Karma (for Piccolo and Flute)

Composer: Soheil Shirangi
Year of Creation: Spring 2012  Last Edition: 2021
Performer: Beth Ratay – Piccolo and Flute

Karma is built as a conversation between two voices—the piccolo and the flute. Each instrument expresses its own thoughts, sometimes agreeing, sometimes diverging. As their dialogue unfolds, meanings shift and transform, creating the illusion of changing purpose. Yet beneath the surface lies a continuous thread: the inevitable return of actions and ideas upon themselves. Through contrast, imitation, and subtle transformation, the piece explores how musical cause and effect mirror the concept of karma—where nothing truly disappears, only transforms.