compositions | roozbehnafisi

for walking musicians (ensemble of japanese, iranian, and western instruments (hichiriki, sho, horn, Bb trumpet, flute, violin, santur, piano, Bb clarinet, thunder board, tamtam, cymbal, wind chimes, bass drum)

premiere: kcm musicians at kunitachi college of music, tokyo, japan – 2009

• 36-6 (2009)

organ version

• 36-6 (2009)

piano version

• 33-6-3 (2009)p

for piano

• 33-6-1 (2009)

for piano

• 33-6-2 (2009)

piano version

• 33-6-2 (2009)

organ version

• So schnell wie möglich (2009)

for piano

• 33-6-7 (2009)

for piano

• Negative and Positive (2009)

for piano

• 36-4 All Keys (2009)

for piano

• 36-6 (2009)

organ versiobn

• 36-6 (2009)

piano version

• 33-6-7 (2009)

for piano

• quartet (2008)

for oboe, Bb clarinet, soprano saxophone, trumpet

• 8 (2008)

for any two voices

• kurdish folk song (2008)

for piano

• hastie june (2008)

piano version

• hastie june (2008)

string quartet version

• trio for keyboard percussions (marimba, xylophone, and vibraphone) 2008

• drone (2008)

for ensemble of 12 or larger

published by deep listening institute (within deep listening anthology II), new york, usa – 2011

• duet (2008)

for horn and garden hose

premiere (as recording): elizabeth barton (hose), angelina contreras (horn) – 2008

• orchestral santur (2008)

for santur

premiere (as sound track to an animation by kathy and sara kwon) at uplink factory, tokyo, japan – 2010

• trios (2008)

three related pieces (A, B, C) for electric guitar, trombone, piano (originally: horn, cello, piano)

in no specified order

premiere: bruckner univ. musicians, vienna, austria – 2012

• accent study (2008)

for piano

• 7&8 (2008)

for piano

• black/white tuberose (2008)

for piano

• collage with kathy kwon (2008)

for piano

• berlin (2008)

for piano

• trio (2007)

for cello, horn, piano

• cadenza fragment (2007)

for horn

premiere: elizabeth barton (horn) at sacramento state university, california – 2007

published by deep listening institute (within deep listening anthology II), new york, usa – 2011

• bee-gaah (2006)

concept and composition for santur and composition

premiere: roozbeh nafisi (santur) at sierra II center, sacramento, california – 2006

• 7-up (2006)

for violin

• prelude (2006)

for harpsichord

commissioned by the baden-württemberg sipend, germany

premiere: ivaylo zlatev (piano) at university of tübingen, germany – 2006

• 17 sounds: fragment, I, II (2006)

for piano

premiere (as cd recording): ivaylo zlatev (piano) at state music academy in trossingen, germany – 2006

• combinatoriality interlude (quote, interlude) (2006)

for piano

premiere (as cd recording): ivaylo zlatev (piano) at state music academy in trossingen, germany – 2006

• filzanleitung (2006)

for piano

• smoking monkeys (2006)

for piano

• wege (2005-2006)

for piano

winner of the venia composition prize, vienna, austria – 2016

premiere: ivaylo zlatev (piano) at state music academy in trossingen, germany – 2006

published within deep listening anthology II, deep listening institute, new york, usa – 2011

• portraits: four pieces (2005-2006)

for string quartet)

• composition etude (2005)

for flute

• to chase (2005)

for violin

• parturita (2005)

for cello/double bass and piano

• im nebel, on a poem by hermann hesse (2005)

for soprano voice and piano

• horn concerto (2005)

for horn and string orchestra

• fantasia (2005)

for piano

• song for the living and song for the dead (2005)

for 4 singer/speakers and clarinet, oboe, horn, 2 violas, plastic bag, drums and bells

premiere: csus musicians (roozbeh nafisi: conductor) at sacramento state university, california – 2005

• onset (2005)

for string quintet

premiere: csus musicians and leo eylar (violin I) a sacramento state university, california – 2005

• sway (2005)

for chamber ensemble

premiere: csus musicians and yashar nafisi (tonbak) at sacramento state university, california – 2005

• ikarus (2005)

symphonic orchestra version

• ikarus (2004)

piano version

premiere: marcella nasca (piano), sacramento state university, california – 2004

• rime (2004)

for flute and santur

premiere: nadia banna (flute) and roozbeh nafisi (santur) at sacramento state university, california – 2004

• double-bone duet (2004)

for piano and double bass

• knockout (2004)

for chamber ensemble

premiere: csus musicians at sacramento state university, california – 2004

• lallarookh, on a poem by thomas moore (2004)

for baritone and piano

premiere: eugene chan (voice) sunny knable (piano) at sacramento state university, california – 2004

• sohrab and rostam on persian verses by ferdowsi (2003)

for choir, trumpet, and santur

premiere: sacramento master singers choir (ralph hughes: conductor), thomas hall (trumpet), roozbeh nafisi (santur) at saint francis of assisi parish, sacramento california – 2003

• suite on an english poem by yashar Nafisi (2003)

for soprano and piano

premiere: dian mary samuelson (voice), joe gilman (piano) at american river college,

sacramento, california – 2003

• i am cold (2000)

for santur

premiere: roozbeh nafisi (santur) at amirkabir cultural center, tehran, iran – 2000

• isfahan etude (1999)

for santur

premiere: roozbeh nafisi (santur) on sacramento public television, california – 2001

• dashti etude (1999)

for santur