Websites

Abdelwahab Abdelfattah

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Abdelwahab_Abdelfattah

http://egyptiancomposer.blogspot.com/

http://www.youtube.com/user/abdoabdul

http://www.bu.edu/cfa/music/faculty/M_Faculty_Visiting_abdelwahab.shtml

http://www.drabdelwahab.com-a.googlepages.com/

http://www.drabdelwahab.com-a.googlepages.com/listeningtosamplesofdr.abdelwahb%27scompos

http://www.drabdelwahab.com-a.googlepages.com/musicforthedeaf

Education

· Doctor of Arts (1998), Academy of Arts (AA), Cairo. "Equivalence Degree" to "Magistra Artium" (Terminal Degree) in Composition, Universitaet Fuer Musik Und Darstellende Kunst In Wien, (UMDKW).

· Conducting Courses (1997), (UMDKW).

· "Magistra Artium" in Composition (1996), (UMDKW).

· "Second Diploma" in Composition with a concentration in electro-acoustic & experimental music (1996), (UMDKW).

· "First Diploma" in Composition with a concentration in Music Theory (1991), Universitaet Fuer Musik Und Darstellende Kunst in Graz.

· Master of Arts (1990), Academy of Arts (AA), Cairo Conservatory (CC), Egypt.

· Bachelor of Arts in Composition (1986), AA, CC, Egypt.

· Bachelor of Arts in Education & Solfege (Ear Training) (1986), AA, CC, Egypt.

· Bachelor of Arts in Photo-Cinematography (1982), Helwan University, Faculty of Applied Arts, Cairo, Egypt.

Certificates

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Teaching

· Associate Professor (2003 – present). Academy of arts (AA), Cairo Conservatory (CC), Department of Composition, Theory and Conducting.

· Visiting Composer (September –November 2001)-. "Musikhochshuele," Zurich, Switzerland. Invitation from Prohelvetia Bureau in Cairo.

· Visiting Composer (December 2001). (UMDKW), Vienna, Austria.

· Guest Professor (1998 – 2003). Helwan University, A'in Shames University, Alexandria University, Cinema Institute, amongst other smaller universities and institutes in Egypt.

· Assistant Professor (1998 – 2003). AA, CC, Department of Composition and Theory.

· Senior Lecturer (1990 -1998). AA, CC, Department of Composition and Theory.

· Lecturer (1987-1990). AA, CC, Department of Composition and Theory.

Offering many lectures and presentations about his music technique at several Egyptian cultural organizations.

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Publications

· "The Egyptian Composer Abdel-Rahim." A'lam Al-fikr. Magazine of the Ministry of Education, Kuwait, 1998.

· "Tone-Color Composition." Afaaq. Magazine of the Ministry of Culture, Supreme Cultural Council, Cairo, 1999.

· "The Future Music." Afaaq. Magazine of the Ministry of Culture, Supreme Cultural Council, Cairo, 2000.

· The Arts of Orchestration (book). Rosel Yousef (publisher), Cairo, 2001.

· "Digital Recording Media": Afaaq. Magazine of the Ministry of Culture, Supreme Cultural Council, Cairo, 2001.

· "My Composition Miniatures." Afaaq. Magazine of the Ministry of Culture, Supreme Cultural Council, Cairo, 2002.

· Series of five articles on the topic of Music's role in Society: "Computer Music," "Music Therapy," "Aural Pollution," "Music & Children Education," and"Music Maks Peace." Al-qahera (Newspaper), Cairo 2002.

· "Flower on the Lotus Lake," (Article about the well-known educator, Samha Al-kholy). Prism, Magazine of the Ministry of Culture, Cairo, 2003.

· "Itinerant-Street vendors," Scientific article about using folk melodies in an artistic composition, Academy of Arts Magazine, Cairo, 2007 (under print).

· Research under title: "the Dramatic Meaning in Arabic Letters". He found for each Arabic letter a pacific meaning which comes from the sound and music pronunciation of each letter. 2007 (under print).

Booklet "Seeing the Sound" 2 Volume, Academy of Arts, 2005.

CDs
*La Tache Alea-01-97, various composers, http://www.kulturserver-graz.at/v/alea.html
*Conserved Ex 256-2, various composers, http://www.discogs.com/release/79194
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Professional and Cultural Activities

Scholarship to study in Graz and Vienna, Austria (1990-1993).

· Fellowship to study in Zurich, Swaziland. Invitation from the Prohelvetia Bureau of the Swiss Embassy in Cairo (2001).

· Member of the Egyptian Supreme Cultural Council, Music Committee, (1998-2002).

· Member of the Musician Syndicate of Egypt (1982-present).

· Member of the Applied Arts Designers Syndicate of Egypt (1982-present).

· Composer in Residence for 4 seasonal concerts, Cairo Opera House (1999-2005).

· Composer and Program Coordinator for contemporary music exchange between foreign and Egyptian cultural centers in Cairo (1997-2005).

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List of works

• Language Skills

English, German , (native language Arabic).

Notable achievement
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