Hooshyar Khayam belongs to the new generation of composer-performers in Iran.
He is active in different genres of music, from classical performance on piano, to world music and collaboration with artists such as Hossein Alizadeh and Massoud Shaari. His works include music for solo piano (Fourth Sonata, 2009), for large symphonic ensembles (Piano Concerto, 2003), or string orchestras (Concerto for Cello and String Orchestra, 2009) to improvisational genres (“All Of You”, With Amir Eslami 2010), vocal works (With Aida Shirazi, and Farzaneh Joorabchi), and arrangement or revision of traditional music of Iran.
He has won the "People's Choice" prize for the "Best Album of The Year" for "Tatari", and his second album "Thousand Acacias" with Hermes Records has been ranked as one of five top best sellers of the company.
Hooshyar Khayam holds a doctoral degree in composition from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, and is now working as the Head of Department of Performance and Ensemble Studies, University of Art, Tehran.
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Hooshyar Khayam (1978, London)
Education
- Doctor of Musical Arts, Composition (2005)
College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
- Master of Music, Composition (2003)
College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
- Bachelor of Music, Performance (1999)
University of Art, Tehran
- Licentiate Diploma, Theory of Music (1997)
Trinity College of London
- Associate Diploma, Piano Performance (1996)
Trinity College of London
Teaching Appointments
- Assistant Professor, Composition Department (2008)
University of Art, Tehran
- Visiting Lecturer, Conservatory of Tehran (2006)
- Teaching Assistant, Theory Department (2002 - 2003)
College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
- Teaching Assistant, Composition (2003 - 2005)
College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
Academic Engagements
- Head of Department of Performance and Ensemble Studies, starting September 2010, University of Art, Tehran
- Jury for the Masters Entrance Examinations, Composition Department, University of Art, Tehran (2007-2009-2010)
- Jury for Masters Entrance Examination, Performance Department, University of Art, Tehran (2006)
- Lecturer, Department of Performance and Ensemble Studies, University of Art, Tehran (2006)
- Jury for the Masters Lecture Recitals, Piano Performance, Art University of Tehran (2006)
- Member of the Faculty Board for Change of Syllabi, Department of Composition (2005)
- Guest Speaker in Tehran Conservatory of Music (2005)
- Guest Speaker in University of Tehran, Festival of Mozart (2005)
Prominent Performances
- Retrospective concert, sponsored by Naregatsi Institute of Contemporary Music, March 2010, Yerevan.
- Soloist of “Winter Concert” Collection of Contemporary Iranian Music, Works by Muhammad-Reza Darvishi, Hossein Alizadeh, and Hooshyar Khayam. Ukrain National Symphony Orchestra, Vlodimir Sirenko, 26th – 27th December 2008, Grand Keshvar Hall, Tehran.
- Piano Recital, Music by Hooshyar Khayam, Niavaran Hall, September 2008.
- "Ruba'iyat of Omar Khayam" for Soprano and Percussion Ensemble, College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), 2005.
- Guest Composer MUSIC 05 Festival, CCM, 2005.
- Guest Composer MUSIC 04 Festival, CCM, 2004.
- Guest Composer, Florence Music Festival, Italy, Directed by Joel Hoffman, 2005.
- Pianist of the INTY Orchestra, Conducted by Marc Gibson (CCM) 2005.
(Several performances)
- Pianist of the CCM Concert Orchestra, Conducted by Xian Zhang (CCM) (2003-4).
(Several performances)
- "Concertino for Piano and Orchestra", Tehran Youth Symphony Orchestra, Conducted by Taghi Zarabi, 1999.
- Soloist of the Piano Concerto in A minor, Edward Grieg, Tehran Youth Symphony Orchestra, Conducted by Taghi Zarabi, 1999.
Competitions and Selected Fellowships
- Outstanding Performance, University of Arts Fellowship for the performance of “Stained Glass” by Parsian String Ensemble.
- Winner First Prize Best Composer, “People’s Choice”, The Journal of “Music & Culture” for the album “Tatari” 2007.
- Winner First Prize, Composition Competition, Accent 04 Festival, CCM, 2004.
Publications
- The Poet Piano
(Selected articles and translations on piano playing)
Atai Publication 1997
ISBN: 964-313-578-0
193 pages
- The Grammar of Conducting, Max Rudolf
(Translated from original text into Persian)
Atai Publication 1996
ISBN: 964-313-551-9
668 pages
- Selected Ensemble Music 2001 – 2006
Ebtekar-e No publication
first edition 2007
ISBN: 978-964-6579-45-4
274 pages
- Collected Piano Music 2001 – 2006
Ebtekar-e No publication
first edition 2007
ISBN: 978-964-6579-47-7
137 pages
- Selected Works 1992 – 1999
Ketab-e Nader publication
first edition 2000
ISBN: 964-92557-5-3
98 pages
Projects
- “The Arc in the Sky”
Recording Project
Collection of nocturnal music for piano including works from Skriabin, Ravel, Messiaen, Ligeti, and Takemitsu.
- “Cantilena and Fantasia”
Commission by Dusan Bogdanovic
Next Performance Project
"Concerto for 'Cello and String Orchestra" Performance by Aram Talalyan, Baroque Ensemble, Yerevan.
August 2009.
Discography
- “Thousand Acacias”
(Latest CD)
Collection of twelve Sonnets (Ghazals) for piano and violin
Hermes Records
September 2009
- “Clouds”
Collection of contemporary music of Iran
Hermes Records 2008
- “The Poet Guitar”
Collection of contemporary Guitar music
Performed by Golfam Khayam
Ahange Parsian 2008
- “Tatari”
Collection of piano music
Hermes Records 2007
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