Orchestral Works
- Why the trees were murmuring
For La Jolla Symphony Orchestra ~ 14 min
Commissioned by Steven and Brenda Schick
Premiere: February 2020, San Diego, USA
- …within the shifting grounds…
For Symphony Orchestra and soloists ~ 12 min
Commissioned by the San Francisco Youth Symphony Orchestra & International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE)
Premiere: March 2018, San Francisco, USA
Large Ensemble Works
- Prisme – for large ensemble
(Fl, Cl, Bsn, Hn, Tp, Tuba, 2 Pianos, 2 Percussionists, Acc, Vln, Vla, Vc, Db) ~ 22/25 min
Commissioned by Radio France with the support ofCovéa Finance – Présences Festival 2026- dedicated to Georges Aperghis, conductor: Ilan Volkov
Premiere: Présences Festival 2026, February 3rd. 2026, Radio France, Paris, France - Situation XII – In our dwelling, we reside
(Fl, Cl, Bsn, Hn, Tp, Tuba, 2 Pianos, 2 Percussionists, Acc, Vln, Vla, Vc, Db) ~ 22/25 min
Commissioned and written for Ensemble Modern, dedicated to Darmstädter Musiktage, conductor: Ilan Volkov
Premiere: Darmstädter Musiktage, August 2023, Germany - Situation IX – Posht-e Hietschestan
(Fl, Ob, Cl, Bsn, Hn, Perc, Pn, Vln, Vla, Vc, Db) ~ 15 min
Commissioned by Kommas and New Babylon Ensemble
Premiere: March 2023, Bremen/Cologne, Germany - Situation X – Jemand wie wir
(2 Cellos, Viola, Vc, Db, Perc, Tp, Tb, Fl, Ob, Cl, Bsn) ~ 13 min
Commissioned by Podium Esslingen
Premiere: April 2023, Esslingen, Germany - Situation VIII – Echo-systems
(Fl, Ob, Cl, Pn, Perc, Vln, Vla, Vc, Db) ~ 30 min
Commissioned by Gelber Klang Ensemble, funded by Siemens Stiftung
Premiere: November 2022, Munich, Germany - Within the Hadal & Epi
(Fl, Cl, Sax, Pn, Perc, Vln, Vla, Vc, Db) ~ 14 min
Commissioned by Siemens Stiftung for the 5th Anniversary of Schallfeld Ensemble
Premiere: November 2018, Graz, Austria - *Second version dedicated to Lautaro Mura, Autumn 2023, World Premiere: February 2025, NYC, Broken Frames Syndicate
Chamber Music Works
- Situation XV – …’this is the noise that keeps everything quiet’…
For ensemble (Fl, Cl, Bsn, Pn, Vln, Vc, Tape) ~ 20 min
Commissioned by Meitar Ensemble, funded by Siemens Stiftung
Premiere: June 2024, Tel Aviv/Jerusalem - Distorted Attitudes I
(Fl, Cl, Pn, Vl, Vc, Db) ~ 30 sec.
Written for DissonArt Ensemble, for the 48th Dimitria Festival
Premiere: Autumn 2013, 48th Dimitria Festival, Thessaloniki, Greece - Distorted Attitudes II – Labyrinth
(Fl, Sax, Bsn, Vln, Vc, Db) ~ 7 min
Commissioned by „Die andere Saite,“ written for Schallfeld Ensemble
Premiere: March 2014, Graz, Austria - FAAB IV – A Femme Fatale
(Fl, Cl, Pn, Vl, Vla, Vc) ~ 9 min
New version for Neuverband Ensemble, commissioned by Schallfeld Ensemble
Premiere: March 2016, Basel, Switzerland - Situation V – Cordatum
(Fl, Bass Cl, Ob, Bsn, Hn, Tp, Tb, Db) Accompanying piece to „Octandre“ by Varèse ~ 7 min
Commissioned by Reed Family Concert Series & Steven Schick
Premiere: February 2017, San Diego, USA - Situation I – Incidents
(Ten Sax, Acc, Pn, Vc, Perc, Db) ~ 12 min
Commissioned by Vertixe Sonora Ensemble
Premiere: November 2016, Spain - Situation II – Dialogues for Schallfeld Ensemble
(Fl, Cl, Sax, Vln, Vc, Db, Pn, & Objects) ~ 9 min
Commissioned by Tage neuer Musik Graz
Premiere: May 2016, Graz - Situation III – Je, Tu, Nous
(Percussion Trio) ~ 8 min
Written for IRCAM Manifeste Academy 2016/Percussion Ensemble
