Ramin Roshandel
- Lecturer in Music Technology
Education
- Ph.D. in Music Composition, University of Iowa
- M.M. in Music Composition, University of Tehran
- B.A. in Persian Music Performance, Tehran University of Art
Ramin Roshandel is a composer and setarist. His composition has been described by Josh Levine as “Brutally Persian,” and his performance on the setar has been considered “Masterful” by Huntley Dent in Fanfare Magazine.
He was awarded the University of Iowa Digital Scholarship and Publishing Studio summer scholarship and is a Summer Institute for Contemporary Music Practice (SICPP) and New Music On the Point alumnus. His compositions have been performed by Benjamin Coelho, Anna Elder, Nicole Esposito, Will Fried, Daniel Schreiner, The JACK Quartet, University of Iowa Center for New Music Ensemble, Ensemble Dal Niente, Kamratōn Ensemble, and LIGAMENT duo. His compositions and performances have been featured in PdMaxCon25~, Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS), NYC Electroacoustic Improvisation Summit, MOXSonic, Impromptu Fest, and TurnUp Multimedia Festival. Roshandel was the setar soloist in Jean-François Charles’ opera, Grant Wood in Paris, in its premiere.
He has two analytical papers on Hossein Alizadeh’s Neynavā and Elliott Carter’s Dialogues published in Persian journals. Ramin’s collaborative album with Jean-François Charles, Jamshid Jam (New Flore Music), was nominated in the World Music and Crossover Productions categories of Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik (German Record Critics’ Award). It has also received the Global Music Awards Silver Medal for Outstanding Achievement.