Hossein Omoumi

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Hossein Omoumi
حسین عمومی
Born1944 (age 77–78) [1]
Isfahan, Iran [1]
Genres traditional music
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, scholar, professor
InstrumentsNey (reed flute), tombak (drum), daf (drum)
Website https://omoumi.com

Hossein Omoumi (born 1944) [1] is an Iranian-born master musician of the ney (reed flute), [2] composer, [3] 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). [4]

Biography

Omoumi started studying at the age of 14 the ney, the traditional reed flute of Iran; [1] and studied music under ney master Hassan Kassai. [5] Early in his career he taught at the National Conservatory of Music in Iran. [1] In 1972, he received a PhD in architecture from the University of Florence. [5] In 1984, he moved to Paris where he taught at Sorbonne University. [5]

He has performed at many concerts and music festivals as a player of the ney. [2] [5] He is also known for original work with Persian traditional drums, particularly the tombak and daf. [6] [7] [8] [9] In 1997, Omoumi played the ney for The Sweet Hereafter soundtrack (1997). [10] [11]

His students have included Alireza Ghorbani, [3] and Hesam Abedini. [4]

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  2. 1 2 "Front Row: Ostad Hossein Omoumi". Seattle Channel. December 2, 2013.
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  4. 1 2 "Life & Work with Hesam Abedini". Voyage LA Magazine. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  5. 1 2 3 4 de Barros, Paul (2005-05-20). "The way of the ney: Musician pursues passion for Persian music". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  6. ↑ "Hossein Omoumi: Classical Persian Music from Isfahan to Irvine | Documentary Educational Resources". www.der.org. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  7. ↑ "Hossein Omoumi". toosfoundation.com. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  8. ↑ "RBA: A World in Trance Festival: Persia: Hossein Omoumi – Roulette" . Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  9. ↑ Jules-Vallès, Le Patronage Laïque (2022-03-06). "Concert : Ensemble Sarvestan | Musique persane Le Patronage Laïque Jules-Vallès Le Patronage Laïque Jules-Vallès vendredi 3 juin 2022". Unidivers (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  10. ↑ "The Sweet Hereafter Original Soundtrack". Gramophone . Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Gifted Singer, Flutist Unite for Persian Classical Sounds". Los Angeles Times. 1998-05-19. Retrieved 2022-04-21.


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