A Conversation with Farhad Poupel, composer

Welcome to AtlantMusicCritic.com! William Ford, creator of AMC, is interviewing UK-based composer Farhad Poupel.
Poupel was born in Isfahan, Iran, where he began his musical education by studying the Persian Dulcimer (santur) and piano. He was mentored in harmony, counterpoint, and composition by the great Iranian composer Saeed Sharifian.
Contents:
00:46- Welcome!
01:24- Where were you born?
01:30- What was it like growing up there?
03:26- Your parents weren’t musically inclined?
03:49- You are a trained pharmacist?
04:03- Do you work as a pharmacist in the UK?
04:09- Could you work as a pharmacist in the UK?
04:16- How did you develop your interest in Western Art Music?
06:12- Do you remember where you heard the Beethoven?
06:38- Are you making a living as a composer?
12:00- How would you describe your music?
16:49- The piano pieces were dark.
20:50- Are you going to record Bijan and Manijeh?
21:24- When you start to compose, do you have a sense of where you are going with it?
24:11- Do you carry a notebook with you?
25:04- Do you have a favorite composer?
25:23- Can you think of a composer who you assess to be overrated?
25:46- Thanks and farewell!
For more information about Farhad, go to:
http: www. FarhadPoupel.com.
Visit his TH-cam channel at: / @farhadpoupel
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Recorded via Zoom and edited with Vegas Pro 20.