Mohamad Fityan

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Mohamad Fityan

Mohamad Fityan ( Arabic محمد فتيان, DMG Muḥammad Fityān ; * August 1, 1984 in Aleppo , Syria ) is a Syrian musician and composer best known for his virtuosity on nay and kawala .

Life

Fityan completed his studies with Mohamad Kassas and Berj Kassis at the Higher Institute of Music in Damascus , where he graduated in 2010.

Fityan has traveled as a soloist in many countries around the world and has performed with various international orchestras , such as the Syrian National Orchestra, the Syrian Jazz Big Band Orchestra, the Berlin Symphony Orchestra , the Fanfare du Loup Orchestra, the Codarts & Royal Conservatory Big Band and the Sarband Ensemble on. His music career has taken him to the stages of Europe , Asia , North Africa , the Middle East and the United Arab Emirates .

In addition to his concert activities, Fityan also worked on various film soundtracks as a musician on Nay and Kawala.

In 2014 he fled the civil war in his home country Syria and came to Berlin , where he has lived since then. He also works with many German musicians, so in 2016 he founded his own band with three Germans, "Fityan", whose first EP was Oriental Space .

In addition to his work as a composer and musician, Mohamad Fityan also works as a music teacher. In Syria he taught at the Solhi al-Wadi Institute for Music and as part of the Syrian-Dutch project “Music in Me”, which was supported by UNRWA and UNICEF SOS Children's Villages. In Germany he taught at the Oriental Summer Academy and in 2018 founded his own online academy for Nay and Kawala, "Fityan Academy".

Awards and honors

  • Best Nay Player Award, Competition of the Syrian Youth Musicians in Syria (2002).
  • Best Conductor Award, Competition of the Syrian Youth Musicians in Syria (2003).
  • Fityan was the first Nay player to play solo at the opening concert of the Syrian Jazz Big Band Orchestra in Damascus Castle (2005).
  • Fityan wrote the first teaching program for Nay and Kawala in three languages: Arabic , English and German (2016).
  • In 2015, Fityan played at the opening ceremony of the Dubai World Cup Horse Race at the personal invitation of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates .

Concerts

Fityan plays concerts all over the world, his career so far has taken him to Syria, Lebanon and Jordan also to the United Arab Emirates , Oman , Qatar , the Maghreb ( Egypt , Tunisia , Algeria and Morocco), to Azerbaijan and Pakistan , and to numerous European countries such as Germany , France , Belgium , Luxembourg , the Netherlands , the Czech Republic , Sweden , Austria , Italy and Spain .

Solo performances

  • Expat Philharmonic Orchestra in the Rostock Baroque Hall 2018
  • Unison project with the Berliner Symphoniker in the Philharmonie in Berlin, 2017.
  • Brussels Jazz Big Band Orchestra in Brussels, 2017.
  • Fanfare du Loup Orchestra in Geneva, 2010, 2016 and 2017
  • Syrian Expat Philharmonic Orchestra in Berlin, 2017.
  • Youth orchestra of the Bavarian Philharmonic in Munich, 2016.
  • Opening concert of the Dubai World Cup Horse Race in Dubai , 2015
  • Syrian National Arab Orchestra, 2006–2011.
  • Syrian Symphony Orchestra, 2007
  • Syrian Jazz Big Band Orchestra, 2005–2011.
  • Rodrigo Classical Guitars Orchestra in Damascus, 2007.
  • Sarband Ensemble, since 2014
  • Various Arab singers, 2003–2013.
  • Japanese Traditional Instruments Ensemble at the Silk Road Festival in Aleppo, 2002
  • Solo Nay concert with the accompaniment of the Mondo Band from Girona, Spain, 2005.
  • Solo concert with Nay and Kawala at the Al Najma Alzahra International Festival in Tunis, 2008,
  • Syrian circus school project with Syrian and Danish musicians in Damascus, 2009.
  • John's Gospel, concert with the French Mediterranean Orchestra at the Fez Festival of Sacred Music in Nice and Damascus, 2009; Composition: Abed Azrié. • The Epic of Gilgamesh, composition: Abed Azrié, tour in France and Germany, 2010.
  • Doha Capital of Arab Culture Festival in Qatar , 2010.
  • Orchestra of the Higher Institute of Music in cooperation with the Austria Association for Contemporary Art & Music in Damascus, 2010.
  • Tama's project, tour through Germany, with concerts in Cologne, Kassel, Düsseldorf and Mannheim, 2010.
  • Concert with Abed Azrié at the Arab World Institute in Paris , 2009 and 2010.
  • GuitaNai, Fusion Band in Jordan , 2013–2014.
  • Festival of Young Artists in Bayreuth , since 2013.

