Faculty
Bio
Maryam Farshadfar has pursued her passion for music since the age of six—a journey that has taken her around the world to perform and share her love of music. She has appeared in solo piano recitals and chamber ensembles at venues including Tehran’s Niavaran Hall in Iran, the Konzerthaus Freiburg in Germany, and the Grounds in the Netherlands.
Her PhD dissertation in ethnomusicology at the University of Montreal, The Practice of Persian Piano in Iran, was awarded the Bourses d’Études Supérieures. This research makes a groundbreaking contribution to world music scholarship by illuminating the distinctive tradition of Persian piano.
Maryam maintains an active career as both performer and scholar. She is currently a full-time faculty member at San Jose Evergreen Valley College, where she also serves as music director of the Evergreen Valley College Ensemble—an ensemble she founded over a decade ago. Beyond her professional life, she enjoys reading, sports, and spending time with her two children.