COMPOSITIONS
Mu'allaqah Suite (2017)
I. Atlal
II. Rahil
III. Al-Ghazal
IV. Al-Fakhr
solo piano
Echoes from Petra (2018)
Sonata-Fantasy
solo piano
The Phoenix: Still We Rise! (2022)
Performed here at the Academy of Music and Theatre, Tallinn, Estonia, at the College Music Society (CMS) International Conference, 2023.
solo piano
Elegy (2015)
Prelude and Fugue
cello and piano
Lamma Bada Yatathanna (2021)
Based on an Arabic Andalusian folk melody
(lyrics in Arabic)
voice and piano
The Patriot (2018)
with Vanessa Cornett-Murtada
Dedicated to Colin Kaepernick
Performed here by Dr. Nicholas Phillips
for kneeling pianist
La Rosa Enflorece (2021)
Based on a traditional Ladino melody
voice and piano
Ya Asmar Illown (2021)
Based on a traditional Syrian folk song
(lyrics in Arabic)
voice and piano
Wadi Rum (2006)
solo piano
The Eternal Nomad (2020)
Lyrics in English by Julia Bronkhorst
voice and piano
Our Masterpiece Destroyed! (2020)
Based on the C major prelude by J.S. Bach, decomposed by Salam Murtada
solo piano
The Nabatean (2020)
Lyrics in English by Julia Bronkhorst
voice and piano
Valse (2018)
Piano duet arrangement of
Alfred Schnittke's Farewell Waltz
piano four-hands
A Prayer for Ukraine (2022)
Piano duet transcription of Mykola Lysenko's hymn by Vanessa Cornett and Salam Murtada
piano four-hands
Ritha'a (Elegy) for Gaza (2023)
I. Prelude
II. Last Lullaby
You can order the piece here from Dozan World, with proceeds going to charity benefiting Gaza.
solo piano
Lamma Bada Yatathanna (2023)
guitar and cello
Performed here by Dr. Christopher Kachian and Dr. Thomas Schonberg (The Arpeggione Duo) at American University of Cairo, Egypt (2023)