![Artist Portrait: John Kameel Farah](http://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Screen-Shot-2022-04-19-at-7.54.11-PM-470x140.png)
An artistic mini-portrait, tying together my approach to composition, improvisation and electronics, interspersed with ink drawings I made over the years. Created by producer Filippo…
![Hugh Ashton's Ground, by William Byrd](http://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Screen-Shot-2022-02-15-at-1.58.00-AM-470x140.png)
William Byrd (c.1540-1623) – Hugh Ashton’s Ground (also Hugh Astons Grownde) From my concert at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, 2017. A ground is a musical…
![Babylon Orchestra plays Between Carthage and Rome](http://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Babylon-Orchestra-2-470x140.png)
Berlin’s BABYLON ORCHESTRA performed an arrangement of my piece “Between Carthage and Rome”, and is now recording the piece for inclusion on their new album….
![Introitus, Interlude and Mercurial: Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg](http://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Elbphilharmonie-2-470x140.png)
The opening piece of my concert at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg. Comprised of 3 sections: Introitus combines elements of Baroque and Renaissance contrapuntal writing with…
!['Maqam Constellation' at the Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg](http://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Screen-Shot-2018-06-15-at-4.42.05-PM-470x140.png)
A video from my concert at the Elbphilharmonie, the new Philharmonic building in Hamburg. “Maqam Constellation” is a meditative soundscape from my album “Time Sketches”, released…
![Video: Simple Rotation](http://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/simple-rotation-470x140.png)
Visual artist Sahar Homami (A.K.A. S A H A R) has created a beautiful animated video for my piece “Simple Rotation” from my new album…
!['Behold!' with the Oriel Quartett at 5 Seconds Festival, Berlin](http://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Behold-Quartet-1-470x140.png)
A piece called “Behold!” from my recent album “Time Sketches”, arranged for string quartet, synthesizer and piano, performed at the 5 Seconds Festival at the…
![Behold! with the Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin](http://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Screen-Shot-2017-04-14-at-5.24.23-PM-470x140.png)
On March 9, 2017 I performed my piece “Behold!” for piano, string orchestra and synthesizer, with the Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin, in a concert at the…
![Time Sketches: Interview](http://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/time-sketches-screen2-470x140.jpg)
While composing and recording my new album TIME SKETCHES in Hannover, Neue Meister paid me a morning visit to talk a bit about the music…
![Fugal Metamorphosis at the Kölner Philharmonie](http://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2022-04-19-at-8.07.26-PM-470x140.png)
On May 3rd, 2016 I had the pleasure of playing a concert with Gregor Schwellenbach, Erol Sarp, Haushka, Paul Frick and Daniel Brandt at the…
![Locus Plot: Dance, Mathematics and Music](http://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/locus-plot-PC-5x7-V3-4_forweb-1024x731-470x140.jpg)
Recently I’ve been composing for a new dance production called Locus Plot for renowned Canadian choreographer, Peggy Baker. The movement of Locus Plot is inspired by…
![GRAVITAS: galaxy simulations](http://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/metamorphosis-470x140.png)
In 2008 I collaborated with astrophysicist John Dubinski, who created several animated simulations of the formation and mergers of galaxies. Cosmic Cruise is a timeline…
![Soundtrack: Jacob's Lament](http://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/jacobs-lament3-470x140.png)
An animation collaboration between Ian Miller and Stijn Windig. Music by John Farah, voice talent by Ian Champion. Jacob is not sure if what he…
![Peggy Baker: Piano/Quartet, John Cage: Sonatas & Interludes](http://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/cagepiano2-470x140.jpg)
Two movements of John Cage’s “Sonatas and Interludes” for prepared piano, from Peggy Baker’s 2012 work “Piano/Quartet”. Here are Sonatas 14 & 15 “Gemini (after…
![Organ & electronics, with live projections by Ilan Katin](http://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/orgel-470x140.jpg)
An improvisation on pipe organ and electronics, accompanied by visual artist ilan katin using Tagtool for iPad. This is an excerpt from a performance that…
![Lake Light Threshold](http://www.johnfarah.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image-470x140.jpg)
A short film by Inkblot Media, about a public light installation in Toronto called Lake Light Threshold. Soundtrack composed by John Kameel Farah. While composing…