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Nahla Mattar: the world is melting with music

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Introduction	Mattar is composer and researcher currently serves as an associate professor at Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt. Mattar got her doctorate of musical arts DMA, in composition from Arizona State University (ASU) in spring 2005. Mattar won the second prize in the "Internationaler Komponistinnenwettbewerb / Komponistinnenfestival Herbst 2008, Germany, for her cello, bass clarinet, and piano piece "Three". Mattar enjoyed three months residency in Winterthur, Zurich, Switzerland in 2008, ended with producing a concert with Andreas Ramseier of mainly her works, as well as introducing the works of other young Egyptian composers. Mattar has a great interest in the electro-acoustic/digital interactive medium. Mattar's graduation work: "Scars" was premiered in Phoenix, Az. in April 2005, a major collaboration with videographer Joan Karlen of University of Wisconsin at Steven points, and visual artist Arina Melkozernova with the director Ilana lydia. Scars is going to be performed again in Berlin by ensemble courage, Oliver Schneller (director).

Introduction

Mattar is composer and researcher currently serves as an associate professor at Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt. Mattar got her doctorate of musical arts DMA, in composition from Arizona State University (ASU) in spring 2005. Mattar won the second prize in the "Internationaler Komponistinnenwettbewerb / Komponistinnenfestival Herbst 2008, Germany, for her cello, bass clarinet, and piano piece "Three". Mattar enjoyed three months residency in Winterthur, Zurich, Switzerland in 2008, ended with producing a concert with Andreas Ramseier of mainly her works, as well as introducing the works of other young Egyptian composers. Mattar has a great interest in the electro-acoustic/digital interactive medium. Mattar's graduation work: "Scars" was premiered in Phoenix, Az. in April 2005, a major collaboration with videographer Joan Karlen of University of Wisconsin at Steven points, and visual artist Arina Melkozernova with the director Ilana lydia. Scars is going to be performed again in Berlin by ensemble courage, Oliver Schneller (director).