About

Michele El Chemaly

Assistant Professor of Practice, Performing Arts

Michele El Chemaly is a pianist, researcher in musicology, music instructor and choir accompanist.

She’s been teaching at the National Higher Conservatory of Music in Beirut, at the Holy Spirit University in Kaslik and at St Joseph University in Mar Roukoz. She has given conferences in international music congresses in Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan and more.

Additionally, she has been nominated as International arbitrator for the International Electronic Journal of the Faculty of Specific Education at Mansoura University, Egypt.

Michele performed in many concerts in Lebanon, Cyprus, Jordan, France, India and Canada, and performed in many TV programs with the Choir of the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik and the Choir of Qadisha.

Selected Publications

  • El Chemaly, Michele (2021). “The piano in Arabic music Westernization or Adaptation”. Proceedings of the 30th Arab Music Conference, Opera House, Cairo, Egypt.
  • El Chemaly, Michele (2021). “The patriotic song in Lebanon: Elie Choueiry as a model”. Proceedings of the 9th Contemporary Conference and Festival: Art and National Identity, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.
  • El Chemaly, Michele (2019). “The Arab woman: from reception to creativity”. Proceedings of the 28th Arab Music Conference, Opera House, Cairo, Egypt.
  • El Chemaly, Michele (2017). “Tracks of composition in the modern musical theater in Lebanon: Ziad Rahbani as a model”. Proceedings of the 26th Arab Musi Conference. Opera House, Cairo, Egypt.
  • El Chemaly, Michele (2017). “Radio music advertisements and their musical and economic role”. Proceedings of the Conference on the Impact of radio in the Arab Music Track. Holy Spirit University (USEK), Kaslik, Lebanon.
  • El Chemaly, Michele (2016). “The Arab musical heritage and its various new performances: Lebanon as a model”. Proceedings of the 25th Arab Music Conference, Opera House, Cairo, Egypt.
  • El Chemaly, Michele (2015). “The lyrical theater in Lebanon: the Rahbani Brothers as a model”. Proceedings of the 24th Arab Music Conference, Opera House, Cairo, Egypt.
  • El Chemaly, Michele (2015). “The role of the educational administration in school music education”. Proceedings of the International Congress “Challenges of the school of music education”. Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.

Academic Degrees

  • BA and Master in Musicology, USEK, Lebanon.

  • PhD in Musicology, Aix-Marseille, France.