
BADIE KHALEGHIAN
COMPOSER | MULTIMEDIA ARTIST | EDUCATOR
I am excited to share a series of upcoming exciting events coming this spring:
𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟓–𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 | 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐨
The Hold Your Ears Trio, a cross-cultural experimental improvisation trio consisting of three professors from Bowdoin College: Kate Campbell Strauss on saxophone, Aruna Kharod on sitar, and I on electronics, will present both a performance and a workshop as part of 11th Annual Conference in the School of Performing Arts at University of Malta (Valletta Campus).
𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 | 𝐀𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚
Dan Phipps, saxophone soloist, along with the Atlanta Contemporary Music Collective will perform my piece "Debilitator" for saxophone and chamber ensemble, conducted by Bryan Wysocki.
𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 | 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧’𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐀𝐫𝐭 (𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐀)
CEMA officially opens as an interdisciplinary research and creative space dedicated to experimental approaches in multimedia art, immersive technology, and sound. The event features Bowdoin Faculties, Frank Mauceri, Brian Shankar Adler, John Fireman, and Hold Your Ears Trio.
𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 | 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐎𝐰𝐞𝐧 – 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
Caroline Owen Piano will inaugurate CEMA’s “Closed Encounters” series with Electric Sky Blue, now redesigned for fully immersive performance.
𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟏𝟗, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 | 𝐑𝐄:𝐃𝐔𝐎 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧
@RE:DUO will present a concert of new music, featuring contemporary works and a special collaborative performance with the Bowdoin Electroacoustic Ensemble.
𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 | 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐀𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
The Hold Your Ears trio is set to deliver a performance and conduct a workshop focused on intercultural improvisation at ISEA2025 in Seoul, South Korea.


RECENT PERFORMANCES
Balinese Gamelan, Brain, Mind, And Body: An Art-Science Performance
Saturday, July 6, 2024
Udyana University, Faculty of Medicine, Bali, Indonesia

Opening AI-inspired artistic performance: Meeting of Minds
Friday, May 30, 2024
AI for Good Summit, The United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
Badie Khaleghian, multimedia artist
Choreography by Andy and Dionne Noble. Music by Anthony Brandt.
The University of Houston IUCRC Brain Center. Jose-Luis Contreras-Vidal, director. Aime Aguilar-Herrera and Maxine Annel Pacheco-Ramirez, brain-computer interfacing.
Featuring: Lauren Serrano and Tyler Orcutt, dancers, Astrid Nakamura and Nanki Chugh, violins, Molly Wise, viola, Christopher Ellis, cello (on recording).
Breath and Pulse: Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians
Monday, April 29, 2024 at 7:00 PM
New World Symphony, Miami, FL
Badie Khaleghian, multimedia artist
Ted Atkatz, guest artist and NWS percussion alum
Molly Turner, BLUE project leader and piano
Program: Reich's Music for 18 Musicians
PC: Alex Markow




ABOUT ME
I am an active composer and multimedia artist interested in collaborative and innovative storytelling projects to ignite imaginations, conversations, and experiences. My projects embrace the intersection of art, cultures, science, technology, and people. I am currently based in Southern Maine where I spend my time composing, teaching, and conducting research.
