Pouya’s compositional skills were primarily influenced by his years at the University of Toronto. During his undergraduate degree in Composition, he studied with several composers who each offered a unique perspective: Christos Hatzis, Ka Nin Chan, and Alexander Rapoport. Pouya writes for varied instrumentations, such as 13-piece contemporary ensemble, woodwind quintet, string quartet, and electo-acoustics. Aside from traditional tonal theory, he has a solid knowledge of contemporary music theory, such as extended techniques on instruments, impressionism, and 12-tone language. Pouya was awarded several scholarships, such as the Greta Kraus Scholarship, during his undergraduate studies, and he has received first place winnings for composition in the Canadian Music Competition, Kiwanis Music Festival (for five subsequent years), and the Markham Music Festival.
List of Works
Composition | Instrumentation | Duration | Date | ||
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Sense of Place | Two B-flat Clarinets | 6:00 min | 2017 | ||
Recall the Eden (in collaboration with ICOT) | Voice, tombak, tar, and orchestra | 15:00 min | 2016 | ||
Three Reflections on Empathy | Accordion and String Quartet | 10:00 min | 2015 | ||
3 Short Songs for RPSM SongBook | Piano and voice | 7:00 min | 2015 | ||
The Treaty of Friendship | Woodwind quintet and narration | 04:30 min. | 2015 | ||
Secret of Solstice: Three Interactions | Orchestra with soprano and accordion | 08:00 min. | 2014 | ||
YouDance School Composition | Piano, tar, tombak, and daf | 03:00 min. | 2014 | ||
Sparks (click for detailed explanation and video) | Laptop Orchestra and handmade sound active LED light tubes using network MAX/MSP networking | 25:00 min. | 2014 | ||
Gift | Accordion, piano, cello, and hand percussion | 6:00 min. | 2014 | ||
Five Tableaux from Khosrow and Shirin | Ballet with Symphony Orchestra | 02:30 min. | 2014 | ||
Operatic Narration of Arash the Archer - Man Marg Ra Aria | Soprano and orchestra | 10:00 min. | 2013 | ||
Water | Tenor and string quartet | 7:00 min. | 2012 | ||
Journey Inwards | 6 hands, one piano | 12:30 min. | 2011 | ||
Our Night | Violin and tape | 03:18 min. | 2009 | ||
Goriz | Accordion, piano, cello, and percussion | 06:00 min. | 2009 | ||
Expansion | ![]() | 13-piece ensemble | 10:00 min. | 2009 | |
Distant Earth | ![]() | ![]() | String quartet | 08:00 min. | 2008 |
Noor | Accordion, piano, cello, and percussion | 06:00 min. | 2008 | ||
The Battle Within | ![]() | ![]() | Piano | 05:00 min. | 2007 |
Adagio | ![]() | Piano trio | 04:00 min. | 2006 | |
Raha | Accordion, piano, cello, and percussion | 05:50 min. | 2006 | ||
Nafas | Woodwind quintet | 05:00 min. | 2006 | ||
The Painting | Piano trio | 07:00 min. | 2005 | ||
Sonanta in g-sharp minor | Piano | 07:30 min. | 2004 | ||
Sleeper in the Valley | ![]() | Baritone and piano | 03:15 min. | 2004 | |
Softly into the Night | ![]() | Tenor saxophone, double bass, and piano | 04:30 min. | 2004 | |
Bagatelle No. 4 | ![]() | Piano | 03:00 min. | 2003 | |
Fantasy for Violin and Piano in D minor | Violin and piano | 04:30 min. | 2003 | ||
Etude in A Major | Piano | 03:30 min. | 2003 | ||
When the Wind Blows | Viola and piano | 06:30 min | 2003 | ||
G Major Variations | Piano | 04:00 min | 2000 | ||
Ballade No. 1 | Piano | 06:30 min. | 2000 | ||
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List of Performances
Composition(s) | Concert | Venue | Location | Date (MM/DD/YEAR) |
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Rumi's Fables | International Ottawa Chamber Festival | La Nouvelle Scène Gilles Desjardins | Ottawa | 08/03/2019 |
The Walls are Full of Songs, Gift, Raha, Noor | Ladom Ensemble | St. John's United Church | Brockville, ON | 05/05/2019 |
The Walls are Full of Songs, Gift, Raha, Noor | Jeunesse Musicale Eastern Tour | 12 different venues | Quebec and New Brunswick | 03/22/2019-16/04/2019 |
The Walls are Full of Songs, Gift, Raha, Noor | Prairie Debut Tour | 13 different venues | Alberta and Saskatchewan | 01/20/2019-02/08/2019 |
The Walls Are Made of Song, Gift | Ladom Ensemble Album Launch | Lula Lounge | Toronto | 01/16/2019 |
Notes of Hope | Notes of Hope | Agricola Lutheran Church | Toronto | 11/02/2018-11/03/2018 |
Rumi's Fables | Rumi's Fables | Aga Khan Museum | Toronto | 09/29/2018 |
The Walls are Full of Song, Gift | Ladom Ensemble | Massey College | Toronto | 05/24/2018 |
The Walls are Full of Songs, Gift, Raha, Noor | Debut Atlantic Tour | 10 different venues | New Brunswick, Labrador, Nova Scotia | 09/03/2018-03/04/2018 |