Compositions

  • Monajat Andalusia, written for an Arab orchestra and inspired by the Andalusian poetry of Ibn Zaidoun.
  • Kurd Samaie and Longa in two versions for traditional Arabic takht and for nay and orchestra.
  • My Sky (Fityan Band)
  • Oriental Space (Fityan Band)
  • Fantasy (Fityan Band)
  • Love you Damascus (Fityan Band)
  • Theater music for the play Antigun Immigration, directed by Jihad Saad, performed in Syria and at international festivals in Egypt , Spain , Tunisia and Pakistan , 2004
  • Theater music for Orchard Cherries (2005) and As You Like (2006), directed by Ajaj Saleem (Dean of the Higher Institute of Theatrical Arts).
  • Instrumental pieces for the students of the Solhi al-Wadi Orchestra, 2007–2012.
  • Theater music for the piece From Here to There, performed at the opening ceremony of the Youth Theatrical Festival in Damascus, 2007.
  • Arrangement of ancient Ugaritic and Phoenician music found on stone tablets in Ras Shamra and dated to the first century BC. It is the oldest Syrian music that can be played today. Mohamad Fityan was the first musician in 2009 to arrange this music and make it playable; The pieces were professionally recorded with the Arasham Band in 2009.
  • Music for commercials on Syrian radio “Arabesque”, 2010.
  • Miss You, pop song, 2012.

Recordings

  • Oriental Space, Live EP by the Fityan Band, recorded in the SWR studio in Freiburg, Germany, 2018.
  • What the World needs Now, Sarband Ensemble, 2018.
  • A Breath from Paradise, Sarband Ensemble feat. Dorothee Oberlinger, 2017.
  • Tamas Project Improvisations, experimental music, audio and video Germany, 2015.
  • Passio-Compassion, Sarband Ensemble, concert recording at the Royal Opera House, Muscat , Oman , 2014.
  • Solo performance on the Arabic show The Voice, MBC National TV Lebanon, 2014.
  • The Epic of Gilgamesh, composition: Abed Azrié, Syria and France, 2009.
  • Ara-Sham, EP, recorded in Syria, 2010.
  • John's Gospel, composition: Abed Azrié, Syria and France, 2009.
  • Armenhagop, compositions by Berj Kassis for the Armenian Symphony Orchestra, Syria, 2004.

Teaching for Nay and Kawala

  • Fityan Academy, since 2018.
  • Solhi al-Wadi Institute for Music, Syria, 2003–2013.
  • Music in Me, Syrian-Dutch project, 2003–2013.
  • Al-Assad Youth Music Institute, 2004-2013.
  • UNICEF SOS Children's Villages, 2007–2009.

musical direction

  • Syrian Youth Band for Arabic Music in Syria, 2007–2012.
  • Nahawand, band of the al-Assad Youth Institute for Music in Syria, 2005–2010.
  • Asanina, volume from Syria, 2004–2010.
  • Aleppo Musical Band for the Revolution Youth Union in Syria, 2000–2003.

Workshops

  • Oriental Summer Academy in Sulzburg, Germany, since 2015
  • Nay & Kawala Online Workshop, since 2017
  • Nay and Kawala International Workshop since 2018
  • Exchange Experience Workshops with Pedro Eustache (flautist from Venezuela ) and Ali Tufuktchi (Nay master from Turkey)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Sarband Official Website
  2. ↑ Fityan Band Official Website
  3. ↑ Berliner Zeitung
  4. ^ Oriental Music Academy in Germany
personal data
SURNAME Fityan, Mohamad
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Syrian musician and composer
DATE OF BIRTH August 1, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Aleppo , Syria