Seif appears on The Flutist Quarterly
Sami Seif appeared in an article on The Flutist Quarterly, which is the National Flute Association’s publication. The aforementioned article was authored by Adrienne Tedjamulia Read of Ensemble 126. Adrienne covers the ensemble’s fruitful collaboration with Seif as well as their performance of Wadi Qadisha | وادي قاديشا for 7 flutes at the 50th annual NFA Convention.
Seif appears on Saad Haddad’s Podcast
Sami Seif appeared on Saad Haddad’s podcast. On this episode, Saad asked Seif about his background, his compositional process, his new life in New York city, and about classical music in culture and society.
Seif wins Ensemble 126’s Composition Competition
Sami Seif was named the winner of Ensemble 126‘s inaugural composition competition. Seif was selected from 96 applicants. As a result, he has been commissioned to write a piece for Ensemble 126 which will be premiered on Thursday, August 11 at the NFA Convention in Chicago.
Seif wins multiple awards at the SOCAN Foundation’s 2021 Young Composer Competition
Sami Seif was recognized by the SOCAN Foundation in the prestigious Young Composer Competition for both his Harp Concerto and his string quartet Orientalism (2020) . Seif received second prize in the orchestra category and third prize in the chamber category.
ASCAP Foundation names Seif as an Honorable Mention for the 2021 Morton Gould Young Composer Awards
Sami Seif was recognized by the ASCAP Foundation in the prestigious Morton Gould Young Composer Awards for his string quartet Orientalism (2020) .
Seif’s Miniatures from Phoenicia reviewed on The Flute View
Sami Seif’s Miniatures from Phoenicia (2020) for Flute Alone, dedicated to and premiered by Mary Kay Fink of The Cleveland Orchestra was reviewed on the online magazine The Flute View by Jessie Nucho. The reviewer described Seif’s use of microtones as “striking”.
Seif named finalist for the 2020 Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra Call for Scores
Sami Seif was named an as a finalist for the 2019 Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra Call for Scores from a pool of nearly 8 000 applicants of all ages for La’ib an-nard (The Dice Player, 2019).This is the second year that Seif is recognized by the KCO.
Seif honored in Community Music School of Webster University Young Composers Competition 2019-2020
Sami Seif was honored as a winner of the Webster University’s Young Composer Competition for La’ib an-nard (The Dice Player, 2019). As a result, his piece has been recorded by Chamber Project St. Louis.
Seif named finalist for the 2019 Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra Call for Scores
Sami Seif was named an as a finalist for the 2019 Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra Call for Scores from a pool of more than 2200 applicants of all ages from more than 90 countries for La’ib an-nard (The Dice Player, 2019).