Three Reflections on Empathy | CMC Presents: Michael Bridge | Canadian Music Centre | Toronto | 01/24/2018 |
Raha | CAPACOA Conference | Ottawa Convention Centre | Ottawa | 08/11/2017 |
The Walls are Full of Songs, Gift, Raha, Noor | Without Borders Jeunesse Musicale Tour | 12 different venues | Ontario and Quebec | 09/24/2017-10/25/2017 |
Journey Inward | Casalmaggiore International Festival | Casalmaggiore International Festival | Italy | 07/12/2017 |
Recall the Eden | Concert for Peace | George Weston Recital Hall | Toronto | 06/18/2017 |
Sense of Place | New Sounds from an Ancient Land | Gallery 345 | Toronto | 04/24/2017 |
Recall the Eden | Concert for Peace | Dominion-Chalmers United Church | Ottawa | 01/27/2017 |
Noor, Raha, Goriz, and Gift | Ottawa International Chamber Festival | La Nouvelle Scène | Ottawa | 07/24/2016 |
Noor, Raha, Goriz, and Gift | Land of Four Seasons | Toronto Centre for the Arts | Toronto | 05/24/2016 |
3 Short Songs commissioned by RPSM School | Soundstreams presents THE REGENT PARK SONGBOOK | THE GARDINER MUSEUM | Toronto | 05/13/2016 |
Adagio | The Thirtieth Act | Toronto Centre for the Arts | Toronto | 02/19/2016 |
Noor, Raha, Goriz, and Gift | Ladom Ensemble Live | Small World Music Centre | Toronto | 11/21/2015 |
A Treaty of Friendship | What’s in a Fable | Lillian H. Smith Library | Toronto | 11/17/2015 |
Three Reflections on Empathy | Virtuosity Unbound | Regent Theatre | Oshawa, Ontario | 10/17/2015 |
Noor, Raha, Goriz, and Gift | Ladom Ensemble on Tour | Resonance Cafe | Montreal, QC | 07/29/2015 |
Noor, Raha, Goriz, and Gift | Ladom Ensemble on Tour | Richard Philibert | Trois-Rivières, QC | 07/28/2015 |
3 Short Songs commissioned by RPSM School. | Song Interpretation Recital | Canadian Music Centre | Toronto | 07/24/2015 |
Pouya's Telescope Project | Electronic Series at Handlebar | Handlebar | Toronto | 07/17/2015 |
Journey Inward | CMC on the 13th | Canadian Music Centre | Toronto | 06/15/2015 |
Noor, Raha, Goriz, and Gift | Ladom Ensemble | Array Space | Toronto | 04/04/2015 |
Tar, Piano, Daf, and Tombak | YouDance School Performances | Betty Oliphant Theatre | Toronto | 01/20/2015-02/24/2015 |
The Treaty of Friendship | Russian Fables | Canadian Music Centre | Toronto | 01/25/2015 |
Three Interactions | Secret of Solstice | St. George Anglican Church | Toronto | 12/05/2014 |
Five Tableaux from Khosrow and Shirin | Khosrow and Shirin Ballet | P.C. Ho TheatreToronto | Toronto | 5/24/2014 |
Gift | Ladom Ensemble Live at CMC | Canadian Music Centre | Toronto | 9/18/2014 |
Raha | Ladom Ensemble Live at CMC | Canadian Music Centre | Toronto | 9/18/2014 |
Noor | Ladom Ensemble Live at CMC | Canadian Music Centre | Toronto | 9/18/2014 |
Journey Inward | A Canadian Mosaic | Christ Church Cathedral | Hamilton | 5/15/2014 |
Sparks | CLOrk into Darkness | Phi Centre | Montreal | 3/20/2014 |
Sparks | CLOrk into Darkness | John Molson Building | Montreal | 3/6/2014 |
Gift | Ladom Ensemble CD Release | Hugh’s Room | Toronto | 2/16/2014 |
Raha | Ladom Ensemble CD Release | Hugh’s Room | Toronto | 2/16/2014 |
Noor | Ladom Ensemble CD Release | Hugh’s Room | Toronto | 2/16/2014 |
Man Marg Ra Aria | Operatic Narration of Arash the Archer | Westjet Stage, Harbourfront Stage | Toronto | 7/18/2013 |
Water | New Poetry, New Music | St. George Anglican Church | Toronto | 9/18/2012 |
Journey Inward | Persian Piano Night | Perez Hall | Ottawa | 2/4/2012 |
Journey Inward | Persian Piano Night | L'eglise Saint- Jean- Baptiste | Montreal | 10/29/2011 |
Journey Inward | Persian Piano Night | Conrad Grebel University College Chapel | Waterloo | 10/15/2011 |
Journey Inward | Persian Piano Night | The Toronto Heliconian Club | Toronto | 8/7/2011 |
Ladom Ensemble
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Moj
Moj is a duo music project by the Toronto composer and producer Pouya Hamidi and percussionist and multi-instrumentalist Adam Campbell. It is an exploration of Hamidi’s unique acoustic and electronic toolkit. The project moves through his knowledge and experience in film scoring, orchestral and operatic composition, sound recording, classical piano, traditional Persian music, “world” music, and electronic music. Synchronized lights accompany the duo’s live performance and make the experience visually and sonically integrated. Campbell recently joined the project, bringing his powerhouse acoustic kit drumming to the sounds. The music of Moj reflects the contemporary clash of organic with industrial.