I Pass By Your Name - Music

Marcel Khalifé Was Born In 1950 In Amchit Mount-Lebanon. He Studied The Oud The Arabic Lute At The Beirut National Conservatory And Ever Since Has Been Injecting A New Life Into The Oud. From 1970 To 1975 Marcel Khalifé Taught At The Conservatory And Other Local Institutions. During That Same Period He Toured The Middle East North Africa Europe And The United States Giving Solo Performances On The Oud. Oud Playing Was Traditionally Constrained By The Strict Techniques That Governed Its Playing. Highly Talented And Skillful Musicians Such As Marcel Khalifé Were However Able To Free The Instrument From Those Constraints And Thus Greatly Expanding Its Possibilities. In 1972 Marcel Khalifé Created A Musical Group In His Native Village With The Goal Of Reviving Its Musical Heritage And The Arabic Chorale. The First Performances Took Place In Lebanon. 1976 Saw The Birth Of Al Mayadeen Ensemble. Enriched By The Previous Ensemble’s Musical Experiences Al Mayadeen’s Notoriety Went Well Beyond Lebanon. Accompanied By His Musical Ensemble Marcel Khalifé Began A Lifelong Far-Reaching Musical Journey Performing In Arab Countries Europe The United States Canada South America Australia And Japan. Marcel Khalifé Has Been Invited Several Times To Festivals Of International Fame Such As Baalbeck Beit Eddine Lebanon Carthage El Hammamat Tunisia Timgad Algeria Jarash Jordan Arles France Krems Linz Austria Bremen Germany ReOrient Sweden Pavia Italy World Music Festival In San Francisco New York Cleveland The USA . He Has Performed In Such Prestigious Halls As The "Palace Of Arts" In Montreal "Symphony Space" And "Merkin Concert" In New York "Berklee Theatre" And "New England Conservatory" In Boston "Royal Festival Hall" And "Queen Elizabeth Hall" In London "UNESCO Palace" Of Beirut Cairo Opera House Egypt "Reciprocity" "House Of The Cultures Of The World" And "UNESCO Hall" In Paris "Central Dionysia" In Rome "Yerba Buena" In San Francisco "Sõdra Teatern" In Stokholm. Since 1974 Marcel Khalifé Has Been Composing Music For Dance Which Gave Rise To A New Genre Of Dance The Popular Eastern Ballet Caracalla Sarab Ensemble Rimah Popular Art Ensemble Marcel Khalifé Has Also Been Composing Soundracks For Film Documentary And Fiction Produced By Maroun Baghdadi And Oussama Mouhamad Among Others. Marcel Khalifé Has Also Composed Several Purely Instrumental Works Like The Symphony Of Return Chants Of The East Concerto Al Andalus "Suite For Oud And Orchestra" "Mouda'aba" Caress Diwan Al Oud "Jadal" Oud Duo Oud Quartet "Al Samaa" In The Traditional Arabic Forms AndTaqasim Duo For Oud And Double Bass. Marcel Khalifé’s Compositions Has Been Performed By Several Orchestras Notably The Kiev Symphony Orchestra The Academy Of Boulogne Billancourt Orchestra The San Francisco Chamber Orchestra The Orchestra Of The City Of Tunis And The "Absolute Ensemble". Since 1982 Marcel Khalifé Has Been Writing Books On Musicthat Reflect His Avant Garde Compositions And The Maturity Of His Experience. His Challenges However Are Not Only Musical In Character. Interpreter Of Music And Oud Performer He Is Also A Composer Who Is Deeply Attached To The Text On Which He Relies. In His Association With Great Contemporary Arab Poets Particularly Palestinian Poet Par Excellence Mahmoud Darwish He Seeks To Renew The Character Of The Arabic Song To Break Its Stereotypes And To Advance The Culture Of The Society That Surrounds It. His Lyrical Recordings Adds Up To About 20 Albums The Likes Promises Of The Storm Ahmad Al Arabi Weddings Peace Be With You Ode To A Homeland Arabic Coffeepot The Children And Body Al Jassad To Name A Few. On His Journey Marcel Khalifé Invents And Creates Original Music A Novel World Of Sounds Freed Of All Pre-Established Rules. This Language Elevates Him To The Level Of An Ambassador Of His Own Culture And To The Vanguard Of Near Eastern Music In Search Of Innovators. read less