Music – Amir Eslami

Dialog Among Cultures for flute, oboe, clarinet, percussion, harp, string orchestra, ney, sho, sheng, pipa, setar, Azeri tar, Turkish oud, Arab qanoun, zheng, erhu, Azeri kamanche, sarangi, Turkish kamanche (2014)**

Azeri Dances for symphonic orchestra and tar solo (2015)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYy4gvHhBvg

“Nowruz” in 3 movements for Ney and symphonic orchestra performed by Lions Gate Sinfonia (2022)

“A Gift for Jazz Students” for jazz orchestra (2022)

Choral

“Olympic Rings” for choir, baritone soloist and percussion (2008)***

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-SMmQEbO3M

“Hoval Yaar” for 4 soloists and 4 percussion (2010)

https://soundcloud.com/amireslami/hoval-yaar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvyfmt4obdo

Deir-e Moqaan for choir (2014)

Window for choir (2015)

Shah-e Man for choir, 3 soloists, piano and percussion (2017)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4RjAXw0MpY

Deldar for choir, 3 soloists, piano and percussion (2017)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQlviYh2YuI

Ruz-e Akher for choir, 4 soloists, piano and percussion (2017)

Nowruz for choir, 3 soloists, piano and percussion (2019)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBXLB6ByK84

Orchestra & vocal

“Ghazali Baray-e To” (A Song for You) for symphonic orchestra, guitar, drums, soprano solo and choir, poem Siavash Kasraee (2002)

https://soundcloud.com/amireslami/ghazali-baray-e-to

“Haft Shahr-e Eshgh” (The Seven Stages of Love) for symphonic orchestra and baritone solo, based on Mantegh Al Teir from Attar Neishabouri (2003)

“Ghasedak” for string orchestra, Iranian ensemble, alto solo and choir, poem Akhavan Sales (2003)

“Gozar-e Omr” (Living) for string orchestra, oboe, kamanche, setar, percussion, baritone solo and choir, poem Mehdi Nazari (2005)

https://soundcloud.com/amireslami/gozar-e-omr

“Entezar” (Expectation) for symphonic orchestra, baritone solo and choir, poem Mehdi Nazari, (2005)

https://soundcloud.com/amireslami/entezar

“Arg-e Khamoush” (The Silenced Arg) for string orchestra, tar, kamanche, ney, santour, oud, tonbak, baritone solo, poem Fariborz Rostami (2007)

http://www.naghmebaran.com/products_832_%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%AF%20%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B4

“Parsi” for symphonic orchestra and baritone solo, poem Ferdowsi (2009)****

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elGzA338lSk

“Which Dust?” for soprano solo, flute, clarinet, horn, trombone, viola, cello, contrabass and percussion, poem Freidun Moshiri (2011)

“Message of Peace” for soprano solo, oud, percussion, and string orchestra (2013)

Logo for Vancouver Iranian Choir for choir and orchestra (2016)

Mast_e Qalandar (Baluchi folk song) for soloist, choir and orchestra (2019)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz8m9RM_MM4

Shah-e Man for choir, 3 soloists and orchestra (2019)

Nowruz for choir, 3 soloists and orchestra (2019)

Iran for string orchestra, harp, oboe, and baritone soloist (2020)

The Clear Horizon, for 3 soloists and orchestra (2020)

Janan arranged by Amir Eslami for string orchestra, piano, harp and baritone soloist (2020)

Gol Afshan arranged by Amir Eslami for string orchestra, Persian ensemble, horn, choir, and tenor soloist (2020)

Bitab (Restless) arranged by Amir Eslami for piano, Cello, flute, kamancheh, bendir and soloist (2021)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGe2TbmYeOg

Savaran arranged for symphonic orchestra and choir (2021)

Zendegi (Life) for woodwind, percussion, string, Persian music ensemble, and aslto soloist (2021)

“Zolf” arranged for soloist, choir and symphonic orchestra, performed by Lions Gate Sinfonia (2022)

Ballet

“The Last Dance Ballet” for 19 instruments, soprano solo in 5 acts, one introduction and 14 scenes, story by composer (2013)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ols5ZhX6B-g

Film & Theater Music

Bluff, short movie (2004)

Detour, short movie (2005)

There Was Nothing, Puppet (2005)

Tariff, short movie (2006)

Identity, short movie (2006)

Nightmare, short movie (2007)

The Silent Threat, short movie (2007)

Ambush, short movie (2008)

The Blue Idea, video Clip (2012)

The tale of Magic wolf, theater (2013)

Arrest Warrant (Hokm_e Jalb) movie (2022)

Iranian Ensemble

Iranian Instrumentation, BA thesis (1996)

Salahshur (2000)

Windows for baritone solo and Iranian full orchestra (2007)

All of You, music album, ney and piano, (2012)

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/all-of-you/id423614898

Hoval Yaar for solo and Iranian ensemble (2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvyfmt4obdo

Chargan for Iranian string quartet (2014)

Sheikhan-e Jahel, alto solo and Iranian ensemble (2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr1YBCp1H34

For Hamed, trio qanun, qeichak and percussion (2016)

Now Bahaar for 3 singers, Persian ensemble, and piano (2018)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIluodaio84

The Memories of a Sweetheart, music album, alto solo, and Iranian ensemble (2019)

The Mystery of Nightingale’s Warbling, Music Album, 3 female singers and Persian music ensemble (2019)

https://music.amazon.ca/albums/B07XMH7X4F

Sotooh & Sobh (2 pieces) for Persian music ensemble, music album (2021)

Shida arrangement for two Persian ancient harps, Western harp, kamanche, percussion, and tenor (2021)

Zan (woman) for Persian ensemble and 3 female soloists (2022)

* Third prize from “Shakuhachi Chamber International Composition Competition, Melbourne, Australia, 2010.

** Honorable mention work, Atlas Ensemble International Composition Competition, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2014.

*** Third prize from “Sport and Vocal Composition Competition” China Olympic 2008, Tehran Olympic Academy, 2008.

**** First prize from “2 Agosto International Composition Competition, Bologna, Italy 2009.