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lili m. namazi (age 18) is a composer from New Jersey who is interested in synthesizing disciplines and genres to explore psychosomatic experience through their music. Among the ensembles they have written for are Third Coast Percussion, The Rhythm Method, ChamberQUEER, New York Youth Symphony, International Contemporary Ensemble, Da Capo Chamber Players, and the National Youth Orchestra-USA. lili has attended festivals such as the Sō Percussion Summer Institute, Lake George Music Festival Composer’s Institute, Yellow Barn Young Artists Program, National Youth Orchestra-USA, and Boston University Tanglewood Institute, and has held fellowships with Third Coast Percussion and NPR’s “From the Top.” They study music composition, anthropology, and Middle Eastern Studies at Bard College and Conservatory.