Pedram D  
Instruments: Piano
Styles: Classical, Pop, Rock, Folk, Country, Gospel, Musical Theater, Opera, Latin, Funk, Flamenco, Salsa, Spirituals, New Age, Mariachi, Avant-garde

Resume: MUSICAL EXPERIENCE ● Have met with soloists and concertmasters to discuss and prepare for performances. ● Have arranged musical compositions to achieve a particular musical style. ● Have watched conductors closely for cues and directions. ● Have studied conducting. ● Have conducted pieces of my own and my peers. ● Have selected music carefully for concert programs in order to achieve a balance of musical styles. ● Was asked to write music for specific events and for specific musicians. ● Have studied scores at length to learn music in detail and develop suitable interpretations. ● Have composed, arranged and recorded original pieces. ● Have experience with fusion music. ● Have experience with Gamelan. ● Have studied post-tonal-theory with Professor Jack Boss. ● Have excessive experience with Ocean Audio, Audacity, and Kymma. SKILLS ● Skilled musician who constantly strives to improve technical skills. ● Specialized in both classical and contemporary music ● Comprehensive knowledge of harmony ● Extensive performance background ● Know how to play some ancient middle-eastern instruments such as Santoor and Nay. ● Outgoing and friendly ● Flexible ● Focused ● Dedicated ● Bicultural ● Bilingual EDUCATION Bachelor of Music: Music Composition University of Oregon - Eugene, OR Primary Teachers: Robert Kyr and David Crumb (composition), Alexandre Dossin(piano), Barbara Baird(organ), David Jacobs(conducting) Timothy Pack, Stephen Rogers, and Jack Boss (theory) ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS ● Portrait for large orchestra ● Nonet For Chamber Ensemble for 4 flutes, horn, 2 celli, piano, and percussion– with reverb and amplification ● CheseShooEsMah for 2 flutes, clarinet, viola, cello, percussion– with reverb and amplification ● Chehargah for orchestra ● Saz-e-Zarbi for 2 pianos and 2 percussionists ● Ban for fixed media– created on Kymma ● Journey for full Balinese ensemble, piano, and santoor ● Five Short Pieces for Piano for piano solo ● Journey to Tehran, in 3 movements for string quintet ● Solo Piece for Daff for solo daff ● Shoor for two pianos ● Piano Quartet for piano, violin, viola, and cello ● Waves for solo Flute ● Restricted for solo cello ● Duality for two clarinets ● Variations on an English Tune for woodwind quintet ● O'Mistress Mine(based on a poem by william Shakespeare) for voice(soprano) and piano ● Be Khab Didan e Ferdowsi(based on a poem by Ferdowsi) for voice(bass) and piano ● Theme and Variations for solo piano ● Etude for solo piano for solo piano ● Fusion for solo piano PERFORMANCES Piano ● Valley River Inn, Eugene, Oregon– Journey by self, 04/28/2017 ● Beall Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Journey by self, 02/26/2017 ● Ehrbar Hall, Vienna, Austria– Shoor by self, 08/03/2016 ● Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Shoor by self, 07/22/2016 ● Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, Oregon–Journey by self, 05/01/2016 ● University of Oregon, Collier House, Eugene, Oregon– Piano Suite by self, 11/17/2015 ● PCC, Little Theater, Portland, Oregon– Concerto no.3, mvt.1 by Beethoven, 08/2012 ● PCC, Performing Arts Center, Portland, Oregon– sonata op.31, no.2, mvt. 1 (Tempest) by Beethoven, 07/2011 ● PCC, Performing Arts Center, Portland, Oregon– Toccata in E flat minor by Aram Khachaturian, 03/2011 Conducting ● Jazz Station, Eugene, Oregon– At the full man’s rising, the silver-plumed reeds tremble for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano by Nikolai Valov, 05/08/2017 ● Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, Oregon– CheseShooEsMah for 2 flutes, clarinet, viola, cello, percussion, with reverb and amplification by self, 05/06/2017 ● Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Thayaahkoo for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, bass, and piano by Nicholas Pietromonaco, 05/06/2017 ● Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Padumasara - I. Calajuti tuhina for piano quartet by Michael Fleming, 05/06/2017 ● Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Chehargah for Orchestra by self, 03/11/2017 ● Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Symphonic Exclamation for orchestra by Joseph Vranas, 03/11/2017 ● Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, Oregon– At