Inspired by Iranian classical music, ingrained in her since childhood, and Contemporary music, she tries to make a connection between the two to achieve her style. She has studied composition with Karen Keyhani and Mohammad Reza Tafazzoli, as well as participating in the "International Summer Academy of mdw" under the supervision of Yann Robin. In 2012, she entered Tehran University of Art, College of Music, and received her bachelor’s degree in composition with the final project “Passacaglia for Orchestra” in 2016. She first encountered music at the age of nine, playing Setar (an Iranian chordophone played by plucking the strings with a finger) and learning the fundamentals of Iranian music with Mohammad-Reza Bayat. Mercedeh is an Iranian composer and Setar player born and raised in Tehran.
She has performed in Avazad fusion ensemble on numerous occasions programming a combination of traditional music alongside experimental compositions they have created themselves. Now, a unique collaboration (Avazad fusion ensemble) is formed by her and Eliorah Goodman in Manchester. In addition, one of her pieces (The voice) has been published in volume 23 of Women and music: A Journal of Gender and Culture (WAM Journal), the USA. Moreover, her pieces have been performed by Jae-Won in Zutphen, the Netherlands in Bach festival, Alternance Ensemble in France, Trio Atem ensemble, Danel quartet and Eskandari quartet and Psappha ensemble at the University of Manchester. Currently, she is selected by international Guitar foundation (IGF) to write a piece for solo Guitar.Īlso, she was one of the winners in SIMF (ACIMIC= The Association of Iranian Contemporary Music Composers) competition in France in November 2018. Recently, she finished her piece in the Composing for Sitar scheme in Psappha. As graduate of the Art University of Tehran, she is also an active Santoor player and she has performed in the UK, Netherlands and Iran. She has completed her master’s degree in composition at the University of Manchester.
Atefeh Einali currently resides in Manchester, UK.