Walid gholmieh biography sample

Born in 1938 in Marjayoun, in southern Lebanon, Gholmieh showed aptitude for music through high school in Sidon, the British Mission School....

(1938 - 2011)

Biography:

Walid Georges Gholmieh is a composer, conductor and musicologist.

Walid Gholmieh / وليد غلمية was born in Marjeyoun, Lebanon in 1938.

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Born in 1938 in Marjayoun, in southern Lebanon, Gholmieh showed aptitude for music through high school in Sidon, the British Mission School.

One of the most prominent Middle-Eastern conductors and composers, Walid Gholmieh (1938-2011) founded both the Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra and the.

Lebanese conductor Walid Gholmieh (C) leads the National Symphony Orchestra during a concert held at UNESCO palace in Beirut February 28.

He was born on April 14, 1938 in Jdeydet- Marjeyoun and is married to Elham Georges Nadda. He obtained several academic records: MFA in Conducting, MFA in composition and PHD in Musicology. Walid Gholmieh won the most exclusive Medal for Peter and Paul and received the prize of Chevalier de ‘l'Ordre National du Cèdre’.

He was the founder of both the Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra and the Lebanese National Arabic Oriental Orchestra.

On August 2, 2002, Dr.

Gholmieh lead the Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra at the Baalbeck International Festival.

On April 17, 2006, Dr. Gholmieh lead the Lebanese National Orchestra for Oriental Arabic Music in a captivating evening of Arabic music classics at the Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation annual festival.

He has also headed the panel of judges on the Lebanese, television talent show, "Studio el Fan", which is credit