Curriculum Vitae
Payam Yousefi, M.A., (Ph.D. Candidate)
Payam Yousefi’s CV as pdf file (Latest Update: March 6, 2021).
Professional Employment
2018-2022 Teaching Fellow, Department of Music, Harvard University
2015-2016 Adjunct Professor, Department of Music, Tehran University of Art, Iran
2012-2014 Archive Assistant, Ethnomusicology Archive, UCLA
Education
2016 Ph.D., Harvard University, Ethnomusicology (In Progress)
2015 M.A., University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Ethnomusicology
2015 B.A., University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Ethnomusicology
Fellowships, Scholarships, Honors and Awards
2019 Charles Seeger Prize. Society for Ethnomusicology. Recognizing best graduate student paper at the SEM annual meeting.
2019-2020 Frederick Sheldon Traveling Fellowship. Full year of travel (fieldwork) funding for dissertation research.
2018 James T. Koetting Prize for Outstanding Graduate Student Paper, New England Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology (NECSEM). “Singing Resistance and Subversion: Feminine Voices Renegotiating Iran’s Public Sphere.”
2016-2018 William Mitch Ph.D. Fellowship, full tuition and stipend funding, Harvard University
2015 Designated Chancellors Marshal for School of Arts and Architecture’s Commencement Ceremony, UCLA
2014 Departmental Scholar in the Department of Ethnomusicology, UCLA
Teaching Experience
2018-20– Teaching Fellow, Harvard University, Department of Music
“Music 188: “Composer-Performers of the African Diaspora”
“Music 23: A Social History of Rock and Roll”
“Music 1: A Thousand Years of Listening,” Music History Survey
2018-20– Kamancheh Instructor, Rhythmitica Online Persian Music Academy
2015-2016 Adjunct Professor, Department of Music, Tehran University of Art:
“Transcription and Analysis,” M.A. level core seminar
“Introduction to World Music: Music of the Near East & Africa” M.A. level seminar “Introduction to Ethnomusicology,” M.A. level core seminar
“Current Methods in Ethnomusicology,” M.A. level core seminar
“Field and Lab Methods,” M.A. level core seminar
“Modal Analysis of Persian Music’s Radif-s and Dastgah-s,” M.A. level core seminar
Service
2019 Review Committee, Charles Seeger Prize, Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM).
2018-2019 Seminar Coordinator, Harvard Mahindra Humanities Center Musics Abroad Seminar Series, Harvard University.
2019- Co-Chair Elect, The Special Interest Group for the Music of Iran and Central Asia (SIGMICA), Society for Ethnomusicology.
2018 Conference Chair, Harvard Graduate Music Forum Annual Conference, “Ex-centric Music Studies.” Harvard University.
2017 Editorial Board, Ethnomusicology Review, University of California, Los Angeles 2017-2019 Student Concerns Officers, Northeastern Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM)
2016 Manuscript Editor, Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM), Translation Section of Ethnomusicology Online Journal
2013-2015 Traditional Persian Music Ensemble Student Organization, UCLA, president
Conference Papers
2019 “The roles of Applied Ethnomusicology Amidst Changing Cultural Norms within Iran’s Regional Musics” Presented at 12th Annual Iranian Folk Music Festival, Kerman, Iran.
2018 “Singing Subversive Resistance: Feminine Voices Renegotiating Iran’s Public Sphere.” Presented at Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM) 63rd annual Conference Albuquerque, New Mexico.
2017 “Rhythmic Treatment of the Tasnif: Changing Sensibilities and Conventions in 20th Century Classical Persian Music.” Presented at Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM) Conference, New England Chapter meeting at Middlebury, VT
2015 “Taste and Symbols of Power: A Case Study of Music in Fubao, Yunnan.” Conference Proceedings ofChina Central Conservatory ofMusic’s International Advanced Seminars on Chinese Culture and Arts, Beijing, China.
2015 “Sineh-be-Sineh (Heart-to-Heart): The Oral Transmission of Classical Persian Music.” Presented at Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM) Conference, Southern California Chapter meeting in San Diego, CA.
University Guest Lectures, and Roundtables
2018 Roundtable Participant. Presidents Roundtable: “The Role of Ethnomusicologists in the Age of Expanding Grassroots Political Advocacy.” Northeast Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM) Annual Meeting.
2015 “Historical Connections Between Islamic Medieval Courts: The Concept of Maqām from Baghdad to Xinjiang.” Guest lecture given at UCLA for the course “Music on the Periphery of China.”
2014 “An Introduction to Sufi Chanting of the Oveyssi Sufis.” Guest lecture given at UCLA for the course “Music and Religion.”
2014 “A Brief Introduction to Classical Persian Music.” Guest lecture given at Chapman University for the course “Music of the Middle East and Africa.”
2014 “Music in Iran” Guest lecture given at UCLA for the course “Music of the Near East and Africa.”
2013 “Zikr: Musical Practices in Islamic Sufism.” Guest lecture given at UCLA for the course “Music and Religion.”
Music Performance: Classical Persian Music—Choral—World Music
2019 Kamancheh performance, University of Guilan National Music Festival, Rasht, Iran
2015 Erhu performance in UCLA Music of China Ensemble, Los Angeles, CA
2014 Sitar performance in UCLA Music of India Ensemble, Los Angeles, CA
2012-2015 Multi-Instrumentalist in Near East performing ensemble at UCLA under the direction of A.J. Racy, Los Angeles, CA
2010-2012 Bass section singer with Orange Coast College Chamber Choral, Costa Mesa, CA
2005-2020 Kamancheh solo and ensemble performances in Iran at Farabi Hall, City Theatre, Arasbaran Hall, Harekat Hall, Rudaki Hall, and Niavaran Hall.
Languages
Persian: Native level reading, writing, and speaking
English: Native level reading, writing, and speaking
Turkish: Intermediate level reading, writing, and speaking
Music Credits and Features
2020 Featured Soloist. Infatuation Telecharger, by Raul Ferrando
2014 Soundtrack Collaboration. The Dove Flyer: Farewell Baghdad, music by Sharon Farber
2013 Soundtrack Collaboration. Farah Goes Bang, by Meera Menon. Winner of Tribeca Film Festival’s Nora Ephron prize
2012 Bass section singer. Masterworks Choral Ensemble. Carnegie Hall. New York, New York
Professional Academic Memberships
Society for Ethnomusicology
Society for Asian Music