the full man’s rising, the silver-plumed reeds tremble for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano by Nikolai Valov, 05/06/2017 ● Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, Oregon– From Time to Eternity for orchestra by Susanna Payne-Passmore, 03/11/2017 ● Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Shadow Variations for orchestra by Luke Smith, 03/11/2017 ● Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Point of Sail for string orchestra by Brent Lawrence, 03/11/2017 ● Beall Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Chehargah for orchestra by self, 02/26/2017 ● Beall Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Nonet For Chamber Ensemble for 4 flutes, horn, 2 celli, piano, and percussion, with reverb and amplification by self, 02/26/2017 ● Beall Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Saz-e-Zarbi for 2 pianos and 2 percussionists by self, 02/26/2017 ● Beall Hall, Eugene, Oregon–Journey to Tehran for string quintet by self, 02/26/2017 ● Beall Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Ambedo for violin, guitar, piano and 2 percussionists by Nikolai Valov, 02/21/2017 ● Beall Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Meditations on Bilateral Consequences for clarinet, horn, piano, and percussion by Nikolai Valov, 01/25/2017 ● Beall Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Saz-e-Zarbi for 2 pianos and 2 percussionists by self, 11/02/2016 ● Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Nonet For Chamber Ensemble for 4 flutes, horn, 2 celli, piano, and percussion, with reverb and amplification by self, 07/05/2016 ● Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Nonet For Chamber Ensemble for 4 flutes, horn, 2 celli, piano, and percussion, with reverb and amplification by self, 06/05/2016 ● Old Church, Portland, Oregon– Al Infierno for soprano, clarinet, violin, and cello by Martin Quiroga Jr., 01/22/2016 ● Beall Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Al Infierno for soprano, clarinet, violin, and cello by Martin Quiroga Jr., 01/20/2016 ● Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Journey to Tehran for string quintet by self, 06/01/2015 ● Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Vernalis for 2 violins, viola and clarinet by Gabriel Elder, 06/01/2015 ● Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Journey to Tehran by self, 05/22/2015 Nay ● Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Three Dialogues by Nikolai Valov, 01/28/2015 Gamelan (Kantilan and Pamade) ● Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Pacific Rim Gamelan concert, 05/01/2016 ● Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Pacific Rim Gamelan concert, 07/2014 Choir ● Beall Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Repertoire Singers winter concert, 03/2017 ● Beall Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Repertoire Singers Fall concert, 11/05/2015 ● Beall Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Repertoire Singers Spring concert, 06/06/2015 ● Beall Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Repertoire Singers winter concert, 03/2015 ● Beall Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Repertoire Singers Fall concert, 11/2014 ● Beall Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Repertoire Singers Spring concert, 06/05/2014 ● Beall Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Repertoire Singers winter concert, 03/08/2014 ● Beall Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Repertoire Singers Fall concert, 11/2013 ● Beall Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Repertoire Singers Spring concert, 05/2013 ● Beall Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Repertoire Singers winter concert, 03/2013 PREMIERS ● Portrait for orchestra, Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, Oregon, United States ● CheseShooEsMah for 2 flutes, clarinet, viola, cello, percussion, with reverb and amplification, Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, Oregon, United States ● Chehargah, orchestra, Beall Hall, Eugene, Oregon, United States ● Five short pieces for Piano, Beall Hall, Eugene, Oregon, United States ● Ban for fixed media, Beall Hall, Eugene, Oregon, United States ● Journey for full Balinese ensemble, santoor, and piano, Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, Oregon, United States ● Nonet For Chamber Ensemble, 4 flutes, horn, 2 celli, piano, and percussion– with