Pianist | Vocal Coach | Opera répétiteur and conductor
About
Sepehr is a musician, pianist, vocal coach and opera repetiteur based in the Boston area. He has served as an assistant music director for the production of Gluck’s Orfeo at NEMPAC, coached an outreach opera at the New England Conservatory and worked as a pianist on productions of Britten’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream” at Miami Music Festival, “Die Fledermaus” and “Die Zauberflöte” at NEC and also Maryland Opera Studio.
Extremely passionate about text, poetry, Art Song and cross-cultural music making, he was a finalist and runner-up prize winner of the "Federation of The Art Song" fellowship competition. He has appeared on five Liederabend series at NEC spanning diverse repertoire from Mozart, Wolf and Poulenc to folk and contemporary music.
He has taught piano, harmony, and solfège at several music schools and institutions throughout his studies and currently serves as a piano faculty member at the Brookline Music School, and EKS Music School teaching a very diverse group of students. He has also served as a Teaching Assistant at New England Conservatory, teaching non-major piano lessons to college students. Sepehr strongly believes in the immense capacity of everyone to learn music, and the empowerment of individuals through music education.
Sepehr also has extensive experience with accompanying choirs. He is now a staff pianist at Boston City Singers, and has been a pianist of Maryland’s Men’s Chorus, Maryland Opera Chorus and University of Tehran’s Chorus. He has attended the prestigious music festival Aspen Music Festival and School and has participated in “Dandelion Opera Institute” and “Collaborative Pianist Institute” where he got to work with renowned artists such as Martin Katz, Kathy Kelly and Warren Jones.
Sepehr has a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Tehran, a Master of Music in Collaborative Piano from University of Maryland and a Graduate Diploma in Opera Coaching from the New England Conservatory. His mentors and teachers are Cameron Stowe, JJ Penna, Tanya Blaich and Rita Sloan. Outside his life as a musician, he is an introverted coffee lover, reader and loves to hike and camp and be outdoors.
All Videos
Noor Golfam Khayam, Burnes Hall
Noor Golfam Khayam, Burnes Hall
Reza Vali, Persian Folk Songs Set 2
Noor, Golfam Khayam
Being, Mojgan Misaghi
Debussy, Green from Ariettes Oubliées
Ari Im Sokhak
Medtner, Inneres Wühlen, Sie liebt Mich
Richard Strauss, From Op. 10, Die Georgine, Die Verschwiegenen, Die Zeitlose, Allerseelen
Upcoming Performances
Oct 26th, 10:00AM, NEC Black Box Theatre
Cinderella: A Classic Fairy Tale Opera
A mix of Rossini's La Cenerentola and Massenet's Cendrillon, written by Joshua Borths, this classic fairy tale tells the story of Cinderella.
Oct 29th, 9:00AM & 11:00AM, Shalin Liu Performance Center
Cinderella: A Classic Fairy Tale Opera
A mix of Rossini's La Cenerentola and Massenet's Cendrillon, written by Joshua Borths, this classic fairy tale tells the story of Cinderella.
Nov 7th, 10:00AM, Jordan Hall
Cinderella: A Classic Fairy Tale Opera
A mix of Rossini's La Cenerentola and Massenet's Cendrillon, written by Joshua Borths, this classic fairy tale tells the story of Cinderella.
Dec 15th, 2:00PM, Brookline Public Library
Recital with Alexandra Henderson
An afternoon of folk songs from across the world.
March 21st 2025, 7:00PM, Bijou de la Vida Art Gallery
Recital with Vanessa Naghdi
An evening of Persian Music
Coaching
Philosophy: I strongly believe in the immense capacity of each individual to learn music, the empowerment of individuals when developing internal motivation and deep curiosity about sound and music, and the body-mind connection that produces music. Learning music is about discovery, creativity, and passion and I strongly encourage multi-layered interpretation and story-telling. I am proficient in coaching art song and opera repertoire in German, French, and Italian as well as English, Spanish, Persian, and Russian. I am happy to assist you in your recording needs or accompany you for any recital or project or simply lend an extra pair of ears if you have an upcoming audition. Feel free to contact me and I will reach out to you as soon as possible. Moreover, I teach piano lessons at Brookline Music School and EKS Music School and I have students of all ages and levels. Send me an inquiry for open spaces in my studio if you were interested in having lessons.
Contact
I would love to hear from you.