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Malek Jandali
مالك جندلي
Birth nameMalek Jandali
OriginSyria Homs, Syria
GenresClassical
Jazz
Arabic Classical
Film Music
OccupationComposer-Pianist
InstrumentPiano
Years active1981–present
LabelsSoul b Music
Websitewww.malekjandali.com/

Malek Jandali (Template:Lang-ar) (b. 1972),[1] is a Syrian composer and pianist considered to be among the most versatile and creative musicians in the Arab world.[2] He is the first Syrian and only Arab musician to arrange music based on the oldest music notation in the world,[3] which was discovered in the Bronze Age city of Ugarit, Syria.

Life

Malek Jandali was born in Germany and raised in Homs, Syria.[4] Malek began his musical career as a pianist, winning the first prize at the National Young Artists’ competition of Syria in 1988.[2] Jandali studied at the Arab Conservatory of music in Damascus with Valdimir Zaritsky and Victor Bunin from the Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory. In 1995, he received a full scholarship to the US and attended North Carolina School of the Arts (NCSA), under Eric Larsen. He has appeared as a soloist in performances around the world from New York, Washington D.C.,[5] Moscow, Cairo, Paris, Istanbul to Las Vegas, including The Cairo Symphony Orchestra, The Ludwig Symphony Orchestra,The Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Syrian National Symphony Orchestra at Damascus Opera House. Malek received numerous prizes including the Wallace Stegner Grant For The Arts Fellowship and the 1997 Outstanding Musical Performer Award from Queens University. He studied composition and orchestration with Harry Bulow, Lawrence Dillon and Richard Prior. In 2004, he completed his masters degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Malek currently resides in Atlanta, GA and travels frequently to perform concerts and complete film scoring projects around the world.

Music

Jandali is the only Syrian and the first Arab composer to arrange the oldest music notation in the world[3] discovered in the Bronze Age city of Ugarit, Syria. Malek has a deep interest in writing music for dramatic purposes and has often drawn upon visual images for musical inspiration. His compositions range from solo instrumental pieces to large ensemble and orchestral works. His music is dynamic, energetic and powerful, combining orchestra with piano and Arabic modes and melodies.[6]

Malek has a special interest in Arabic music where he incorporates the "maqams" or modes with western harmony in his piano and orchestral compositions. His constantly expanding horizons have led him to become a unique composer with the ability to juxtapose oriental melodies with complex harmony to end up with an original blend of civilizations.[7]

He also experiments not only with live, acoustical instruments, but also the implementation of MIDI and electronic sounds. A prolific composer, Malek has written and produced music for corporate multimedia, video presentations and commercials. Recent projects include scoring music for an independent films, television programs and documentaries. In April 2011, he composed a song titled "Watani Ana: I am my homeland" which was inspired by the Arab Spring revolutionary movements in the Middle East .[8]


Awards

  • National Young Artists Competition - First Prize - Syria, 1988
  • North Carolina School of the Arts - Full Scholarship - USA, 1995
  • The Stegner Foundation for the Arts Fellowship
  • Queens University - Outstanding Musical Performer - USA, 1997
  • Echoes from Ugarit The first arrangement of the oldest music notation in the world! USA, 2007
  • The 2011 Freedom of Expression Award - CAIR Los Angeles, USA, 2011[9]

Albums

His latest album "Echoes from Ugarit" includes original music compositions for piano and orchestra recorded with The Russian Philharmonic Orchestra with Seregey Kondrashev as a conductor, and Andrey Kudryavtsev concertmaster. This is the first arrangement of the oldest music notation in the world. The release of “Echoes from Ugarit” was accompanied by a hugely successful tour of the USA, Europe and the Middle East.

The earliest music notation of which a written record exists anywhere on earth appears to be the Hurrian Hymn (Fink 1988; Dumbrill 2000,[page needed]). The clay tablets were discovered in the ancient city of Ugarit on the Mediterranean coast of Syria. This music may have been microtonal, even though, while interpretation of many aspects of the Hurrian records has been disputed (West 1994), expert opinion overwhelmingly favors some variety of diatonic, Pythagorean tuning (Duchesne-Guillemin 1975, 1977, 1980, 1984; Kilmer 1965, 1971, 1974, 1976; Vitale 1982; West 1994; Wulstan 1968).

Concerts and projects

His diverse career remains truly international, as he continues to captivate audiences in concerts throughout North America, Europe and Middle East. Malek has performed in sold-out venues in London, Cairo, Damascus, Istanbul, Paris and Atlanta as well as The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.[5] and Stude Hall[3] at Rice University in Shepherd School of Music in Houston to name a few. He performed his works with many orchestras such as [www.cairo-symphony.com The Cairo Symphony Orchestra], The Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and the Ludwig Symphony Orchestra. Concert tours include cities such as London, Paris, Moscow, Dubai, Damascus, Istanbul and countries such as Italy, Australia, China, Canada, Japan and Egypt. Click here for a complete list of past and upcoming performances. Future recording and production plans include solo piano music and several orchestral works, as well as scoring for a number of documentaries and independent films.

Affiliations

References

  1. ^ Official Website Official Website
  2. ^ a b [1] Forward Magazine
  3. ^ a b c NPR The Front Row Cite error: The named reference "NPR" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. ^ CD Baby Biography
  5. ^ a b The Kennedy Center Concert
  6. ^ Biography of Malek Jandali
  7. ^ Article Arab American News
  8. ^ [2]
  9. ^ [3]

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