Commissioned by 836M Gallery as part of a residency at the gallery

Text: Zara Houshmand based on a text by Fariddudin Attar

Visuals: John Sanborn

Premiered at 836M Gallery by:

San Francisco Girls Chorus

The Living Earth Show

Sahba Aminikia and

David Coulter

Based on poetry by Rumi - Translated by Zara Houshman

Commissioned by Verdigris Ensemble

Visuals by Kevork Mourad

For Shahram Nazeri and Kronos Quartet

For Children Choir (SA), String Quartet and tape

Based on the text by: three lullabies from Birjand, Malayer and Tehran

Performed by Kronos Quartet and San Francisco Girls Chorus

Voices in the tape: Afghanistan National Institue of Music Children Choir

Premiered at SFJAZZ, San Francisco

February 5th, 2017 - Kronos Festival: Here and Now 2017

For amplified String Quartet, SA children choir and tape

Singers: Mina Momen and Ouldooz Pouri

Commisioned by Music of Remembrance

Text: Zara Houshmand

Dedicated to Iranian Women Movement

For string quartet and choir. Written for Kronos Quartet and Shiraz Choir

Dedicated to Iranian women movement

For Violin, Clarinet, Cello, Piano, and 5 Children Narrators/Singers

Based on interviews and letters by refugee children who survived the stormy seas. Collected by: Mary Beth Leatherdale and Published by Annick Press

For Children Choir, Bassoon, Bass Clarinet, Vibraphone, Piano and Tape

Singers in the tape: Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat, Ouldooz Pouri, Mina Momeni

For Mezzo Soprano and Piano, written for Kelly Birch, based on the poetry by: Omar Khayyam

For girls choir and bass drum

Commissioned by San Francisco Girls Chorus as part a 2024 residency

Performed by San Francisco Girls Chorus and Andy Meyerson

For alto, musical saw, and jaw harp

For string quartet, children choir and tape

For Children Choir, Bassoon, Bass Clarinet, Vibraphone, Piano and Tape

Singers in the tape: Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat, Ouldooz Pouri, Mina Momeni

Commissioned by: Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Artistic Director: Dianner Berkun Menaker

Premiere: January 14, 2017

For Baritone and Piano, Based on the poetry by: Ahmad Shamlu