, tba, timp, xyl, hp, strings (7’)

Interdisciplinary (theatre, dance, film, multimedia)

Karizmah (2017) – Theater show

  • Entezami Hall, Tehran, Iran

Discography 

CD: “Free” (2015) — Homa Samiei, Shaghayegh Bagheri, Mahgol Taheri, Nazanin Ahmadzadeh, Minoo Tavakoliyan, Shideh Shekarabi (Najva Ensemble)

Digital Release: “Free” (2015) — Homa Samiei, Shaghayegh Bagheri, Mahgol Taheri, Nazanin Ahmadzadeh, Minoo Tavakoliyan, Shideh Shekarabi (Najva Ensemble)