Premiere: June 2016, Paris, France - Situation VI – Happenings
(Strings, Percussion, Piano) ~ 12 min
Commissioned by Seattle Modern Orchestra
Premiere: June 5, 2021 (virtual), Seattle, USA - Safar II
(Shakuhachi, Panflute, Erhu, Pipa, Percussion) ~ 5:30 min
Premiere: Summer 2011, Amsterdam, Netherlands - Zavaya
(Nay, Vln, Vla, Vc, Chang, Perc) ~ 12 min
Commissioned by Ensemble Omnibus, TIMPF (Tongyeong Music Festival in Korea)
Premiere: Korea, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, 2012 - Moving Surfaces II
(Fl, Cl, Pn, Vln, Vc, Db, 2 Perc) ~ 10 min
Written for Calithumpian Consort
Premiere: October 2015, San Diego, USA
Vocal Works
- Seven Impressions
(Voice, Percussion) ~ 10 min
Commissioned by Klangspuren Schwaz
Premiere: September 2017, Klangspuren Festival, Austria - Distorted Attitudes III – Scattered
(Baritone and large tamtam) ~ 12 min
Premiere: January 2015, San Diego, USA - Togetherness
(Vocal work for 16 voices/singers) ~ 9 min
Commissioned by New York Virtuoso Singers
Premiere: May 2017, New York, USA - Situation VII – Paradigm
(Voice and Cl) ~ 5 min
Commissioned by Regarding Festival, GAIA Project
Premiere: October 2021, Tel Aviv, Israel - Incipio, bibo
(Voice, Perc, Bass Cl) ~ 13 min
Commissioned by Offspring Ensemble
Premiere: September 2017, Sydney, Australia - Clouded Dusk
(Voice, video, and electronics) ~ 5 min
Commissioned by Long Beach Opera
Premiere: 2020, Los Angeles, USA - همنوایی/ ۲۴انسان” („Harmony / 24 Humans) Vocal piece for 14 voices, 1 Persian instrument, and electronics (~10 min) Commissioned by ACIMC. 1695 Project, World Premiere: December 2016, Shiraz, Iran
- FAAB I (Miniature piece for soprano & baritone) (~2 min)
Commissioned by the Schönberg Center Vienna, World Premiere: March 2013, Vienna, Austria - Persian Folksongs I – Ahou (~5 min)
Commissioned by Duo Verso and Duo Bilitis (pan flute, guitar, harp, voice)
World Premiere: August 2013, Amsterdam, Netherland - Reporterlied (four male voices and accordion) (~8 min), Commissioned by the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, for The Last Days of Mankind, Alice Schalek Theater, World Premiere: 2011, Graz, Austria
Solo Works
- Intertwined Distances
(Solo Harpsichord & Electronics) ~ 14 min
Commissioned by Mahan Esfahani
Premiere: March 2018, Madrid, Spain - Situation IV – Io e iO
(Solo Violin) ~ 11 min
Commissioned by Marco Fusi; revised version for Andrew McIntosh
Premiere: May 2017, Paris; Los Angeles, USA (2018) - Momentum I
(Solo Tuba) ~ 15 min
Commissioned by Jack Adler
Premiere: August 2023, Darmstädter Musiktage, Germany - Schattenfragmente
(Solo Accordion) ~ 12 min
Written for Bernd Kohlhofer
Premiere: 2011, Austria - Stagnant Color Palette
(Solo Harp) ~ 8 min
Premiere: 2011, The Hague, Netherlands - No, I am not roaming aimlessly
(Solo Flute) ~ 10 min
Commissioned by Ine Vanoeveren
Premiere: January 2017, San Diego/New York, USA - STIMULUS
(Solo Flute & Electronics) ~ 30 min
Commissioned by Ine Vanoeveren
Premiere: July 2018, Darmstadt Ferienkurse, Germany - Momentum III – Crysalides (perc. Text, and Electronics) ~ 12min
Commissioned by La Fundación Musical ACA, written for Carlota Cáceres
Premiere: 16 December 2024, Spain - Situation XIII – New Work for Solo Percussion and Video
Commissioned by Chris Whyte, funded by Oregon Community Foundation, Creative Heights Grant Winner
