Ramin Roshandel he/they

Part-Time Assistant Professor of Music

• Email: raminroshandel@augustana.edu
• Office: Bergendoff 138B

Ramin Roshandel is a composer and setar player. His composition has been described as “Brutally Persian,” and his performance on the setar has been considered “Masterful”.

Roshandel's compositions have been performed by Benjamin Coelho, Anna Elder, Nicole Esposito, Will Fried, Daniel Schreiner, The JACK Quartet, University of Iowa Center for New Music Ensemble, Ensemble Dal Niente, Kamratōn Ensemble, and LIGAMENT duo. His compositions have been either featured or performed in Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS), NYC Electroacoustic Improvisation Summit, MOXSonic, TurnUp Multimedia Festival, and Cleveland Uncommon Sound Project’s Summer Sounds. Roshandel was the setar soloist in Jean-François Charles’ opera, Grant Wood in Paris, in its premiere.

Roshandel has two analytical papers about Hossein Alizadeh’s Neynavā and Elliott Carter’s Dialogues published in Persian journals. Ramin’s collaborative album (Jamshid Jam) with Jean-François Charles was nominated in the World Music and Crossover Productions categories of Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik (German Record Critics’ Award).

He holds a Ph.D. in Music Composition from the University of Iowa.

More at: ramin-roshandel.com