From composing the soundtrack for an Amazon Prime series to receiving a commission from the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, Danial Sheibani – an Iranian-Canadian composer and conductor – has written for concert, film, TV, advertisements, theatre, dance, and visual art, working with University of Toronto Opera and Symphony Orchestra, the Verona Quartet, the Norfolk New Music Ensemble, Standing Wave Ensemble, and many more. He is the recipient of many accolades including 3 SOCAN Young Composers Awards, NYO Emerging Composer Mentorship Program, the Ontario Remembrance Scholarship, the Ellen Batell Stoeckel Fellowship, and many more.
His compositions explore themes regarding the imperfections of the human psyche. Working with evocative soundscapes that aim to create trance-like atmospheres and ques)on the listener’s perception of time. With every piece, he writes to evocate vivid
imagery of the listener’s memories and introduce them to new worlds of sensa)on, thought, and feeling.
As of 2024, he is pursuing the fourth year of undergraduate studies at The University of Toronto with his primary teachers being Christos Hatzis, Richard Danielpour, and David Serkin Ludwig. His past teachers include Gary Kulesha, James Rolfe, and Larysa Kuzmenko. Selected works have been published by Alea Publishing, Modern Sound Collective, and Sonaria. Outside of his composing work, he is also the co-founder, conductor, and director of finance for the Blank Canvas Sound Collective which he started with his peers at the University of Toronto.
