Yacoub G. Al-Atrash
Born1978
Beit Sahour, Palestine
Genres
Occupation(s)Music composer
Years active2007–present

Yacoub G. Al-Atrash is a music composer and maestro from Palestine.[1] Over the years, Yacoub has participated and performed in festivals such as International Festival of Carthage, Jerash Festival, and Mawazine.[2]

Yacoub has led orchestras with artists such as Mohammed Assaf, Assala, Omar Al-Abdallat, and Hany Shaker.[3]

Biography

Yacoub was born in 1978 in the town of Beit Sahour in Palestine.[2] His father is an olivewood artist known for making ouds from olivewood.[2] From an early age, he was interested in musical instruments, especially the oud and learned the art from his father.[3]

Yacoub studied music at the Jordan Academy of Music.[3] He then came back to Palestine to continue studying the Oud at Edward Said National Conservatory of Music.[3]

In 2007, he founded Awtar Studio.[2][4] In the following year, he started the band Awtar which included 18 musicians.[2]

In 2012, he composed the music for Nimrod play.[5]

In 2014, his work, Palestine Light of Hope, received the Palestine International Award.[6]

In 2021, he started Our Voices with Your Songs project.[4]

Awards and recognition

  • 2014: Palestine International Award

References

  1. ↑ "حصدت 6 جوائز: مهرجان اتحاد إذاعات الدول العربية يحتفي بفلسطين". Wafa.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "المايسترو "الأطرش".. يعيد روح الموسيقى الشرقية للفن الفلسطيني". Anadolu Agency.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "المايسترو "الأطرش": يعيد روح الموسيقى الشرقية للفن الفلسطيني". Al-Quds Al-Arabi. March 10, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "المايسترو يعقوب الأطرش: "لم أقف مكتوف الأيدي أمام كورونا "". Wattan.
  5. ↑ "ديار تفتتح مسرحية النمرود بالتعاون مع مجموعة مسار". Arab Theatre Institute. 14 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "جائزة فلسطين الدولية للتميز والإبداع للعام 2014".
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