Sepide Meshki
Setār player & instructor, music composer
Born in 1979, Gonābād
Graduate of Graphic Design from Alzahra University, Mashhad
Studied under Shāhpour Hedāyati-Far, Masoud Sho’āri, Mohammad-rezā Nourbakhsh, Hengāmeh Akhavān, Hossein Alizādeh, and Mohammad-rezā Lotfi
Attended several courses by Mohammad-rezā Lotfi at “Mirzā Abdollāh School of Music” (Maktab-khāneh-ye Mirzā Abdollāh).
Ensemble and Group Memberships
“Hamāvāyān,” under the direction of Hossein Alizādeh – 2004
“Bānuvān-e Shaydā” (Women of Shaydā) and “Hamnavāzān-e Shaydā” (Ensemble of Shaydā), under the direction of Mohammad-rezā Lotfi – from 2007 to 2013
“Ān” Ensemble, founding member, active to present
Live Performances in Iran
Duo and solo performances; Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, 2002
“Hamāvāyān” Ensemble performance under Hossein Alizādeh’s direction; Īlam University, Īlam, October 2004
“Bānuvān-e Shaydā” (Women of Shaydā) performance under Mohammad-rezā Lotfi’s direction, featuring the “The Three Shaydā Ensembles;” Ministry of Interior Hall, Tehran, May 2008
“Bānuvān-e Shaydā” (Women of Shaydā) performance under Mohammad-rezā Lotfi’s direction in performances of “Chāvūsh (6)” and “Chāvūsh (8)” at the 24th “International Fajr Music Festival;” Ministry of Interior Hall, Tehran, February 2009
“Bānuvān-e Shaydā” (Women of Shaydā) performance under Mohammad-rezā Lotfi’s direction; Main Hall of Milād Tower Conference Center, Tehran, June 2010
“Hamnavāzān-e Shaydā” (Ensemble of Shaydā) performance under Mohammad-rezā Lotfi’s direction; Milād Conference Hall, Tehran International Exhibitions, Tehran, November 2011
“Hamnavāzān-e Shaydā” (Ensemble of Shaydā) concert tour under Mohammad-rezā Lotfi’s direction; Māzandarān, September 2012
Solo performance in the “Another Generation” section of the 30th “International Fajr Music Festival;” February 2015
Solo performance in “An Evening of Iranian Instruments (6)” as part of the “An Evening of Iranian Instruments” (Shab-e Sāz-e Irāni) concert series; Rūdaki Hall, Tehran, October 2016
Solo performance in “A Couple of Nights with Setār” (Chand Shab-e Setār) as part of the 7th circle from “A Couple of Nights…” (Chand Shab…) concert series; Rūdaki Hall, Tehran, July 2018
“Ān” ensemble performance in the “Within your Absence, When Shall I last” (Bā Ferāqat Chand Sāzam) concert, composed by Sepideh Meshki; Niāvarān Cultural Center, Tehran, August 2017
“Ān” ensemble performance in the “Bright Sun” (Āftāb-e Roshan) concert, composed by Āriā Mohāfez; Niāvarān Cultural Center, Tehran, July 2018
“Ān” ensemble performance in the “A Trace from Me” (Az Man Neshān) concert, composed by Sānāz Sattārzādeh; Niāvarān Cultural Center, Tehran, August 2019
]Solo and ensemble performances in multiple informal concerts; Tehran, 2023
International Live Performances
“Bānuvān-e Shaydā” (Women of Shaydā) under Mohammad-rezā Lotfi’s direction at “Sufi Music Festival;” Eskişehir (Turkey), July 2011
Group Albums (as Performer)
“Radīf of Mirzā Abdollāh” (Radīf-e Mirzā Abdollāh); “O! Lovers” (Ey Āsheqān); “The Three Shaydā Concerts” (Concert-hā-ye Seh-Gāneh-ye Shaydā); “Chāvūsh (8)”; “The Art of Time Scale” (Honar-e Gām-e Zamān); “The Stroke of a String” (Zakhme-ye Sāz) – Performance by “Hamnavāzān-e Shaydā” under the direction of Mohammad-rezā Lotfi; published by “Āvā-ye Shaydā,” 2007-2013
“Bright Sun” (Āftāb-e Roshan) – Performance by “Ān” Ensemble, composed by Āriā Mohāfez; published by “Mahūr Institute,” 2023
“A Trace” (Neshān) – Performance by “Ān” Ensemble, composed by Sānāz Sattārzādeh; published by “Navā Institute”(London), 2025
Group and Solo Albums (as Composer, Creator, and Performer)
“Wordless Dialogue” (Bī-Vāje Goft-o-Gū) – Setār and Tonbak duet with Ahmad Mostanbat; published by “Khāne-ye Honar-e Kherad,” 2014
“Within your Absence, When Shall I last” (Bā Ferāqat Chand Sāzam) – Performance by “Ān” Ensemble, composed by Sepideh Meshki; published by “Parde-ye Honar-e Mūsīqi,” 2017
“Four” (Chahār) – Setār solo performance; published by “Khāne-ye Honar-e Kherad,” 2023
Educational and Research Activities
Instructing at “Mirzā Abdollāh School of Music” (Maktab-khāneh-ye Mirzā Abdollāh) – Tehran, from 2009 to present
Instructing at “Bāgh-e Naghme-hā” Music Academy – Tehran, from 2019 to 2022
Conducting a Setār performance workshop; University of Art – Kurdistan, 2018
Conducting a workshop at the “Center for Eastern Musicology” (Markaz-e Mūsīqishenāsi-ye Sharq) – Tehran, 2023
