Cynthia Zaven

Cynthia Zaven is a composer, pianist and artist based in Beirut. Her projects combine a variety of media including video, photography, performance and the use of archive material to explore the relationship between sound, memory and identity through interwoven narratives. Her works have been internationally exhibited in museums and biennales, and her 12 channel sound installation Perpetuum Mobile was nominated for the Prix Ars Electronica Award 2017. Since 1993, Zaven has also composed original scores for film and created sound design for theater, dance, and conceptual art projects. The award-winning works have been screened at venues worldwide including the film festivals at Cannes, Locarno and Toronto. She has written for musicians and vocalists such as the Neue Vocalsolisten, the Danapris String Quartet and the Ensemble Modern. Her music is published by the Berlin based label, Staalplaat. Zaven is a piano professor at the Higher National Conservatory of Music in Beirut.

Links: http://www.cynthiazaven.com/
https://soundcloud.com/czaven