Premiere: April 2026, USA - Love is Essential (open score /solo, duo) ~ 4 min- Composition: Anahita Abbasi, Concept: Ine Vanoeveren, Written for Ine Vanoevern ,Premiere: April 2020, Online (Europa)
Duo Works
- Seven Impressions
(Voice, Percussion) ~ 10 min
Commissioned by Klangspuren Schwaz
Premiere: September 2017, Klangspuren Festival, Austria - Sirventès
(Percussion & Cello) ~ 10 min
Commissioned by Ume Duo
Premiere: May 2017, Tehran, Iran - Situation VII – Paradigm
(Voice, Clarinet) ~ 5 min
Commissioned by Regarding Festival, GAIA Project
Premiere: October 2021, Tel Aviv, Israel
Trio Works
- Moving Surfaces III – Another Birth
(Piano, Tenor Saxophone, Percussion) ~ 15 min
Commissioned by Tamgram Trio
Premiere: November 2015, Spain - Elixir – Night & Mystery
(Tuba, Trombone, Baritone Voice) ~ 8 min
Commissioned by Jonathan Nussman
Premiere: March 2017, San Diego, USA - Situation III – Je, Tu, Nous
(Percussion Trio) ~ 8 min
Written for IRCAM Manifeste Academy 2016/Percussion Ensemble
Premiere: June 2016, Paris, France - Enigma Patterns
(Cl, Pn, Vln) ~ 7 min
Commissioned by Platypus Ensemble
Premiere: June 2017, Vienna, Austria - Incipio, Bibo
(Voice, Percussion, Bass Clarinet) ~ 13 min
Commissioned by Offspring Ensemble
Premiere: September 2017, Sydney, Australia - Clouded Dusk
(Voice, Video, and Electronics) ~ 5 min
Commissioned by Long Beach Opera
Premiere: 2020, Los Angeles, USA
Quartet Works
- Situation XI – Sphere
(Percussion quartet) ~ 12 min
Commissioned by Oberlin College, in honor of David Rosen’s 80th birthday
Premiere: May 2023, Oberlin, USA - Distorted Attitudes IV – Facile Synthesis
(String Quartet) ~ 7 min
Written for Quatuor Diotima, Time of Music Festival
Premiere: July 2015, Finland - Distorted Attitudes V – Coinciding Destinations
(Vla, Sax, Acc, Db) ~ 10-12 min
Commissioned by Open Music, written for Klangforum Quartet
Premiere: November 2017, Graz, Austria - Persian Folksongs I – Ahou
(Pan fl, Guitar, Harfe, Stimme) ~ 5min
Commissioned by Duo Verso und Duo Bilitis pen Music, Premiere: August 2013, Amsterdam, Niederlande
Works with Electronics
- Situation XV – …’this is the noise that keeps everything quiet’…
For Ensemble (Fl, Cl, Bsn, Pn, Vln, Vc, Tape) ~ 20 min
Commissioned by Meitar Ensemble, funded by Siemens Stiftung
Premiere: June 2024, Tel Aviv/Jerusalem - Intertwined Distances
(Solo Harpsichord & Electronics) ~ 14 min
Commissioned by Mahan Esfahani
Premiere: March 2018, Madrid, Spain - The River is Within Us
(4-channel tape electronics) ~ 16 min
Commissioned by Naeim Rahmani, created for the Isfahan/Seattle Project
Premiere: June 2022, Seattle, USA - STIMULUS
(Solo Fl & Electronics) ~ 30 min
Commissioned by Ine Vanoeveren
Premiere: July 2018, Darmstadt Ferienkurse, Germany - Moving Surfaces IV – Living Ice
(Tb, Ob, Vln, Electronics, Video) ~ 15 min
In collaboration with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD
Premiere: May 2019, San Diego, USA - Sketch II
(Solo Kamancheh, Tape, and Live Electronics) ~ 6 min
Written for ICM Conference
Premiere: February 2016, San Diego, USA - Sketch I
(Solo Setar, Tape, and Live Electronics) ~ 4:30 min
Written for Atlas Academy
Premiere: Matrix 2012, Amsterdam, Netherlands - Moving Surfaces I – Dropping Furniture
(Film Music – 4-channel tape) ~ 4:30 min
Premiere: 2011, Graz, Austria - Clouded Dusk
