Dr. Daniel Mehdizadeh (DMA, University of Toronto) is currently based in the Greater Toronto Area and is the Composer-in-Residence for the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO). He has been involved in both national and international festival series. He is regularly commissioned and holds numerous performances in Europe and North America. His works have had global exposure and have been broadcasted across Canada and the US including appearance as guest composer on CBC Radio. Mehdizadeh is the founder and artistic director of East Chamber Music (ECM), an international Emerging Composer Festival Series, focusing on mentorship and intensive writing skills for early and mid-career composers. For more visit www.danielmehdizadeh.com