Full Score-Written for Cuarteto Latinoamericano this 4-movement work marks a stylistic shift from Vali's first quartet which followed mid-20th Century atonal and serial techniques. In contrast String Quartet No. 2 is a fusion oftraditional Persian melodic modes with Western classical harmonic and formal sensibilities.

Commissioned by the Carpe Diem String Quartet. Reza Vali?s ?Calligraphies? series is a set of an ongoing cycle of works based on thePersian modal system the ?Dastgâh? which he has been composing since 2000. The basic compositional material of thework is derivedfrom a fast tempo genre called the ?Reng? which is usually performed at the end of a traditional Persian music concert. ?Raak? includes…

Ashoob (Calligraphy No. 14) was written for Dariush Saghafi and the Carpe Diem String Quartet. Reza Valis ?Calligraphies? series isa set of an ongoing cycle of works based on the Persian modal system the ?Dastgâh ? which he has been composing since2000. The basic compositional material of the work is derived from a fast tempo genre called the ?Reng ? which is usually performed at the end of a tr…