Aida Shirazi is a composer, performer, and educator based in the United States whose work spans acoustic and electronic media. Her compositions for solo instruments, voice, ensemble, orchestra, and electronics foreground timbre as a primary structural element, drawing inspiration from the expressive qualities of language, literature, and the natural world.

Shirazi’s work has been presented at festivals including Manifeste, Wien Modern, Berliner Festspiele, Wiener Festwochen, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Mostly Mozart, Acht Brücken, Beethovenfest, Ojai Music Festival, TIME:SPANS, the Istanbul Music Festival, and the Tehran Contemporary Music Festival. Her music has been performed in venues such as Maison de la Radio France, WDR Funkhaus, Radialsystem Berlin, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, and Carnegie Hall.

Shirazi’s compositions have been performed by renowned ensembles and artists, including the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Klangforum Wien, Ensemble Dal Niente, the International Contemporary Ensemble, Ensemble Signal, Oerknal, Anssi Karttunen, Miranda Cuckson, and Parker Ramsay.

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