Hossein Omoumi
Hossein Omoumi (born 1944) is an Iranian-born master musician of the ney (reed flute), composer, scholar, and teacher of Persian traditional music. He is the Maseeh Professor in Persian Performing Arts in the department of music within the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, at the University of California, Irvine (UCI).
Hossein Omoumi
- Name
- Hossein Omoumi
- Born
- 1944
- Birthplace
- Isfahan, Iran
- Occupation
- Musician, composer, scholar, professor
- Nationality
- Iran
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Hossein Omoumi (born 1944) is an Iranian-born master musician of the ney (reed flute), composer, scholar, and teacher of Persian traditional music. He is the Maseeh Professor in Persian Performing Arts in the department of music within the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, at the University of California, Irvine (UCI).
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• Name — Hossein Omoumi • Native Name — حسین عمومی • Born — 1944 • Birthplace — Isfahan, Iran • Occupation — Musician, composer, scholar, professor • Instrument — Ney (reed flute), tombak (drum), daf (drum) • Genre — classical Persian music • Website — https: omoumi.com
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Omoumi started studying at the age of 14 the ney, the traditional reed flute of Iran; and studied music under ney master Hassan Kassai. Early in his career he taught at the National Conservatory of Music in Iran. In 1972, he received a PhD in architecture from the University of Florence. In 1984, he moved to Paris where he taught at Sorbonne University. He has performed at many concerts and music festivals as a player of the ney. He is also known for original work with Persian traditional drums, particularly the tombak and daf. In 1997, Omoumi played the ney for The Sweet Hereafter soundtrack (1997). His students have included Alireza Ghorbani, and Hesam Abedini.
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Hossein Omoumi is recorded with the occupation professor. Recorded as composer, flautist, professor, scholar and musician.
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Hossein Omoumi was born on 1 January 1944.
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- 1.Dorian, Frederick. World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Rough Guides. 361. 1999. 978-1-85828-635-8.
- 2.Front Row: Ostad Hossein Omoumi. Seattle Channel. December 2, 2013.
- 3.Sufi poets are humanist and ageless - interview with Persian singer Alireza Ghorbani. arthereartnow.com. 2019-12-17.
- 4.Life & Work with Hesam Abedini. Voyage LA Magazine. 28 April 2021.
- 5.de Barros, Paul. The way of the ney: Musician pursues passion for Persian music. The Seattle Times. 2005-05-20.
- 6.Hossein Omoumi: Classical Persian Music from Isfahan to Irvine Documentary Educational Resources. www.der.org.
- 7.Hossein Omoumi. toosfoundation.com.
- 8.RBA: A World in Trance Festival: Persia: Hossein Omoumi – Roulette.
- 9.Jules-Vallès, Le Patronage Laïque. Concert : Ensemble Sarvestan Musique persane Le Patronage Laïque Jules-Vallès Le Patronage Laïque Jules-Vallès vendredi 3 juin 2022. Unidivers. 2022-03-06.
- 10.The Sweet Hereafter Original Soundtrack. Gramophone.
- 11.Gifted Singer, Flutist Unite for Persian Classical Sounds. Los Angeles Times. 1998-05-19.
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