Although musical director Loga Ramin Torkian’s original compositions are based on Persian classical melodies and modes, the musicians work within a unique compositional structure in which both improvisation and personal expression can freely take place. “As an émigré artist, I have chosen to express myself in music that is not bound by the confines of traditional Persian music. Yet, my music in its very depth comes from that tradition, “ says Loga. The other core member of the ensemble is vocalist Mamak Khadem who is trained in the classical Persian style which is by nature poignant. She weaves emotive textures ranging from bliss to pain, which give a mystical and nostalgic bent to the music. The latest work of Axiom of Choice “Unfolding” (Narada) is a song cycle based on poems of Omar Khayyam. As Torkian states “Khayyam was a mystery to us and as I discovered him in the process of this creation, his message unfolded.”