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Nov 13, 2012

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Another great review of Glimmerings!

In my last blog I shared that we recently sent over 200 Glimmerings CDs to radio stations around the United States.  The responses are coming in and up till now we have heard that there are over 30 stations playing ..

Nov 7, 2012

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Glimmerings on Sky.fm Radio

A week ago Glimmerings CDs were sent out to over two hundred radio stations across the United States. Today I heard back from the first of them — Sky.fm — letting me know that they had received their copy of ..

Nov 3, 2012

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Persian Recipe-Ghormeh Sabzi (Green Herb Stew)

Even though I have Persian ancestry, I didn’t learn to cook Persian food until I got married.  Growing up, whenever my mother made the same dish it tasted different every time as she enjoyed experimenting with her culinary creations.  As ..

Oct 26, 2012

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Favorite review of Glimmerings

This is one of my favorite reviews of Glimmerings so far, written by Michael Diamond.  I especially enjoyed reading the third paragraph in which he links my music and inspiration with my beliefs as a Baha’i.  He writes: “Yet with ..

Oct 10, 2012

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Phoenix of Love

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  • The last few days I have been pondering the untimely passing of a young and precious soul. While meditating upon his beautiful qualities, I was inspired to set to music the following passage from the Hidden Words of Baha’u’llah in ..

    Sep 13, 2012

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    Heavenly Wings-Composition for my Son’s 15th birthday!

    Heavenly Wings-Composition for my Son’s 15th birthday!

    Turning 15 is a huge milestone on the spiritual journey of life. Baha’u’llah referred to it as the commencement of maturity and in the Baha’i Faith it is the age at which a young person begins to take on for ..

    Aug 10, 2012

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    New Composition: Thy Heart is My Home

    I have been traveling lately and haven’t had the opportunity to compose. So today, as I was sitting at the piano, the urge to create a new piece was so strong. The adrenalin rush during the process was phenomenal as ..

    Jul 31, 2012

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    Inspirational Solo Pianists

    Since the release of Glimmerings I’ve been listening a lot to solo piano music to see what is out there on the market. I’ve been intrigued by the music of Ken Elkinson, Robin Spielberg, Van Jensen among others. However, the ..

    Jun 27, 2012

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    Glimmerings Video Contributors

    A couple of months ago I asked for video contributions for two of my instrumental pieces on the Glimmerings album. I would like to share with you the beautiful videos that were sent in. Here are the links to the ..

    Jun 24, 2012

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    Childrens Song: Service is an Honor (free download)

    About 3 months ago, I composed a song on the theme of prayer entitled ‘When we pray’ (with lyrics created by Farshid Kamali).  It was created for Ruhi Book 3, Grade 2 children’s classes so that the children can learn ..