Sepideh Meshki

Born in 1979, Gonabad

Setār Player, Instructor, Composer

Graduate of Graphic Design from Alzahra University, Mashhad

Studied under Shāhpour Hedāyati-Far, Masoud Sho’āri, Mohammad-rezā Nourbakhsh, Hengāmeh Akhavān, Hossein Alizādeh, and Mohammad-rezā Lotfi

Attended several courses by Mohammad-rezā Lotfi at “Mirzā Abdollāh School of Music” (Maktabkhāneh-ye Mirzā Abdollāh).

Ensemble and Group Memberships

• “Hamāvāyān,” under the direction of Hossein Alizādeh – 2004
• “Bānuvān-e Sheydā” (Women of Sheydā) and “Hamnavāzān-e Sheydā” (Ensemble of Sheydā), under the direction of Mohammad-rezā Lotfi – from 2007 to 2013

“Ān” Ensemble, founding member, active to present

Live Performances in Iran

• Duo and solo performances; Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, 2002
•  “Hamāvāyān” Ensemble performance under Hossein Alizādeh’s direction; Īlam University, Īlam, October 2004
•  “Bānuvān-e Sheydā” (Women of Sheydā) performance under Mohammad–rezā Lotfi’s direction, featuring the “The Three Sheydā Ensembles”; Ministry of Interior Hall, Tehran, May 2008
•  “Bānuvān-e Sheydā” (Women of Sheydā) performance under Mohammad–rezā Lotfi’s direction; performances of “Chāvūsh (6)” and “Chāvūsh (8)” at the 24^th International “Fajr” Music Festival; Ministry of Interior Hall, Tehran, February 2009
•  “Bānuvān-e Sheydā” (Women of Sheydā) performance under Mohammad–rezā Lotfi’s direction; Main Hall of Milād Tower Conference Center, Tehran, June 2010
• “Hamnavāzān-e Sheydā” (Ensemble of Sheydā) performance under Mohammad–rezā Lotfi’s direction; Milād Conference Hall, Tehran International Exhibitions, Tehran, November 2011
•  “Hamnavāzān-e Sheydā” (Ensemble of Sheydā) concert tour under Mohammad-rezā Lotfi’s direction; Māzandarān, September 2012
•  Solo performance in the “Another Generation” section of the 30^th International “Fajr” Music Festival; February 2015
•  Solo performance in “An Evening of Iranian Instruments (6)” as part of the “An Evening of Iranian Instruments” (Shab-e Sāz-e Irāni) concert series; Rūdaki Hall, Tehran, October 2016
• Solo performance in “A Couple of Nights with Setār” (Chand Shab-e Setār) as part of the 7^th circle from “A Couple of Nights…” (Chand Shab…) concert series; Rūdaki Hall, Tehran, July 2018
• “Ān” ensemble performance in the “Within your Absence, When Shall I last” (Bā Ferāqat Chand Sāzam) concert, composed by Sepideh Meshki; Niāvarān Cultural Center, Tehran, August 2017
• “Ān” ensemble performance in the “Bright Sun” (Āftāb-e Roshan) concert, composed by Āriā Mohāfez; Niāvarān Cultural Center, Tehran, July 2018
• “Ān” ensemble performance in the “A Trace from Me” (Az Man Neshān) concert, composed by Sānāz Sattārzādeh; Niāvarān Cultural Center, Tehran, August 2019
• Solo and ensemble performances in multiple informal concerts; Tehran, 2023

International Live Performances

• “Bānuvān-e Sheydā” (Women of Sheydā) under Mohammad-rezā Lotfi’s direction; “Sufi Music Festival”; Eskişehir (Turkey), July 2011

Group Albums (as Performer)

• “Radīf of Mirzā Abdollāh” (Radīf-e Mirzā Abdollāh); “O! Lovers” (Ey Āsheqān); “The Three Sheydā Concerts” (Concert-hā-ye Seh-Gāneh-ye Sheydā); “Chāvūsh (8)”; “The Art of Time Scale” (Honar-e Gām-e Zamān); “The Stroke of a String” (Zakhme-ye Sāz) – Performance by “Hamnavāzān-e Sheydā” under the direction of Mohammad-rezā Lotfi; published by “Avā-ye Sheydā,” 2007-2013
• “Bright Sun” (Āftāb-e Roshan) – Performance by “Ān” Ensemble, composed by Āriā Mohāfez; “Mahūr Institute,” 2023
• “A Trace” (Neshān) – Performance by “Ān” Ensemble, composed by Sānāz Sattārzādeh; upcoming release, December 2024

Group and Solo Albums (as Composer, Creator, and Performer)

• “Wordless Dialogue” (Bī-Vāje Goft-o-Gū) – Setār and Tonbak duet with Ahmad Mostanbat; published by “Khāne-ye Honar-e Kherad,” 2014
• “Within your Absence, When Shall I last” (Bā Ferāqat Chand Sāzam) – Performance by “Ān” Ensemble, composed by Sepideh Meshki; published by “Parde-ye Honar-e Mūsīqi,” 2017
• “Four” (Chahār) – Setār solo performance; published by “Khāne-ye Honar-e Kherad,” 2023

Educational and Research Activities

• Instructing at “Mirzā Abdollāh School of Music” (Maktabkhāneh-ye Mirzā Abdollāh) – Tehran, from 2009 to present
  • Instructing at “Bāgh-e Naghme–hā” Music Academy – Tehran, from 2019 to 2022
•  Conducting a Setār performance workshop; University of Art – Kurdistan, 2018
• Conducting a workshop at the “Center for Eastern Musicology” (Markaz-e Mūsīqishenāsi-ye Sharq) – Tehran, 2023