Farshid Samandari

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Farshid was born in Iran in 1971. His music reflects his interest in contemporary classical vocabulary, spectral analysis, and extended techniques. In addition his profound faith in unity in diversity, stirred him toward utilizing different elements from a variety of non-western music and integrating different cultural music and vocabulary in his compositions. This vision directed him to collaborate with a variety of choirs and ensembles including Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Tehran National Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Intercultural Orchestra, Laudate Singers, Red Chamber, Turning Point Ensemble, N:UBC Ensemble, Orchid, Parto and the UBC guitar Quartet, as well as soloists such as Ariel Barnes, Jeremy Berkman, Mark McGregor, Sahba Motallebi, Bo Peng, Michael Strutt, and and Eric Wilson. He is a winner of Vancouver Symphony winter Olympic commission.

Ghosts of the Living (2008)

harp performed by guest Kaori Otake

Ghosts of the living depicts characters who breathe, act, and haunt the well-being of others as ghosts. Piece focuses on paradoxical and ironic dual nature of such beings. Ghosting acts as a function that binds distinct melodic modes and tonal centres to form a composite modal system, it also creates a framework for the polyrhythm.

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