Dr. Emil Khoury
@drekh
San Francisco, USA
Joined Sep 9, 2013
Maestro Prof. Dr. Emil Khoury (song-writer, performer, composer, conductor, music arranger, music researcher, and professor of Western and Middle-Eastern musics) has diverse musical works recorded to his credit: Great Love cantata for H.M. King Hussein Bin Talal (the late King of Jordan), Ya Saqiya Al-Ward cantata for H.M. King Abdullah the Second (King of Jordan), Our Love Is So Bright (a pop song for American singer, Kay Weaver), the music soundtracks for the touristic film Dive in Aqaba (which highlights the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea, Jordan), and numerous musical works for symphony and chamber orchestra, various ensembles, feature films, and TV stations. As a highly versatile musician, Maestro Khoury has managed to work in two disparate musical worlds: Western and Middle-Eastern. He is also a successful performer of several instruments: Piano; Guitar; and Middle-Eastern Oud (Lute), Organ, and Violin, with G-D-G-D tuning. His repertoire includes a number of musical works, such as My Love, Nostalgia, My Beautiful Lady, Love Dance, The Silky Browser, Serenata Notturna, Blue Orchid, and a vast portfolio of Middle-Eastern songs and musical pieces. His current activities include making the music soundtracks for the Turkish TV series "My Love," being a member of the adjudication panel of First Star singing talents show, and giving on-campus lectures on Middle-Eastern music and on-site seminars on writing music using a special creative project entitled Characters-Based Music
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