reverb and amplification, Gusman Concert Hall, Florida, United States ● Saz-e-Zarbi for 2 pianos and 2 percussionists, Beall Hall, Eugene, Oregon, United States ● Shoor, 2 pianos, Ehrbar Hall, Vienna, Austria ● Journey to Tehran for string quintet, Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, Oregon, United States ● Solo piece for Daff, Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, Oregon, United States ● Piano Quartet for piano, violin, viola, and cello, Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, Oregon, United States COMMISSIONS ● Saz-e-Zarbi for 2 pianos and 2 percussionists– commissioned by pianists Eduardo Moreira and Julianne Shepard LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS ● University of Oregon, Undergraduate Research Symposium, 05/18/2017 – Eugene, Oregon Did a half hour presentation on my cross-cultural music and presented one of my orchestral works, Chehargah, during the 2017 Undergraduate Research Symposium. ● University of Oregon, Composition I class, 06/02/2017 – Eugene, Oregon Was invited to the composition I class at the University of Oregon School of Music to talk about my cross-cultural music and present one my my works for two pianos; Shoor. MASTERCLASSES ● Conducting Masterclass With Matthew Oltman in Spring of 2017 - Eugene, OR ● Composition Masterclass With Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon in Summer of 2016 - Eugene, OR With Chen Yi in Summer of 2014 - Eugene, OR ● Piano Masterclass With Sung-Suk Kang in Summer of 2016 - Vienna, Austria AFFILIATIONS/MEMBERSHIP ● Oregon Composers Forum, 09/2014 to present ● Oregon ComposersWatch, 11/2014 to present ● The TaiHei Ensemble, 01/2016 to present ● American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, 05/05/2016 to present AWARDS AND HONORS ● Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar in Music Composition, 04/14/2017 Was selected by the faculty to be the recipient of the School of Music and Dance outstanding undergraduate scholar in music composition award. This award identifies the student as one of the leaders in the chosen field of study. ● First Place in Frost School of Music's White Ibis Ensemble International Composition Competition, 12/01/2016 Won first prize in the Frost School of Music's White Ibis Ensemble International Composition Competition among over 100 submissions with a panel of 6 award winning judges. The winning piece was performed during the Winter Heat New Music Festival on the Emerging Composers Concert, Sunday, February 19, 2017 4:00 p.m. at Gusman Concert Hall. ● Third Place in Golden Key Music Festival/Composition Competition, 01/01/2016 Competed among 76 participants from Greece, United States, Hong Kong, Singapore, Ukraine, Russia, China, Canada, Serbia, South Korea, Poland, Taiwan, Australia, India, and was awarded third place as well as the honorable mention in National Category. The work was recommended for the program of the World Composers Recital at the Golden Key Music Festival at Vienna, August 3, 2016 where the Diploma and Winner's Medal was presented on the stage of Vienna’s historic Ehrbar Hall during the Award Ceremony. ARTS ADMINISTRATION Co-director ● Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, Oregon–TaiHei Ensemble Spring Concert as part of Music Today Festival, 05/05/2017 ● Beall Hall, Eugene, Oregon–TaiHei Ensemble winter Concert, 03/02/2017 ● Beall Hall, Eugene, Oregon–TaiHei Ensemble Fall Concert, 11/08/2016 ● Beall Hall, Eugene, Oregon–TaiHei Ensemble Spring Concert, 05//2016 ● Beall Hall, Eugene, Oregon–TaiHei Ensemble Winter concert, 03/2016 Co-founder, Co-director, and Conductor ● Aasen-Hull Hall, Eugene, Oregon– Pacific Northwest Contemporary Orchestra winter concert, 03/11/2017 LANGUAGES ● English Fluent ● Persian Fluent ● Azeri Basic ● Arabic Basic WORK HISTORY Music instructor, 08/2016 to 06/2017 Self –Employment– Eugene, Oregon Taught composition and piano Co-director, 01/2016 to present The TaiHei Ensemble– Eugene, Oregon The TaiHei Ensemble (pronounced “tie-hey”) is a new music ensemble in Eugene, OR, formed with the goal of exploring and enacting international dialogs across the Pacific Rim through music. Composer, Conductor, and Co-director, 05/05/2017 Music Today Festival/ The TaiHei Ensemble – Eugene, Oregon As the Co-director of the TaiHei Ensemble held a concert during the 2017 Music Today Festival. Wrote a piece of music for six instruments, and premiered it along with 7 other pieces