Scientific Production
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Multiplicity of voices in the Arabic Music;
a research published on 21/7/1993, presented at the
Second Conference for Arabic Music” in Cairo,
November 1993. It was published at the Magazine for
Contemporary Thought and Arts in January 1994.
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Theoretical aspects of the ‘Longa’ shown on an
example of the Longa Nahawand,
presented as a lecture at Al Hanager theatre on
27/2/1995.
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Theoretical aspects of the ‘Longa’ shown on an
example of “Longa Athar Kurd
was presented as a lecture at the library of the
British Cultural Center on 23/2/1995.
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A proposal for improving the style of advanced
students in solfège using the Arabic rhythms”,
published at the Magazine of Contemporary Art 1996.
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Basic Exercises for the lute Instrument,
a book in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Inaam Labib,
published in Cairo in 1993.
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Methods for learning Arabic Music,
lecture on the Congress of Arabic Music Institutes
at Istanbul 2003.
Activities and Journeys
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Participating as soloist both on violin and lute
in the “Om Kalthoum Orchestra for Arabic Music”
conducted by Hussein Geneid, at “Al Maseyah
Orchestra” conducted by Ahmed Fouad Hassan, the
“Hani Mahanna Band”, the “Amir Abd El Meguid Band”,
the British “3 + 3 Band”, the “Maqam Band”, the
“Band of Egyptian Musical Evolution” conducted by
Sami Tork, the “Instrumental Band” conducted by Atia
Sharara, beside other numerous orchestras and bands.
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A. Gamil has a number of instrument and singing
compositions recorded on tapes and laser records
¨
Gamil has represented Egypt in numerous official
events and international festivals as the Cartage
Festival in Tunisia in 1985 and 1989, Switzerland
1986, the Anniversary of the bethroning of the King
of Marocco and Jordan 1991, the Egyptian Academy in
Rome 1985, the Orient Festival in Sweden 1997, the
Music
¨
Conference in Aisa and the Islamic World in Pakistan
1997. A. Gamil was a member of the Egyptian
delegatrion participating in celebrating the silver
Jubilae of the independence of India (1998), and
Japan 1987, beside Canada, Tchekoslawakei, Hungary,
Austria, Germany, Spain 1994, Kuwait and England
1986 and 1997, Oman 1986 and 1996.
¨
A. Gamil has participated in playing music in
several official celbrations in numerous countries
like Cyprus 1990, Yemen 1990, Portugal 1997, Algeria
and Bahrain 1996, 1987, 1994, Emirates 1994 and
1996. A. Gamil has traveled several times to
Austria, Germany, Spain, Kuwait, England, Oman,
Switzerland, Italy and France.
¨
A. Gamil has collaborated with a number of
well-known musicians in Europe like Abdou Dagher and
the British composer Adrian Lee.
¨
A. Gamil has founded in 1999 a group for modern
classical Egyptian music named Qithara, (
about 5 instrumentalists consisting of lute, violin,
qanun, nay, rhythm, and 4-8 male and female singers
alterning) and gives since November 2000 monthly
performances. The program of Qithara is to
rediscover this great period of modern classical
Egyptian music (1900 – 1940) in which all arabic
singing traditions were still in use and voice
played the main role in songs. At the same time the
masters of that period were open to all sorts of
world music and tried to be inspirated of modern
thought in music without neglecting the traditional
taste. Mixtures between European romantic style and
oriental sentimental mood, italian belcanto and
traditional Egyptian Dor, adaptating European
operettes musicals into the Egyptian comic opera
genre known as Singing Theatre. Ancient hieratic
vocal techniques of Qoran reading and popular vocal
arts come together in this great period. As the
motto of Qithara is: “Trees grow, as long as
the branches are connected to the roots”, the Group
works on this rich tradition as a base to understand
and to create contemporary Egyptian music that is
more authentic. Qithara is since its foundation in
1999 giving between 10 to 14 concerts yearly in
Egypt and abroads.
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Qithara is holding an open school for international
professional musicians and singers, and was tutoring
musicians from USA, Finnland, Korea, Portugal,
France and Zansibar.
¨
A. Gamil participated in August 2000 as lecturer at
a workshop of the Retreat of Simon Chahin in
New York and gave a concert at Arabesque.
¨
A. Gamil presided a session about ‘Improvisations’
during the 10th Festival for Arabic Music
at Cairo in November 2001. Further, Qithara
participated in 2001 for the first time at the
yearly International Festival for Arab Music.
¨
He was a member of the musical planning team for the
festivities of “Les Français aiment le Caire” during
mai 2001, “Parfums et cosmétiques dans l’Egypte” in
Mai 2002, “Quand les Sciences parlent arabes” (in
addition to delivering the music data for the
catalogue and CD-Rom) April to June 2003, all three
organized by the French Centre for Cultural
Cooperation in Cairo with the governors of Paris
and Cairo and the Ministry for Culture in France and
Egypt, and gave 7 performances during the
festivities.
¨
In June 2002 Qithara participated at the 50th
Jubilee of the Egyptian Revolution and the Friedrich
Ebert Stiftung in Berlin.
¨
Alfred Gamil was invited in July 2002 to teach in a
workshop in Weikersheim (CD)/ Germany and in
Sansibar / Tansania.
¨
In April 2003 he participated at a concert with the
French musicians Florence Bolton & Benjamin Perrot
specialized in European Music between 16th
and 18th century, organized by the French
Centre for Cultural Cooperation in Cairo and
different museums in Egypt and France.
¨
In June 2003 he participated at the International
Symposion for Teaching Arabic Music, held in
Istanbul and represented the Higher Institute for
Arabic Music in Cairo.
¨
In August 2003 The first CD of Alfred Gamil's
Compostion was produced and is available in Canada
and Europe.
¨
In September 2003 he held a workshop in Toronto
with the music Group MazaMeza and participated with
them at 2 concerts in Toronto and Windsor organized
by SmallWorldMusicSociety. In addition he gave 2
concerts in New York and Boston.
¨
2002, 2004 and 2005 Alfred Gamil held about nine
(2-3 weeks long) workshops for musicians of the Dhow
Countries Music Academy in Cairo and Zansibar.
¨
February 2005 he participated at a workshop with the
German Group Nomade and participated at their
concert in the Cairo Opera House with Helmut
Leuchter ( CD).
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In December 2004 Qithara hold 2 Concerts in
Kuwait City in the Al-Qareen Cultural Festival for
Arab Arts.
