Interview with Leonard Enns Upon Release of DaCapo’s Performance of Colour of Freedom
DaCapo Chamber Choir‘s Music Director, Leonard Enns, speaks with Iman Habibi about the genesis of Iman’s piece, Colour of Freedom, and the inspirations behind it, as well as life as a freelance musician during COVID-19. Below is DaCapo Chamber Choir‘s complete performance of Iman’s A Cappella choral piece, Colour of Freedom, featuring soloist Amir Haghighi, […]
Continue readingEy Sabā – Video Release
A short song written by Iman Habibi for Soprano and Violin on poetry by Hafez.
Continue readingToronto Arts Council Commissions Iman Habibi to Compose for a Consortium of Pianists
The most gratifying music-making experiences take place in the company of friends. I am grateful to Toronto Arts Council for providing the commissioning funds for a new 12-15 minute solo piano piece to be completed in 2020. I feel so fortunate to have the support of a number of distinguished pianists and dear friends (listed […]
Continue readingInterview with Persian Media Regarding Del Sol Quartet Concert
I would like to thank Arash Rod at Persian Media Production for creating this video report, and interview regarding Del Sol String Quartet‘s performance at University of California Irvine. The concert included my composition, RevolutionStreet, alongside works by Hesam Abedini, Niloufar Shiri, Adib Ghorbani, Gity Razaz, Elnaz Seyedi, Nasim Khorassani, Lukas Ligeti, and Ben Johnston. […]
Continue readingThe Philadelphia Orchestra Commissions Iman Habibi on Beethoven’s 250th Anniversary
The Philadelphia Orchestra, in partnership with Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music, is commissioning Iman Habibi to compose a new composition for its 2020 season in dialogue with Beethoven’s Symphonies nos. 5 and 6. The Philadelphia Orchestra, led by Yannick Nézet-Séguin will give three performances of Habibi’s work between March 12-15, 2020 at Verizon […]
Continue readingUproot Co-Commissioned by OSL and GLFCAM
Orchestra of St. Luke’s and Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music (GLFCAM) have joined forces to commission several chamber works from composer fellows of GLFCAM, including works by Iman Habibi, Christine Delphine Hedden, Marco-Adrián Ramos, Anjna Swaminathan, and Matthew Evan Taylor. Iman Habibi’s work, Uproot for String Quartet, will be premiered on April 4th, […]
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