Interview with Classic 107 in the Diamond Lane
I had the pleasure of doing a live radio interview with Simeon Rusnak on Classic 107 in Winnipeg, in which I spoke about my collaborations with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, and their performance of my composition, The Promised Hand. I also spoke about Deborah Grimmett‘s solo piano recital in Winnipeg, which included my Piano Sonata (Voyage), commissioned […]
Continue readingPerforming on George Gershwin’s Steinway Piano
In 2016, I had the great pleasure of performing my composition, Prelude à la Gershwin, on George Gershwin’s very own Steinway piano. The piano lived at Gershwin’s New York apartment, and has since been rebuilt. It is currently housed at The University of Michigan’s Britton Hall. A video recording of my live performance has just […]
Continue readingSelected as a Composer Fellow of the Gabriela Lena Frank Academy of Music
I’m honoured to have been selected as a composer fellow of the Gabriela Lena Frank Academy of Music. As part of this fellowship, I will be writing a brand new piece for the Chiara String Quartet, and will spend some time in Boonville, California, workshopping the composition. For more information, please visit: https://www.glfcam.com/iman-habibi
Continue readingFour Reviews of Tapestry Opera Performances of Winter Shorts
I had a terrific two days in Toronto, watching the incredible cast at Tapestry Opera bring three of my short operas to life: Pursuit (libretto by Jessica Murphy Moo), The Call of the Light (libretto by Bobby Theodore), and Opposites Attract (libretto by Phoebe Tsang). Tapestry presented five performances of the scenes between November 30th […]
Continue readingRelease of Multiple Videos from Performance with Ann Arbor Camerata
I am excited to share a few videos from our performance with Ann Arbor Camerata, which took place at the University of Michigan’s Britton Hall on March 19, 2017. The concert featured the premiere of Amesha Spenta for Two Pianos and Orchestra, as well as a performance of Saint-Saëns’ The Carnival of the Animals. Below […]
Continue readingUpcoming CD Release with Redshift Records: East
It has been a terrific honour to have William George and Michael Strutt record two of my songs for tenor and guitar, False Morning and The River-Lip, for Redshift Records’ upcoming CD release, East. The songs were written specifically for this recording project in 2014. They are set in English to Edward Fitzgerald’s translations of poetry by the […]
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