By Niloufar Nourbakhsh | For Solo Viola and Live Electronics with Fixed Media | 8′

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From the composer:

I think it takes a lot of courage to stand up against something that everyone has accepted as normal. Personally as an Iranian woman, I carry a lot of anger with me: the anger that comes from things I’ve witnessed happen to the women in my personal life, to larger scale growing up in a country that actively veils women’s presence — be it through compulsory hijab or banning solo female singers from pursuing a professional career. I think for me it’s important to transform this anger into a collective force that is both beautiful and resilient. Veiled is a tribute to Iranian women who made such transformations possible.

Commission/Dedication: Commissioned by Amanda Gookin for Forward Music Project 2.0. The viola arrangement written for Kimia Hesabi.
Premiere: The viola arrangement was premiered on May 8, 2019 by Kimia Hesabi in Gildenhorn Recital Hall at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
Recording: This work is recorded by Kimia Hesabi on her New Focus Recordings’ album Nemāno Gaona.