Bio

Academic Profile & Research

• PhD in Communication and Cultural Industries – Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Spain (Defended July 2026).
• Result: Awarded EXCELLENT Cum Laude (Grade: 10/10).
• Honor: Officially Nominated for the Extraordinary Doctoral Prize.
• Master of Music in Composition – University of Art, Tehran.
• Honor: Ranked Top Performance Grade in the Master’s entrance examination.
• Advanced Harmony & Rudiments – The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, Canada.
Research Interests: Intercultural composition, modal music systems, musical narrative, and practice-based methodologies in contemporary music theatre.

Artistic Identity

Negin Zomorodi is an intercultural composer, artistic researcher, and improviser working at the intersection of contemporary music and narrative music theatre. Her work investigates how music functions as a space for cross-cultural dialogue. She seamlessly bridges the modal architecture of classical Persian traditions with modern Western composition practices.
Over the past 15 years, her chamber and symphonic works have been commissioned and performed at major international institutions across the USA, Canada, Norway, Spain, Italy, Armenia, and the Czech Republic.
Current Featured Project
• Wings & Fins (2025–Ongoing): An intercultural opera project for voices and ensemble. It is based on her published book The Prey & The Predator: An Amorous Dialogue. The work explores themes of war, negotiation, and reconciliation through a symbolic dialogue between predator and prey. The libretto is fully completed alongside five composed musical sections.

Key Career Milestones

• First Prize Winner: Symphonic Orchestral Composition at the 27th International Fajr Music Festival.
• Published Author: Books include The Prey & The Predator (2025), Rebellious Shadows (2024), and The Epopee of Memories.
• Founder & Director: Gozar Music Assembly (Tehran, active since 2010), connecting international scholars and composers.
• • Media Coverage: Featured on major international broadcasts including SWR, Deutschlandfunk, and Sonic Tehran.