videos for Sahba Aminikia

"Sar Oomad Zemestooon": Sahba Aminikia conducting San Francisco Conservatory of Music Orchestra.

Starting with the morning, the piece gradually increases in tension to reach its height at noon, a reflection of the recent political unrest Tehran has experienced, sunset following as a comforting time with family, finally a lullaby brings warmth and calmness with the arrival of the night until a new day starts again. Performers: Liana Berube, violin; Steph Bibbo, violin; Omid Assadi, viola; Severin Suter, cello; Shahab Paranj, percussion.

Improvisation on "Aftabkaran" by Behzad Ranjbaran

Sahba Aminikia, who will be performing Persian folk songs at the Iranian.com Music Festival at San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts on April 25, composed this piece based on Omar Khayyam's poetry. It was performed at San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Recital Hall on March 18th, 2009.

Kelly Birch: Mezzo soprano
Kevin Korth: Piano