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 Farshid SamandariFarshid Samandari was born in Iran in 1971 into a Bahà'i family. This meant that he was not allowed to pursue academic studies in a university, was not allowed to leave the country as other citizens, and in general was deprived of basic human rights. He witnessed the imprisonment, tribulation, and martyrdom of many friends and scholars. It took him about nine years to legally obtain a passport to leave his homeland.Notwithstanding these conditions he pursued his music studies, eventually teaching, and founding a choir. In April 2001 he arrived in Canada where he has been working as a recital pianist, performing his own compositions. He has worked with two Vancouver based choirs as director/conductor, and has founded a choir of Bahà'i singers in BC.
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