Ahmed Madkour

Ahmed, born in Cairo in 1967, joined the Cairo Conservatoire at the age of 15, where he studied Oboe and Composition with several Egyptian and Western professors. He graduated in 1990, earned his postgraduate studies’ Diploma in 1992, and his MA in 1995.

He has received many awards from the Egyptian Ministry of Culture, including awards for his orchestral work “The Valley of the Kings” in 1994 and for his choir works based on folk-like tunes in 1997.

In 1996 he received a Fulbright grant for research and study in the United States. In 2002 he earned his PhD degree in Music Theory and Composition from the University of Pittsburgh where he studied with Prof Matthew Rosenblum, Prof Eric Moe, and Prof Akin Euba.

Between 2003 and 2009, Ahmed joined the Faculty of Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts as an assistant professor of music theory and composition.

Ahmed’s compositions have been premiered by outstanding ensembles and performers in Europe and the States, such as the Parnassus Music ensemble, the New York New Music Ensemble, the Luna Nova New Music ensemble, Eberhard Buschmann (bassoonist), Eric Moe (pianist), Felix Wong (cellist) and others. His concerts have been sponsored, among others, by the French Cultural Center, The British Council, and The Swiss Pro Helvetia Organization. Ahmed has participated in many international festivals such as the Schwarzer Kontinent-Weisser Fleck, Germany, and Festival International de Chant/Chorale, France, and others.

Ahmed participated in many conferences where he presented his work and research in the field of interactive composition, such as NITLE 2006 and Colgate University 2007.

• BA in Music Theory and Composition, Cairo Conservatoire, 1990
• MA in Music Theory and Composition, Cairo Conservatoire, 1995
• PhD in Music Theory and Composition, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 2002

Currently, Ahmed rejoined the Faculty of the Cairo Conservatoire in Egypt as an assistant professor of Music Theory and Composition where he offers courses in the Composition department.

Ahmed Madkour is currently Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Composition, Cairo Conservatoire.

Email: amadkour@hotmail.com

Personal / Publisher website: http://sites.google.com/site/compopsitionsofahmedmadkour/

Orchestral

Symphony Orchestra

Chain no. 1 for Orchestra

Flashes for Orchestra

Suite for Orchestra, 1st Mov. The Valley of the Kings, 2nd Mov. Anobies, 3rd Mov. Sun Boats

Solo Instrument(s) and Orchestra

Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra

Chamber Orchestra

Serenade for String Orchestra

Samaii in Hossani Mode for String Orchestra

Cairo 1950, a Suite for String Orchestra

Chamber Music

Solo Instrumental

Three Pieces for Clarinet solo

Three Pieces for Oboe Solo

Duo

Prayer for Oboe and Harpsichord

Yearn to Thee for Flute and Harp

Salvation for Bassoon and Piano

Improvisation for French horn and Piano

Vision for Oboe and Piano

Trio

Marble Stone, a trio for Oboe, Cello, and Piano

Isolated for Cello, Percussion (Tar), and Piano

Snakes and Ladders for Flue, Music Box, and Piano

Trio in three Movements for Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon

Large Chamber Ensemble

White Shroud, a sextet for alto flute/flute, bass clarinet/clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, and piano

Sextet in one Movement for Oboe, String quartet, and Piano

Fanfare for Wind Orchestra

Choral

Aton, A Hymn for Choir

Song Cycle in folk-like tunes, a setting of poems by Salah Jahin for Choir

Vocal

Would the River Last, a setting of a poem by Amal Donqul for Soprano, Flute, Cello, and Piano

I have no life but this, a setting of poems by Emily Dickinson for Soprano, Oboe, Violin, Cello, Percussion, and Piano

Whip, Circle, and Scale, a setting of poems by Amal Donqul for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra

At Breakfast, a setting of a poem by Salah Jahin for Soprano, Trumpet, and Piano

Electro-acoustic

Shroud

Homage: Sayed Darwish

Homage: Layla Mourad

Multi-Media

Quartet for Oboe, Bass Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Computer

One is Plenty, an interactive composition for Oboe and Computer

The Puppetears, an interactive composition for Oboe and Computer

Theme and Variation, an interactive composition for Cello and Computer

Ya Shafii for electronic Keyboard and computer

Works available in Library

Scores

• Sonata for violin & piano – Parts

Recordings

• Chamber Music:
• Violin and Piano
• Bassoon and Piano
• Cello, Oboe and Piano
• Flute and Harp
• Cello Sontata
• Solo Piano
• Clarinet, cello, piano and percussion
• Electro

The Puppetears (2006) NITLE CD series

I Have No Live But This (2004) Sara Michale Smith and Wheaton College New Music Ensemble
Wheaton College Performances, A Tribute to Carlton T Russell