Kamel Ferjani was
born in Tunis, Tunisia. He studied the art of the oud. He obtained his PhD
from the University of Strasbourg, France. Kamel Ferjani has participated,
as a composer and a soloist, in many concerts in Tunisia, France, Germany,
Greece, Spain, Egypt, Iraq and Morocco.
He belongs to the
generation of the young oud artists who explored the various abilities of
the instrument through his approach from a different point of view. This
concept was embodied in the pieces he composed for the Tunisian Symphonic
Orchestra and presented on the occasion of the International Symphonic
Festival EL DJEM, Tunisia.
He is the founder
and the director of the Tunisian orchestra “Ensemble de Musique
Mιditerranιenne’, which tries to find new forms of expression of the
Tunisian Music, in relation with the Arab and the Mediterranean Music. He
has carried out enough research and detailed work on the Arabian ‘music
language’, making a positive contribution to the Arabian music and enriching
the Arabian Music Library.
Benefiting from
his long experience in teaching, he combines the written and audio method in
his teaching system. With the combination of these elements, he considers
that he can achieve both the knowledge of melody and rhythm and the conquest
of the artistic expression and the performance of the musical piece, as well
as the technique, which consists of the interpretation of the original music
text ornamented in accordance with the spirit of the Arabian music.
At present, Kamel
Ferjani is the Head of the Studies and Training Department in the Higher
Institute for Music of Tunis where he teaches the oud. Prior to this, he was
the Director in the Music & Dance Department of the Tunisian Ministry of
Culture.
