Episode 82: The Creative Process of Fouad Fakhouri, composer and conductor

Join us in this enlightening episode as we dive into the creative mind of renowned conductor and composer Fouad Fakhouri of the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra in Michigan and the Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra in Texas. During our conversation we explore the fascinating similarities and contrasts between the worlds of visual arts and music and discover how the principles of art and design transcend these creative disciplines. Fouad Fakhouri was born in Lebanon and comes from four generations of musicians. His childhood in war-torn Lebanon played a significant role in shaping his musical compositions. The tumultuous civil war deeply influenced his artistic expression. At age seventeen, he traveled to the United States to begin his college studies at University of North Texas where he obtained a Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition from the University of North Texas, and a Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting, as well as a Master of Music in Composition/Theory from Pennsylvania State University. Currently the influence of living in New York City inspires Fouad. His work often reflects the city's traffic, chaos, and conflict, creating an expressively percussive quality to his music. On Friday evening, October 25 Fouad will be leading the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra in a program curated by him as the musical director and conductor of the symphony. The evening is titled Green vs. Blue: The Concert Tailgate Experience. Art Lewis, a local radio personality joins the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra to narrate Copland’s Lincoln Portrait. The concert is comprised entirely of music from American composers and  featuring Rouse’s Symphony No. 1. Valerie will be painting live alongside the orchestra for Michael Torke’s pieces Green and Bright Blue Music, and there will be the Michigan Premiere of local pianist Catherine McMichael’s Celestial Navigation. A ticketing link will be in the show notes of this episode.  Show Notes Fouad Fakhouri's Website Saginaw Bay Symphony Website Wichita Falls Symphony Website Tickets for October 25 Concert at Temple Theater "Green vs Blue" Seth Godin's The Practice: Shipping Creative Work Book Rick Rubin's The Creative Act Book