(Voice, Video, and Electronics) ~ 5 min
Commissioned by Long Beach Opera
Premiere: 2020, Los Angeles, USA - Momentum III – Chrysalide for Solo Percussion, Text, and Electronics
Commissioned by La Fundación Musical ACA, written for Carlota Cáceres
Premiere: 16 December 2024, Spain
Works with Percussion
- Situation III – Je, Tu, Nous
(Percussion Trio) ~ 8 min
Written for IRCAM Manifeste Academy 2016/Percussion Ensemble
Premiere: June 2016, Paris, France - Sirventès
(Percussion & Cello) ~ 10 min
Commissioned by Ume Duo
Premiere: May 2017, Tehran, Iran - Distorted Attitudes III – Scattered
(Baritone and large tamtam) ~ 12 min
Premiere: January 2015, San Diego, USA - Situation XI – Sphere
(Percussion Quartet) ~ 12 min
Commissioned by Oberlin College, in honor of David Rosen’s 80th birthday
Premiere: May 2023, Oberlin, USA - Seven Impressions
(Voice, Percussion) ~ 10 min
Commissioned by Klangspuren Schwaz
Premiere: September 2017, Klangspuren Festival, Austria - Momentum III – Chrysalide for Solo Tonbak and Electronics
Commissioned by La Fundación Musical ACA, written for Carlota Cáceres
Premiere: 16 December 2024, Spain - Prisme – for large ensemble
(Fl, Cl, Bsn, Hn, Tp, Tuba, 2 Pianos, 2 Percussionists, Acc, Vln, Vla, Vc, Db) ~ 22/25 min
Commissioned by Radio France with the support ofCovéa Finance – Présences Festival 2026- dedicated to Georges Aperghis, conductor: Ilan Volkov
Premiere: Présences Festival 2026, February 3rd. 2026, Radio France, Paris, France
Interdisciplinary Works
- FAAB III – Re-route
(5 Dancers, Bass Flute, Tape, and Live Electronics) ~ 8 min
Premiere: December 2013, Graz, Austria - Living Ice
(Tb, Ob, Vl, Electronics, Video) ~ 15 min
In collaboration with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD
Premiere: May 2019, San Diego, USA - Reporterlied
(Four Male Voices and Accordion) ~ 8 min
Commissioned by Kunst Uni Graz for „The Last Days of Mankind, Alice Schalek Theater“
Premiere: 2011, Graz, Austria - Moving Surfaces I – Dropping Furniture
(Film Music – 4-channel tape) ~ 4:30 min
Premiere: 2011, Graz, Austria - Situation XIII – New Work for Solo Percussion, Text, and Video – project with her own wings
Commissioned by Chris Whyte, funded by the Oregon Community Foundation, Creative Heights Grant Winner
Premiere: March 2025, USA
Upcoming Works
- Prisme – for large ensemble
(Fl, Cl, Bsn, Hn, Tp, Tuba, 2 Pianos, 2 Percussionists, Acc, Vln, Vla, Vc, Db) ~ 22/25 min
Commissioned by Radio France with the support ofCovéa Finance – Présences Festival 2026- dedicated to Georges Aperghis, conductor: Ilan Volkov
Premiere: Présences Festival 2026, February 3rd. 2026, Radio France, Paris, France - Situation XIII – New Work for Solo Percussion and Video
Commissioned by Chris Whyte, funded by Oregon Community Foundation, Creative Heights Grant Winner
Premiere: 9 April,2026, Portland, USA - Flute Concerto – for Claire Chase and Philharmonie de Radio France, Commissioned by EBU
Premiere: 2027-2028 Paris, France - New Work for Avanti! Orchestra for Musica Nova Helsinki
Commissioned by Musica Nova Helsinki Festival
Premiere: February 10- 2027. Helsinki - Momentum IV – Thawing Tides – New Work for Solo Bassoon and Electronics
Commissioned by Rebekah Heller
Premiere: TBA 2026/2027 NYC - New Work for Solo Harp and TAK Ensemble
Commissioned by Parker Ramsay
Premiere: TBA , USA
Cycles of Works: „Distorted Attitudes“
