Emil Khoury

Song-writer, poet, philosopher, performer, arranger, composer, conductor, research scholar, and professor of both Western and Middle-Eastern musics. He has numerous works recorded to his credit: the Great Love cantata for H.M the late King Hussein Bin Talal (of Jordan); the Glory Maker cantata for H.M King Abdullah the Second (of Jordan); Our Love Is So Bright pop-rock song for American singer, Kay Weaver; the soundtracks of the Dive in Aqaba touristic film; and many musicals for chamber orchestras, assorted ensembles, feature and documentary films, and TV, Radio, and Satellite stations.

Having earned all of his higher education and lived in the USA for many years, Dr. Khoury has managed to work in two disparate musical worlds (Western and Middle-Eastern) with high versatility and vitality. In addition to the Piano and Guitar, he is also a successful performer of three Middle-Eastern instruments: Oud, Organ, and Violin (tuned GDGD). As part of his firm conviction in serving communities with music, Dr. Khoury has always ensured active involvement in as many music festivals and social events as he could possibly participate in. Also, he gave enlightening lectures on many aspects of Middle-Eastern music. In this context, he claims that “Music has an allied power to bring forth a societal ligature, inasmuch as the rain has a magnetic power to impartially cluster diverse people under the tiara of a single umbrella.” “Music,” asserts Khoury, “can play a vitally peerless role in forging a bridge of understanding and thus fostering a higher level of open communication and relatedness between people from all walks of life.”

Khoury's repertoire includes a wide spectrum of musicals composed for sundry organics/complements, such as My Love, The Silky Browser, Nostalgia, My Beautiful Lady, A Sweet Dream, A Real Woman, Serenata Notturna, Desert Chi, A Notice of Love, Romance, Don't Go Away, Love Dance, Dance on the Moon, Blue Orchid (Azandem), Japan Perspective, Romantic Theme, and a vast portfolio of English and Middle-Eastern songs and musical pieces.

Khoury's current activities include composing music for a Turkish TV drama series and the A Teacher’s Memoirs film, being a member on the adjudication panel of First Star TV talents show, conducting on-campus lectures on Middle-Eastern music and on-site seminars on composing and arranging music employing a creative project titled Characters-Based Music ®, and launching the Worldwide Artists Club (WAC) website project ™.