Born in Iran, Nourbakhsh is known for her contemporary classical compositions for piano, orchestra, chamber groups, voice, electronics, and mixed media.
[5] The association emerged while Niloufar started developing a concert to feature Iranian female composers at National Sawdust.
[6] The group's membership spans North America, Europe, and Asia and includes composers who write for Western and traditional Persian instruments.
[7] Nourbakhsh composes for solo piano, orchestra, voice, chamber ensembles, and regularly incorporates electronic media into her compositions.
Nourbakhsh's composition “F I X E D HbeaRt” for piano and live electronics was named as the First Prize Winner of the emerging composers competition by the Emilio del Rosario Music Foundation and was performed in Chicago as part of the Thirsty Ears Festival in August 2018.