Maestro Prof. Dr. Emil Khoury (song-writer, poet, performer, composer, conductor, music arranger, music analyst, research scholar, and professor of both 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 (of Jordan); Our Love Is So Bright pop-rock song for American female singer, Kay Weaver; the music soundtracks of the Dive in Aqab...
Maestro Prof. Dr. Emil Khoury (song-writer, poet, performer, composer, conductor, music arranger, music analyst, research scholar, and professor of both 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 (of Jordan); Our Love Is So Bright pop-rock song for American female singer, Kay Weaver; the music soundtracks of the Dive in Aqaba touristic film; and numerous musicals for chamber orchestras, mixed ensembles, feature and documentary films, and TV, Radio, and Satellite stations. Having earned his higher education and lived in the U.S.A. for so many years, Dr. Khoury has managed to work in two disparate musical worlds (Western and Middle-Eastern) with high verve, versatility, and vivacity. In addition to Piano and Guitar, he is also a successful performer of three Middle-Eastern instruments -- Oud, Organ, and Violin (tuned as G-D-G-D). As part of his strong conviction in serving communities with music and poetry, Dr. Khoury has always ensured active involvement in as many festivals, social and cultural events, community gatherings, and philanthropic and humanitarian activities as he could possibly participate. Also, he gave a many enlightening and enriching lectures and seminars on diverse aspects of Middle-Eastern music (modes or maqamat, instruments, history, forms, rhythmic patterns, etc). In this context, Khoury contends that “Music has an allied power to bring forth a societal ligature much as the rain has magnetic power to impartially attract and cluster different people under the tiara of a single umbrella.” “Music,” asserts 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 further tolerance and relatedness, but also escalating 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 should not be the only ones to dictate 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 hence have some privilege to feel the music, interpret their relevant parts, envision the outcome, and apply their own inputs accordingly." Khoury is also a strong advocate of writing mini compositions. "As a concert patron," says Khoury, "I prefer enjoying the styles or moods of diversely short works, rather than spend the concert's entire time listening to the same piece from start to end." "Music" maintains Khoury, "Should be construed as a bouquet of assorted flowers, not as a bunch of a single rose genre."
Khoury's artistic repertoire includes a wide spectrum of works composed and arranged for sundry organics or complements of Western music, such as the Silky Browser, Play Ground, Nostalgia, My Beautiful Lady, My Love, Soft Touch, Misty Love, Passion, Sweet Dream, Indifferent Man, Farewell, Solitaire, Real Woman, Serenata Notturna, Desert Chi, Notice of Love, Romance, Sour Soul, Silent Love, Dance on the Moon, Love Is You, Don't Go Away, Blue Orchid (Azandem theme), Romantic Dream, the Tune of Love, Japan Perspective, Jamboree, and Love Dance, as well as a vast portfolio of English and Middle-Eastern songs and musical pieces.
Khoury's current activities include making the soundtracks of a Turkish TV drama series and the A Teacher’s Memoirs short documentary film, being an active member with Vox Novus and Composer's Voice, being a member on the adjudication panel of the First Star singing talents TV show, giving on-campus lectures on Middle-Eastern music, conducting on-site seminars on composing and arranging music using a creative project titled Characters-Based Music (CBM) ®, and working on the launching of the Worldwide Artists Club (WAC) website project ™.
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