Seare Farhat

Seare Ahmad Farhat draws inspiration from myriad sources: poetry, mathematics, his  Afghan heritage, and Medieval music. He is particularly interested in the way language, as a musical tool, can encode and define history.
Seare has received commissions from the JACK and FLUX Quartets, Longleash Ensemble, Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, Moscow New Music Ensemble, and Byrne-Kozar Duo among others. Seare has also held residencies at Millay Arts Center, Avaloch Farm Music Institute, Banff Evolution: String Quartet. He has been recognized with awards such as the Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a BMI Composer Award. Seare holds a B.M./B.A. in Composition and Mathematics from Oberlin College and Conservatory, an M.M. from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he held the position of Assistant Director of the New Music Ensemble, and is a D.M.A. candidate at Cornell University. Seare will serve as a composer-in-residence with the Louisville Orchestra for their ‘26-27 season through their LOCC initiative.