- Distorted Attitudes I
(Fl, Cl, Pn, Vln, Vc, Db) ~ 30 sec
Written for DissonArt Ensemble for the 48th Dimitria Festival
Premiere: Autumn 2013, Thessaloniki, Greece - Distorted Attitudes II – Labyrinth
(Fl, Sax, Bsn, Vln, Vc, Db) ~ 7 min
Commissioned by „Die andere Saite,“ written for Schallfeld Ensemble
Premiere: March 2014, Graz, Austria - Distorted Attitudes III – Scattered
(Baritone and a large tamtam) ~ 12 min
Premiere: January 2015, San Diego, USA - Distorted Attitudes IV – Facile Synthesis
(String Quartet) ~ 7 min
Written for Quatuor Diotima, Time of Music Festival
Premiere: July 2015, Finland - Distorted Attitudes V – Coinciding Destinations
(Vla, Sax, Acc, Db) ~ 10-12 min
Commissioned by Open Music, written for Klangforum Quartet
Premiere: November 2017, Graz, Austria
Cycles of Works: „Situations“
- Situation I – Incidents
(Ten Sax, Acc, Pn, Vc, Perc, Db) ~ 12 min
Commissioned by Vertixe Sonora Ensemble
Premiere: November 2016, Spain - Situation II – Dialogues for Schallfeld Ensemble
(Fl, Cl, Sax, Vln, Vc, Db, Pn, & Objects) ~ 9 min
Commissioned by Festival Tage neuer Musik Graz
Premiere: May 2016, Graz, Germany - Situation III – Je, Tu, Nous
(Percussion Trio) ~ 8 min
Written for IRCAM Manifeste Academy 2016/Percussion Ensemble
Premiere: June 2016, Paris, France - Situation IV – Io e iO
(Solo Violin) ~ 11 min
Commissioned by Marco Fusi; revised version for Andrew McIntosh
Premiere: May 2017, Paris; Los Angeles, USA (2018) - Situation V – Cordatum
(Fl, Bass Cl, Ob, Bsn, Hn, Tp, Tb, Db) Accompanying piece to „Octandre“ by Varèse ~ 7 min
Commissioned by Reed Family Concert Series & Steven Schick
Premiere: February 2017, San Diego, USA - Situation VI – Happenings
(Strings, Perc, Piano) ~ 12 min
Commissioned by Seattle Modern Orchestra
Premiere: June 5, 2021 (virtual), Seattle, USA - Situation VII – Paradigm
(Voice and Cl) ~ 5 min
Commissioned by Regarding Festival, GAIA Project
Premiere: October 2021, Tel Aviv, Israel - Situation VIII – Echo-systems
(Fl, Ob, Cl, Pn, Perc, Vln, Vla, Vc, Db) ~ 30 min
Commissioned by Gelber Klang Ensemble, funded by Siemens Stiftung
Premiere: November 2022, Munich, Germany - Situation IX – Posht-e Hietschestan
(Fl, Ob, Cl, Bsn, Hn, Perc, Pn, Vln, Vla, Vc, Db) ~ 15 min
Commissioned by Kommas and New Babylon Ensemble
Premiere: March 2023, Bremen/Cologne, Germany - Situation X – Jemand wie wir
(2 Cellos, Viola, Vc, Db, Perc, Tp, Tb, Fl, Ob, Cl, Bsn) ~ 13 min
Commissioned by Podium Esslingen
Premiere: April 2023, Esslingen, Germany - Situation XI – Sphere
(Percussion Quartet) ~ 12 min
Commissioned by Oberlin College, in honor of David Rosen’s 80th birthday
Premiere: May 2023, Oberlin, USA - Situation XII – In our dwelling, we reside
(Fl, Cl, Bsn, Hn, Tp, Tuba, 2 Pianos, 2 Perc, Acc, Vln, Vla, Vc, Db) ~ 22/25 min
Commissioned by Ensemble Modern, dedicated to Darmstädter Musiktage, led by Ilan Volkov
Premiere: August 2023, Darmstädter Musiktage, Germany - Situation XIII – New Work for Solo Percussion and Video
Commissioned by Chris Whyte, funded by the Oregon Community Foundation, Creative Heights Grant Winner
Premiere: March 2025, USA - Situation XV – …’this is the noise that keeps everything quiet’…
(Ensemble: Fl, Cl, Bsn, Pn, Vln, Vc, Tape) ~ 20 min
Commissioned by Meitar Ensemble, funded by Siemens Stiftung
Premiere: June 2024, Tel Aviv/Jerusalem