Selim Sahab

Selim Sahab (Arabic: سليم سحاب‎) is a conductor and contemporary composer. Sahab was born in Mandatory Palestine in 1941, but is now a citizen of Egypt.

Selim Sahab
Birth nameSelim Sahab
Born1941
Mandatory Palestine (now a citizen of Egypt)
Occupation(s)Egyptian conductor Artistic Director at Cairo Opera
LabelsFounder of National Arab Music Ensemble Founder Cairo Opera Children's Choir ,founder of Organization for the Arabic creator

Sahab obtained a Bachelor of Choral Conducting in 1971 from the Institute of Jnesen. In 1976, he obtained a diploma in Symphony Orchestra Conducting from the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. In 1977, Sahab returned to Lebanon and wrote reviews that were published in Lebanese and Arabic newspapers and magazines.[1] 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 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

References
  1. "Biography of Salim Sahab on Yala.fm. Free listening and MP3 downloads". Yala.fm. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
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