Civil Status
- Born in 1938, in Antelias, Lebanon
- Married to Nina Khalil , 2 Sons (Ghassan & Jad)
Background
- Cultural:
Secondary School (Apotres- Jounieh, Frères des Ecoles Chrétiennes-Beirut)
- Musical: Lebanese
Academy (1954- 55) National Conservatory (1955-56) A ten-year private
course under the guidance of French instructors, Michel Bourgeot
(piano) & Bertrand Robillard (Harmony & composition)
Contribution
- Musical
Advisor for Recordings (Radio Lebanon) 1962-1972
- Chief of
the occidental Music Section (Radio Lebanon)
- Musical
producer & Adviser to Philips, Parlophone, Polydor Decca, Capitole
and S.L.D Record Companies, Rahbania, Cobra
Profession
- Lyrical Author, Composer, Orchestra arranger & conductor
- Free producer
of music
- One of the three Rahbani Brothers, who compose the lyrics and the
music of the well known Lebanese singer FAIRUZ.
- Promoter of the Lebanese vague of Occidental song (since 1961) specially
French.
- Holder of the 2nd prize at the international song Festival of Athens
- 1969 (Song: "la guerre est finie.")
- Holder of the 3rd prize of Classical Music in the "jeunesse Musicale"
Competition, Beirut 1964 for "Fantaisie Libanaise" (international Jury)
- Holder of Cinema Diploma of the XIXth International Festival of publicity
Film - Venice 1972
- Holder of 1st prize 1979 Germany - rostock (Mory Mory) and special
prize 1980 (O!Babe)
- Lebanon's musical and songs delegate at the International Song Festival
- Greece: 1969-1970-1972
- Bulgaria: 1971
- Brazil: (Rio Festival) 1970
- 2nd prize - London Festival Awards 1995 pub.
Composition
- Music and Song: about 800 (500 oriental & 300 occidental)
- Film music: 25 films.
- Ballet music: (the Devil's Hill ) plus 10 classical pieces for piano
- Records: 30 (long play), 300 ( 45 r.p.m), recorded by Philips, parlophone,
decca, capitole, S.L.D polydor, Rahbania ...
- Music CD 1996.
Activities
Theater:
( la penetre de la lune )
- Production,
script and music of the Operetta Ayam Saif (Summer days) Beit Eddin
Festivals, 1972
- Wadi
Shamsine 1983 .
- Participation
(production and composition) at the Operettas of FAIRUZ: International
Festivals of baalbeck (1971-1975) .
- Safra
Al Ahlam 1993.
Television
-
Participation by producing 26 T.V. Series and 4 T.V shows (Lebanese
T.V.) - producers Rahbani Brothers.
Radio
- Production
of 13 episodes for the B.B.C. (Arabic section) 1960
- Production
of 20 episodes for Radio Lebanon.
Tours
with the Rahbani Lebanese Popular Troup (a cast of 80)
-Brazil:
the Municipal Theaters of Rio and Sao Paolo (1961)
Argentina:
the Municipal Theater of Buenos -Aires (1961).
England:
Albert Hall (London ), Manchester (1962).
U.S.A:
(11 states) - 1972
Canada
(Montreal) - 1972
Algeria
(1966), Tunisia (1966), Jordan (1967& 1975), Iraq (1975) Kuwait
(1968) , Morocco (1970) ....
Address
Home: Elias
Rahbani, ANTELIAS (Beirut - Lebanon) Tel: 961.1.412311- 961.1.414611-
961.1.915327-961.1.402816
Office: Rahbani's Office, Kfoury Forest, Badaro Street BEIRUT (Lebanon),
Tel: 961.1.383355, 961.1.383073.
Publicity
Films Production
Approximately
3000 commercials (for Cinema ,TV and Radio) for the following countries:
Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Kuwait,
Gulf Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, Greece, France, Germany, England.
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