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Bahram Osqueezadeh
7+ albums
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Bahram Osqueezadeh began his musical training at the age of 14. After graduating with a degree in Mathematics and Physics, he ranked second out of over 1000 participants in the field of Music at the first Nation-wide University Entrance Examination after the 1979 revolution. He entered the Department of Music at the University of Tehran and received his bachelor's degree in composition and performance. Among his eminent teachers were Faramaz Payvar, Nasser Farhangfar, Parviz Meshkaatian. Although Mr. Osqueezadeh has extensive experience both studying and performing the Persian ‘Radif’, he is still working to further his knowledge and expertise on this vast subject. He moved to the United States to further his studies of western music and graduated from the University of California, Irvine where he received his Master’s degree (2001) in composition and technology working with Dr. C. Dobrian, the internationally recognized flutist and composer James Newton and Grammy award winner Billy Childes. Bahram has performed numerous concerts as both conductor and performer during his time in the United States. He was asked to write the Concerto for Santur and Orchestra. Its premiere, conducted by Stephen Tucker and himself as the soloist was considered a success by IWN. After his residency at UC Irvine, he received a fellowship to continue his studies in composition to the Ph.D. program at the University of California, Santa Barbara . He studied with eminent composers such as Karen Tan
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