Education & Training

 
  • Texas Christian University — Doctor of Musical Arts, Flute Performance (2023–Present)
    Cognate: Music Theory | Graduate Assistant, Flute Studio

 

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst — Master of Music, Flute Performance (2021–2023) | GPA 4.00
    Graduate Certificate: Music History Pedagogy

 

  • University of Tehran — Bachelor of Music, Flute Performance (2015–2019) | GPA 4.00

 

  • National Music Conservatory — Music Diploma, Flute Performance (2007–2013) | GPA 4.00

 

  • Orff Schulwerk — Level I Certification, Southern Methodist University (2025)

Academic & Teaching Appointments

Texas (USA)

  • Graduate Assistant, Flute Studio (Flute + Chamber Music), TCU (Present)
  • Early Childhood Music, TCU (Present)
  • Teaching Assistant, Elementary Music, TCU (Present)
  • Flute Private Instructor, Burleson Centennial HS (Present)
  • Flute Private Instructor, Benbrook Middle School (Present)
  • Masterclasses (Summer Camps), Burleson Centennial HS (2024-2025)
  • Warm-up Session, TCU Flute Festival (2024)

Massachusetts (USA)

  • Teaching Assistant, Music Appreciation, UMass Amherst (2021–2023)

Tehran (Iran)

  • Flute Instructor / Director of Children’s Flute Ensemble, Pars Music Institute (2015–2021)
  • Children’s Music Instructor (Orff Approach), Pars Music Institute (2015–2019)
  • Flute Instructor, Maktab Shahnazi Music Institute (2020–2021)
  • Flute Instructor, Manzoomeh Music Institute (2015–2018)
  • Children’s Workshop Instructor, Iran Flute Society Seminar (2016)

Selected Presentations & Workshops

  • “From Practice Room to Stage: Preparing for Competition, Recital and Audition” — Texas Flute Society (2025)
  • “Flute learning based on Orff approach” — TCU (2025)
  • Special Topics, Orff Schulwerk Summer Courses: “Darya Darya, Iranian Folklore song” — SMU (2025)
  • “From Analysis to Performance: Takemitsu Air” — Tehran Flute Webinar (2022)
  • “Four Effective Exercises for Flute Warm Up” — Tehran Flute Webinar (2021)

Performance Experience

 

Orchestral

  • TCU Symphony Orchestra (Present)
  • New Texas Sinfonia — Flute/Piccolo (Present)
  • NFA Professional Flute Choir (2024)
  • TCU Flute Choir — Flute/Alto Flute (Present)
  • Valley Winds Ensemble (2021–2023)
  • UMass Symphony Orchestra — Principal Flute/Piccolo (2021–2023)
  • UMass Wind Ensemble — Principal Flute/Piccolo (2021–2023)
  • Tehran/Pars ensembles and orchestras (2010–2020, various principal/section roles)

Chamber Music

  • Flute quartets/trios, TCU (2023–2024)
  • Mixed chamber groups, UMass Amherst (2021–2023)
  • Motif Ensemble, Tehran (2019–2020)
  • University of Tehran chamber collaborations (2016–2019)

Solo with Orchestra

  • Tehran Contemporary Music Festival: “Sur les ailes du vent” (2018)
  • Vivaldi Flute Concerto in F major with Rasaneh Honar Symphony Orchestra (2012)

Honors & Awards

  • Winner, NFA Masterclass Competition (2024)
  • Winner, NFA Professional Flute Choir Competition (2024)
  • Second Prize, National Youth Music Festival (2020)
  • Jury’s Certificate of Recognition, Tehran Flute Competition (2019)

Masterclasses

  • Leon Buyse, Fort Worth, TX, United States (2025)
  • Conor Nelson, Fort Worth, TX, United States (2025)
  • Tim Hagen, Fort Worth, TX, United States (2025)
  • Thomaz Tavares, Orchestral Excerpts Masterclass, Fort Worth, TX, United States (2024)
  • Heyri Yoon, National Flute Association (NFA), San Antonio, TX, United States (2024)
  • Hayley Grainger, Fort Worth, TX, United States (2024)
  • Marina Piccinini, Fort Worth, TX, United States (2023)
  • Brandon Patrick George, Amherst, MA, United States (2022)
  • Sarah Brady, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Boston, MA, United States (2022)
  • Kouchyar Shahroudi, Arthur Honegger Academy (2011, 2015, 2019)
  • Mathias Ziegler, Zurich University of the Arts, Dornbirn, Austria (2018)
  • Nolwenn Bargin, Vorarlberg State Conservatory, Dornbirn, Austria (2018)
  • Saeid Taghadossi, Tehran, Iran (2016)
  • Firouzeh Navai, Tehran, Iran (2015)
  • Mehrdad Gholami, Texas Christian University, Tehran, Iran (2014)
  • Marlis Gaugle, Tehran, Iran (2013)

Recitals

  • Flute Recital — Van Cliburn Hall, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, USA (2025)
  • Flute Recital — PepsiCo Recital Hall, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, USA (2024)
  • Flute Recital — Bezanson Recital Hall, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA (2023)
  • Flute Recital — Roudaki Hall, Fajr Music Festival, Tehran, Iran (2021)
  • Flute Recital — Avini Hall, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran (2019)
  • Flute Recital — Pars Music Institute, Tehran, Iran (2018)

Festivals & Professional Development

  • Texas Flute Symposium — Dallas, TX, USA (2025)
  • Texas Flute Society Festival — Southlake, TX, USA (2025)
  • TCU Flute Festival — Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, USA (2024)
  • Boston Music Festival — Boston, MA, USA (2022)
  • Fajr Music Festival — Tehran, Iran (2014, 2018, 2020, 2021)
  • Seefeld Music Festival — Vienna, Austria (2019)
  • Flute Extended Techniques Workshop (Presenter: Martin Glück) — Tehran, Iran (2019)
  • Tehran Contemporary Music Festival — Tehran, Iran (2018)
  • Mozart Festival (Tehran Flute Seminar) — Tehran, Iran (2017)
  • Tehran Flute Seminar — Tehran, Iran (2012, 2014, 2016)
  • Flute Extended Techniques Workshop (Presenter: Jully Brounet Jaily) — Tehran, Iran (2016)
  • Instrument Making, Storytelling & Music Workshop (Presenter: Pedro Espí Sanchis) — Tehran, Iran (2016)
  • Classic to Contemporary Music Festival — Tehran, Iran (2015)
  • Pedagogy of the Orff Schulwerk Method — Tehran, Iran (2014–2015)

Languages

 

 

Farsi (Native) | English (Fluent) | Spanish (Basic)