page_title: Sahba Aminikia
hierarchical_section_title: Sahba Aminikia
caption_attribution_description: English: Sahba Aminikia in 2018
context_page_description: Sahba Aminikia is an Iranian-American contemporary music composer, artistic director, performer and educator. Born and raised in Tehran and based in San Francisco, California, his musical compositions have been widely performed around the world by contemporary classical ensembles orchestras, and bands, including Kronos Quartet, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, San Francisco Girls Chorus, Mahsa Vahdat, International Contemporary Ensemble, Carnegie Hall Ensemble Connect, Symphony Parnassus, Ensemble Elefant, ZOFO Duet, San Francisco Conservatory of Music New Music Ensemble, Mobius Trio, Delphi Trio, Amaranth Quartet, Living Earth Show, One Found Sound, and Afghanistan National Institute of Music. Aminikia is the founder and the artistic director of Flying Carpet Festival, a performing arts festival for children in war zones.
context_section_description: Sahba Aminikia (Persian: صهبا امینی کیا) (born August 27, 1981) is an Iranian-American contemporary music composer, artistic director, performer and educator. Born and raised in Tehran and based in San Francisco, California, his musical compositions have been widely performed around the world by contemporary classical ensembles orchestras, and bands, including Kronos Quartet, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, San Francisco Girls Chorus, Mahsa Vahdat, International Contemporary Ensemble, Carnegie Hall Ensemble Connect, Symphony Parnassus, Ensemble Elefant, ZOFO Duet, San Francisco Conservatory of Music New Music Ensemble, Mobius Trio, Delphi Trio, Amaranth Quartet, Living Earth Show, One Found Sound, and Afghanistan National Institute of Music. Aminikia is the founder and the artistic director of Flying Carpet Festival, a performing arts festival for children in war zones.
caption: Sahba Aminikia in 2018
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