Selim Sahab ( ar, سليم سحاب) is a conductor and contemporary composer. Sahab was born in
Mandatory Palestine
Mandatory Palestine ( ar, فلسطين الانتدابية '; he, פָּלֶשְׂתִּינָה (א״י) ', where "E.Y." indicates ''’Eretz Yiśrā’ēl'', the Land of Israel) was a geopolitical entity established between 1920 and 1948 ...
in 1941, but is now a citizen of Egypt.
Sahab obtained a Bachelor of Choral Conducting in 1971 from the
Institute of Jnesen.
In 1976, he obtained a diploma in
Symphony Orchestra
An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families.
There are typically four main sections of instruments:
* bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, ce ...
Conducting from the
Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
The Moscow Conservatory, also officially Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory (russian: Московская государственная консерватория им. П. И. Чайковского, link=no) is a musical educational inst ...
. In 1977, Sahab returned to Lebanon and wrote reviews that were published in Lebanese and Arabic newspapers and magazines.
Sahab also worked as a musical supervisor for the official Lebanese radio station. He established the Beirut Arab Music Ensemble for Arabic Music in Lebanon in 1980.
He is now the head of 'Opera Masr', as well as being given the title of 'Good Will Ambassador'.
Founder
In Lebanon
*
Beirut
Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...
Arab Music Ensemble
* Lebanon Children's Choir
In Egypt
*National Arab Music Ensemble
*
Cairo Opera Children's Choir
*Children Choir for the General Services of
Heliopolis
*Choral groups in the Maternal and Child Welfare Association
See also
*
Cairo Opera House
The Cairo Opera House ( ar, دار الأوبرا المصرية, ''Dār el-Opera el-Masreyya''; literally "Egyptian Opera House"), part of Cairo's National Cultural Centre, is the main performing arts venue in the Egyptian capital. Home to mos ...
*
سليم سحاب
*
list of Egyptians
The following is a list of some of the notable Egyptians inside and outside of Egypt:
Actors Male actors
* Abdel Moneim Madbouly
* Adel Emam
* Ahmed Zaki
* Ahmed El Sakka
* Ahmed Ezz
* Ahmed Helmy
* Ahmed Mekky
* Ahmed Ramzy
* Ali Mansur
* ...
References
External links
The National Arabic Music EnsembleOfficial web site
Cairo Opera HouseOfficial web site
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Egyptian conductors (music)
1941 births
Musicians from Cairo
Living people
21st-century conductors (music)