Azerbaijani Composer Named Honorary Member Of Germany's GEMA Society
Date
11/28/2024 3:10:04 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 28. Azerbaijani
composer, musicologist, and Ph.D. in art history, Khadija
Zeynalova, based in Germany, has been elected as an honorary member
of the German Society for Musical Performing and Mechanical
Reproduction Rights (GEMA), following a decision by the
organization's board of trustees and management, Trend reports.
According to the State Committee on Diaspora Affairs, Zeynalova,
a member of GEMA since 2007, will officially hold the title of
honorary member beginning January 1, 2025. She is the first
Azerbaijani female composer to receive this distinction. Currently,
GEMA has approximately 90,000 members, including 5,000 honorary
members.
Khadija Zeynalova is also an associate professor at the Detmold
Conservatory and the University of Paderborn in Germany, as well as
the founder and artistic director of the“Bridge of Sound”
orchestra and the International Music Festival“Harmony of
Sound.”
She is a member of the Union of Composers of Azerbaijan and the
International Alliance of Women in Music. Zeynalova has been
awarded the Medal of the Republic of Azerbaijan for her
contributions to diaspora activities. She was named Best Composer
of the Year for 2024 in Germany. Her works have been performed in
the US, Germany, Austria, the UK, France, Switzerland, Italy,
Canada, Oman, Türkiye, Greece, and many other countries.
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