Author Archives: wajdiaboudiab

It all started when my proposal was chosen for a residency program in La Cite Musical de Saintes, back in 2022 in the Abbaye aux Dames beautiful historical site.There, I met Louis Verchere, the french Horn professor at the conservatory of Saintes, and through my master classes with his students, and several discussions with himContinue reading “How my French Horn Catalogue did it to Geneve?”

For solo microtonal trumpet in Bb – ca. 7’30 Happy to announce the YouTube premiere of “The Sama’I Aqsaq Dance” ( رقصة السماعي أقصاق) beautifully recorded by Vasilis Nalbantis and mastered by Charbel Bark. Bellow some words about the piece. “The Sama’i Aqsaq Dance ” is a piece for solo microtonal trumpet in Bb, basedContinue reading “THE SAMA’I AQSAQ DANCE (رقصة السماعي أقصاق)”

This collection of four short concert pieces for beginners is intended to introduce the new musicians, as well as the audience, to the world of Arabic music in a fun and enjoyable way, and is designed to make the ensemble practice easy and productive. Every piece introduces a scene from Arabic folklore, inviting the littleContinue reading “FOUR ARABIC SKETCHES FOR OUR FUTURE MUSICIANS”

As a part of THREE WINDS by THE ARC PROJECT, the piece ARAB-BORESCENT SYMMETRY for wind trio (Flute, Oboe, and Clarinet in Bb) was premiered by the amazing Anna Palko (Flute), Desmond Clarke (Oboe), and Sapphire Littler (Clarinet), and streamed live through the Arc Project’s social media pages and YouTube Channel. The aim of thisContinue reading “ARAB-BORESCENT SYMMETRY IN THREE WINDS BY THE ARC PROJECT”

Happy to share with you the premiere of my piece “A TUNE FOR AMER’S HORN” for French Horn, Piano, and Double Bass, which was premiered on May 6, 2022, by the International Contemporary Ensemble at the 2022 MATA Festival, at National Sawdust in Brooklyn, New York. Dedicated to my friend Amer Slim, this 12 minutesContinue reading “A Tune For Amer’s Horn | Mata festival and the International Contemporary Ensemble”

As a part of the NAFAS program (LA RESIDENCE D’ARTISTES ET PROFESSIONNELS DE LA CULTURE LIBANAIS), I was invited to spend three weeks in the Abbaye Aux Dames in the beautiful city of Saintes – France.During this residency period of three weeks (10 – 30 April), I was planning to work on my “Arabic VerticalContinue reading “Saintes Residency April 2022”

“Arabic Piano Vertical Poems ” is a set of 16 piano pieces that link measured Arabic poetry with modern contemporary Arabic music, to set a link between language and music, literature and abstraction, past and present, and to reflect an echo of the ancient musical rhythm in the classical Arabic language, as well as toContinue reading “Arabic Vertical Poems for Piano”

I was pleased to be a guest of Dc. Fida’a Soubaiti, on her program hosted by the “Forum für Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte Transnational“, on Wednesday, March 30.After a small introduction by Dc. Fida’a about me and my background, I started with a presentation about my project The Lebanese Living Composers Channel, then Free Music EducationContinue reading “MY INTERVIEW ON “Forum für Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte Transnational””

I was pleased to be a part of the online cultural exchange and public dialogue on artistic freedom in Lebanon held by Freemuse and ESA Business School, as a receiver of the “Small changes” mini-grant from Freemuse for my project “Free Music Education For All” in which I presented my project and take a partContinue reading “Small changes mini-grant for “Free Music Education For All” project”