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Emil Khoury, Composer

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Emil Khoury, Composer

Biography

Maestro Prof. Dr. Emil Khoury (song-writer, poet, performer, composer, conductor, music arranger, music analyst, research scholar, and professor of Western and Middle-Eastern musics) has various works recorded to his credit: the Great Love cantata for H.M. the late King Hussein Bin Talal (of Jordan); the Glory Maker cantata for H.M. King Abdullah the Second Bin Al-Hussein (of Jordan); Our Love Is So Bright pop-rock song for American singer, Kay Weaver; the music soundtracks of the Dive in Aqaba touristic film; and numerous musical works for orchestras, ensembles, feature and documentary films, and TV and Radio stations.

Having earned his higher education and lived in the U.S. for so many years, Dr. Khoury has managed to work in two disparate musical worlds (Western and Middle-Eastern) with high verve and vivacity. In addition to the Piano and Guitar, he is also a successful performer of three Middle-Eastern instruments: Oud, Organ, and Violin (tuned GDGD). As part of his firm conviction in serving communities with music, poetry, and art, Prof. Khoury has always ensured active involvement in as many music festivals, social and cultural events, community gatherings, philanthropic activities, and humanitarian calls as he could possibly participate. Also, he gave many enlightening and enriching lectures and seminars on multi-faceted aspects of Middle-Eastern music (modes or maqamat, instruments, history, forms, rhythms, etc.). In this context, Prof. Khoury contends that "Music has an allied power to bring forth a societal ligature, inasmuch as the rain has a magnetic force to impartially draw and cluster diverse people under the tiara of a single umbrella." "Music," maintains Khoury, "can play a vitally peerless role in forging a bridge of communication and understanding between people from all walks of life, thereby not only fostering more tolerance and relatedness, but also raising the levels of acceptance and peaceful coexistence in society."

Maestro Khoury is the first pioneer of the Non-Dynamic Music concept (NDM) ®. His perspective is that "Composers and conductors should not be the only ones to dictate music dynamics and/or nuances." "Musicians," claims Khoury, "Should also have some say in how music should be performed, since, in the end, sound is what really matters the most. Since music is all about synergy and teamwork, performers should thus have some privilege in feeling the genuine essence of the music, interpreting their relevant parts, envisioning the outcome, and applying their own inputs accordingly." Maestro Khoury is also a strong advocate of writing miniature compositions. "As a concert patron," argues Khoury, "I do prefer enjoying the styles and moods of differently short works, rather than spend the entire concert time listening to the same piece from A to Z. “To that end,” asserts Khoury, “I am personally much more inclined to construe music as a sensational bouquet of assorted flowers, than just a bunch of a single-rose genre."

Khoury's musical repertoire includes a wide spectrum of works composed and arranged for sundry organics or complements of Western music, such as My Love, Soft Touch, the Silky Browser, Nostalgia, Playground, My Beautiful Lady, Misty Love, Farewell, Love Is You, A Sweet Dream, A Notice of Love, An Indifferent Man, A Real Woman, Solitaire, Desert Chi, Serenata Notturna (Red Rose), Romance, Sour Soul, Silent Love, Dance on the Moon, Passion, Don't Go Away, Blue Orchid (Azandem), Ode to Azandem, the Tune of Love, Japan Perspective, Romantic Theme, and Love (Jamboree) Dance, as well as a vast portfolio of Middle-Eastern songs and musical pieces. One of Khoury's songs (You've Been Gone For Too Long) won the first prize at the Arab Song Festival in Washington, D.C. Also, a number of his works have been performed by internationally acclaimed musicians and ensembles, including Passione String Quartet, Duo Anova, West Winds Trio, Diego Vasquez (Clarinet) and Andrea Skurr (Dance), Thomas Piercy (Clarinet) and Vilian Ivantchev (Guitar), Stars of the East chamber orchestra, as well as Amman National Symphony Orchestra at a nationally royal ceremony before H.M. King Hussain and H.M. Queen Noor, both of who gracefully honored Maestro Khoury with their royal autographs.

Khoury's current activities include making the soundtracks of both a Turkish TV drama series and the A Teacher's Memoirs short documentary film, being an active member composer with Vox Novus and Composer's Voice, being a member on the adjudication panel of First Star TV talents show, conducting on-campus lectures on Middle-Eastern music and on-site seminars on composing and arranging music using an innovative and creative project titled Characters-Based Music (CBM) ®, as well working on launching the Worldwide Artists Club (WAC) website project ™. For more information, visit: www.dekh.20m.com 

 

 

 


Performances by Emil Khoury

Composer Title Date Action
Emil Khoury Violina 02/26/2015 Play Add to playlist
Emil Khoury Mysterious Love 02/23/2015 Play Add to playlist
Emil Khoury Serenata Notturna - Red Rose 02/16/2015 Play Add to playlist
Emil Khoury Blue Orchid - Azandem 02/16/2015 Play Add to playlist
Emil Khoury My Love (Ensemble) 02/08/2015 Play Add to playlist
Emil Khoury Ode to Azandem 02/08/2015 Play Add to playlist
Emil Khoury My Love 02/08/2015 Play Add to playlist
Emil Khoury Play Ground 02/08/2015 Play Add to playlist
Emil Khoury My Darling 02/08/2015 Play Add to playlist

Emil Khoury Concerts

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