Shahrzad Talebi is a composer, sound artist, and educator from Tehran, Iran. In her work, timbre is the main focus as a means for exploring new soundscapes, color, time, space, and concepts. Her work has been recognized and performed at the Electronic Music Midwest festival, Splice festival, Toledo Symphony Orchestra reading session, BGSU MicroOpera, Fifteen Minutes-of-Fame (Drew Hosler), the electroacoustic music competition “Reza Korourian Awards”;  and has been performed by Unheard-of//Ensemble as part of the Klingler ElectroAcoustic Residency, and The _____ Experiment Ensemble.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in composition from Tehran University of Art and a master of music from Bowling Green State University, where she studied with Dr. Elainie Lillios, Dr. Mikel Kuehn, and Dr. Christopher Dietz. She will be attending the University of North Texas to pursue her Ph.D. in composition this fall.