
Daniel’s work At any rate II was selected by Fellows from the Civic Orchestra of Chicago to be featured on their concert “New Adventures” on May 7, 2023 at Symphony Center.
https://cso.org/performances/22-23/civic-orchestra/new-adventures/
Daniel’s work At any rate II was selected by Fellows from the Civic Orchestra of Chicago to be featured on their concert “New Adventures” on May 7, 2023 at Symphony Center.
https://cso.org/performances/22-23/civic-orchestra/new-adventures/
Daniel was selected from a pool of nearly 400 applicants to collaborate with the American Composers Orchestra, conductor Tito Muñoz, and mentor composers Derek Bermel, Mary Kouyoumdjian, and Daniel Bernard Roumain on two open-to-the-public events – a working rehearsal on Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 10:30am and a public reading of the works on Friday, June 2, 2023 at 7:30pm at the New School Tishman Auditorium
(63 Fifth Avenue, NYC).
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Daniel Reza Sabzghabaei was selected as Grand Prize Winner of the New York Youth Symphony’s First Music Commission in the Chamber category. As part of the commission, Daniel will act as a guest educator and artist for the students of NYYS, culminating in performances of the newly commissioned work in the Spring and Summer of 2023 at Carnegie Hall and the Interlochen Arts Academy.
Daniel Reza Sabzghabaei’s viola and medium voice work …under this blue of my land was selected from a pool of 113 submissions as First Prize Winner of the American Viola Society’s 2022 Gardner Competition. His work will be featured at the 47th International Viola Congress in Columbus, Georgia, June 1-5, 2022.
Daniel’s work At any rate II. باقی مانده “what remains” — commissioned by National Sawdust for the JACK Quartet — won First Prize in the annual Composition Competition sponsored by the Lake George Music Festival. Daniel will be in residence at LGMF in August for performances of the work and coachings with LGMF musicians.
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The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies at Cornell University has selected Daniel for both the Summer 2021 and Academic Year 2021-2022 FLAS Fellowship. This competitive fellowship, supported by the US Department of Education, supports three or four graduate students per year who have a special interest in less commonly studied languages.
This award will allow Daniel to focus on Farsi, Persian studies, and research toward his dissertation.
Daniel’s work گلی از دست برفت (Golī az dast beraft) “A flower was lost”—commissioned by VocalEssence—was selected as winner of Chorus Austin’s Young Composer Competition from a pool of 114 composers from around the world. Daniel will collaborate with the ensemble on performances of the work this Fall in Austin, Texas.
Daniel’s work At any rate II—commissioned by National Sawdust for the JACK Quartet—received honors from ASCAP’s panel of judges.
Among a field of over 400 applicants, Daniel was selected for a commission from loadbang through their annual Commission Competition. Daniel will be collaborating with loadbang over the next year on a new work for the ensemble, with a workshop planned for summer 2022 at Longy’s Divergent Studio.