Elegy for the Silent Days
for the Black Box Ensemble
Composer: Soheil Shirangi
March 8, 2026
San Francisco State University
for Quintet Ensemble:
Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano<span;>
Asked, “How are you?”
He answered, “How can a people be who are in the sea, whose ship has broken, and each of them is left on a piece of wood?”
Said, “It must be hard.”
He said, “My state is like that too.”
Hasan Basri From Tazkirat al-Awliya
By Sheikh Attar of Nishapur
For the days that could have unfolded differently, for the thoughts that could have chosen another path, for the people who have no choice and are condemned to a fate they never wanted, and for the inner voice that remained silent, just like the world they built for us, the hope and faith that never faded away, yet…
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