Roozbeh Tabandeh Roozbeh Tabandeh Montréal Roozbeh Tabandeh is an Iranian composer, born in Shiraz and now living in Montreal. Having a Master’s degree in architecture, he is also known as an interdisciplinary artist, conductor, violinist and Iranian Santur player. He studied music composition at Concordia University under the supervision of Sandeep Bhagwati and Georges Dimitrov. At the same time, he extended his violin technique with Clemens Merkel. Before moving to Canada, he studied music composition and performance with some of the best-known Iranian musicians, including Hossein Dehlavi, Kambiz Roshan Ravan, Arsalan Kamkar, Shojaeldin Lashkarloo, Masud Gharib Zadeh, and Masih Mosallai. He has also participated in conducting masterclasses held by Manuchehr Sahbai (former conductor of the Tehran symphony orchestra). In March 2019, he received the Frederick Lowy Scholars Fellowship to pursue his Ph.D. research-creation project on the subject of interrelations between music and architecture, and the notion of space in Iranian auditory culture under the supervision of Professor Sandeep Bhagwati at Concordia University, in Montreal. Tabandeh established the “Hengam Orchestra” in Shiraz, Iran, which was active for nearly ten years, conducting the orchestra from 2002 to 2011. Later, he founded the “Hengam String Quartet,” in which he played the first violin for numerous performances and concert tours presenting western classical repertoire as well as Iranian art music. He has been the artistic director of many concerts and stage works in both Canada and Iran. His compositional style is a blending of Western Eurological art music with several elements of Iranian national music as he brings the experience of several musical cultures and artistic disciplines to his work as a composer and instrumentalist. His music has deep roots in both worlds and combines his extensive experience in Western music theory with that of the traditional Iranian. He is now exploring solutions to the challenges and issues of composing in a globalized culture. Tabandeh’s compositions are performed and recorded by several ensembles around the world, including the Quatuor Bozzini in Montreal, Ensemble Arkea under the baton of Dina Gilbert, Orchestre Symphonique de l’Isle with Cristian Gort as the conductor, and the Iran String Orchestra under the direction of Manuchehr Sahbai. Roozbeh Tabandeh’s tracks A Transfigured Solitude - For solo violin by Roozbeh Tabandeh published on 2020-08-14T15:57:20Z The Third Script by Roozbeh Tabandeh published on 2019-06-22T00:15:56Z Soundscapes in the Mist | Excerpts by Roozbeh Tabandeh published on 2018-02-11T01:48:18Z Nobody’s Lands by Roozbeh Tabandeh published on 2016-08-08T04:24:26Z Timeless Moments | Excerpts by Roozbeh Tabandeh published on 2015-12-31T04:27:06Z Iranian Trilogy | 1st mvm. | Excerpts by Roozbeh Tabandeh published on 2015-12-31T04:24:22Z Iranian Trilogy | 2nd mvm. | Excerpts by Roozbeh Tabandeh published on 2015-12-31T01:29:18Z
