MOALI VOSHAGH
+989014200230 // www.voshagh.com // Moali.vsh@gmail.com
PROFILE
Modal composition and Persian integration; synthetic pitch systems and contemporary modes; electroacoustic & live-electric sound design for media; graphic and experimental notation.
EDUCATION
2020 – present
B.A. IN MUSIC COMPOSITION
Kamalolmolk University of Nowshahr, Iran
Expected graduation: July 2026 (thesis/project pending)
GPA: 18.5 / 20
SELECTED WORKS (CATEGORIZED)
Chamber & Instrumental Writing
- IS THIS HOW IT ENDS? (PIANO & VIOLIN, 2025)
- composed during the war, the piece originated from piano improvisation in response to intense personal experiences. The violin was later added to create contrast and dialogue, preserving the immediacy of the original improvisation while shaping it into a composed work.
- FARYÂD (STRING QUINTET, 2023)
- second Prize, Youth Music Festival (Composition).
- WOODWIND DUET (FLUTE & BASSOON, 2023)
- composed during Amin Honarmand masterclass.
Modal Composition & Persian (basic) Integration
- HĀFEZE-YE QANĀT-E NA CHANDĀN QADIMĪ (2025)
- Quater Ensemble (oboe, piano, percussion, double bass). Selected as one of seven works for the Kariz Project (2026); performed by Quater Ensemble (Carlota Ramos, Liga Korne, Shaghayegh Shahrabi, Rita Couto Soares).
- Navâ Trio (2024)
- for three kamânche; based on modal materials from Dastgāh-e Navâ.
- Untitled (solo piano series) (2024)
- improvisatory explorations of Persian dastgāhs with contemporary harmonic treatment.
Synthetic Modes & Contemporary Pitch Systems
- Modal Sketche No.1 (2025)
- emerges from an research focused on synthetic modes and temporal perception in contemporary composition.
- The War (2024)
- piano and oboe; exploration of conflicting tonalities and intervallic tension.
Electroacoustic / Digital Media / AudioVisual
- Fresh Fig (2025)
- audiovisual work (TouchDesigner, Blender); Released on YouTube.
- Velonium No.2 (2024)
- live-electronic for MIDI keyboard (custom Max/MSP instrument).
- The Birth (2024)
- electronic composition exploring layered synthesizers and textures.
Graphic Notation & Experimental Scores
- SIDE CUT VIEW (2023)
- string quintet; developed from graphic-notation études (glissandi arcs and visual score elements).
Music for Screen
- WING IT (ORCHESTRAL SCORE FOR 4-MINUTE ANIMATION, 2024)
- Shortlisted Finalist, Cue Tube Festival; released on YouTube.
AWARDS & HONORS
- Selected Composer — Kariz Project (2026).
- Artistic recommendation letters from Susanne Blumenthal and Kariz Project jury (available).
- Second Prize, Youth Music Festival — Composition (String Quintet Faryâd).
- Selected among Top 6 young pianists in national age category (certificate).
- Shortlisted Finalist, Cue Tube Festival (Wing It).
- Selected among Top 7 works — TuneScriber Festival (Piano Arranging Competition).
MENTOR & RECOMMENDATION LETTERs
- Matin Ahangari — Primary mentor (artistic recommendation letter).
- Artistic recommendation letters from the Kariz Project jury (Prof. Susanne Blumenthal, Prof. Dr. Rainer Nonnenmann, and Prof. Dieter Mack).
OTHER ACTIVITIES
- Translation (into Persian) of: “Theory and Practice in the Analysis of the Nineteenth-Century Lied” by Kofi Agawu. Scheduled for publication in an upcoming edited collection.
- Piano recording performer for the short film “ما نگفتیم تو تصویرش کن” (Dir. Farzaneh Foroozesh). Music by Matin Ahangari.
- Participation certificate — Tehran Contemporary Electronic Music Festival.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Music / Audio
- Sibelius — advanced
- Presonus studio one — advanced
- Synthesis & electronic production (serum, arturia collection, various vsts) — advanced
- Max/msp — intermediate
- Touchdesigner — intermediate
- Csound — basic
Media & Visual
- Adobe photoshop — upper-intermediate
- Adobe premiere — intermediate
- Adobe illustrator — intermediate
- Blender — intermediate
Programming & Web
- WordPress and HTML/CSS — intermediate (designed and built my own portfolio website)
- Python — basic
Instruments
- Piano — advanced (primary instrument)
- Setar — basic
Languages
- Persian (Farsi) — Native
- English — Upper-Intermediate
- German — Basic