during this concert. Also, conducted half the program. Pianist and composer, 04/28/2017 Bahai Center– Eugene, Oregon Performed forty minutes of solo and chamber music including one of my own compositions. Co-founder, Co-director, and Co-conductor, 03/11/2017 Pacific Northwest Contemporary Orchestra– Eugene, Oregon Assembled an orchestra and did a call for scores worldwide. Premiered ten newly composed pieces for the orchestra. Conducted the more challenging half of the program Composer, Conductor, and Pianist, 02/26/2017 Composition Recital/Beall Concert Hall– Eugene, Oregon Held a composition recital in the historic Beall concert Hall. The program was 1.5 hours long and on it I presented some of the acoustic, electro-acoustic, and electronic compositions that I have written. I conducted the whole program and played piano on one of the pieces. Composer, 02/19/2017 White Ibis Ensemble International Composition Competition/ Winter Heat New Music Festival First prize winner in the Frost School of Music's White Ibis Ensemble International Composition Competition. The winning piece was performed during the Winter Heat New Music Festival on the Emerging Composers Concert at Gusman Concert Hall. Music Copyist, 03/2016 to 08/2016 Alexander Schwarzkopf – Eugene, Oregon Received hand written score and put them into computer notation. Composer and Pianist, 08/01/2016 to 08/08/2016 Golden Key Music Festival/Composition Competition – Vienna, Austria
 Participated in a series of workshops and master classes and performed one of my compositions on the stage of Vienna’s historic Ehrbar Hall. Pianist, Director, and Arranger, 07/22/2016 Pooria Manoochehri– Eugene, Oregon Organized a one hour long concert at the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance. The program included some solo repertoire and some of my own compositions along with lots of art songs in various styles for which, I accompanied Mr. Manoochehri on the piano. In addition to being the director, organizer, composer, and pianist for this concert, I also arranged some of the art songs. All this was done in about one month. Composer and Conductor, 06/26/2016 to 07/07/2016 Oregon Bach Festival, Composers Symposium – Eugene, Oregon Participated in a series of workshops and master classes and wrote and conducted a piece for four flutes, horn, two cellos, percussion, and piano that was performed at the Oregon Bach Festival, Composers Symposium 2016. Pianist, 12/22/2015 PSU – Portland, Oregon Performed half an hour of Persian traditional chamber music at PSU. Composer and Pianist, 05/01/2016 Pacific Rim Gamelan– Eugene, Oregon Wrote and premiered a piece for a whole Balinese gamelan ensemble, santoor, and piano. Conductor, 01/20/2016 Oregon Composers Forum – Eugene, Oregon Conducted an ensemble that included the Grammy award winner soprano, Esteli Gomez, in two concerts; in Eugene, OR and Portland, OR. Pianist, 12/22/2015 ISAP – Portland, Oregon Performed an hour of Persian traditional chamber music at PSU. Music Copyist, 10/2015 to 01/2016 Alexander Schwarzkopf – Eugene, Oregon Received hand written score and put them into computer notation. Composer and Conductor, 05/22/2015 Oregon Composers Forum – Eugene, Oregon Wrote and conducted a three-movement string quintet. Composer, 01/19/2014 to 01/31/2014 Music Today Festival – Eugene, Oregon Wrote two pieces for the festival; a solo Daff piece for the TaiHei Ensemble and a piano quartet for the OCF Chamber Ensemble. Composer, 06/2014 to 07/2014 Oregon Bach Festival, Composers Symposium – Eugene, Oregon Participated in a series of workshops and master classes and wrote a piece for two pianos that was performed at the Oregon Bach Festival, Composers Symposium 2014. Music instructor, 01/2008 to 08/2013 Self –Employment Started teaching music theory and basic music history for free. After one and a half years started charging students. Six months later, started teaching piano as well.

I don't have a fixed method that I use on my students. As every student is different, I adopt and form a teaching method and style based on the student. For the first lesson, I try to learn as much about the student as possible so I can form a method and style for that student. For some students I might use multiple methods. For example, I might use color coding method, or one of the many analysis methods to help them understand the piece they are working on better. On some others I may use both color coding and analysis.