Curriculum Vitae
Mohammad Hussein Gomar
Jozza player and a founder of Iraqi Maqam Ensemble .
Professor of Science and musical theories & Jozza instrument & Iraqi Maqam
General supervisor of the project registration and documentation of the Iraqi Maqams.
* Born in Diala, Iraq, in 1959,
An academic and author of a musician, composer and Jozza Player.
* PhD excellence degree in musical science degree from the University of North America – 2016. * Master excellence degree of Science of musical from University . North of America 2011- 2012 .
* B.A Musicologe from Art Academy – Baghdad university in 1992 .
* Art Diploma from Iraqi Institute of Melodic Studies 1981.
* Member of Dutch ( Kunstenaars & CO ) / Netherland 2003.
* Member of ( Dutch Musicians Union – Ntb) Netherland 2004.
* Member of ( Buma & Stemra ) / Netherland 2004.
* Member of (Iraqi Musician Association) / Iraq 1976 .
* Member of (Iraqi Artists Union) / Iraq 1982 .
* Member of Iraqi Musical Hertage Group which was founded by the
great Artist “ Munir Bashir since 1976.
* Composer in Iraqi Radio & T.V since 1984.
* Head of Department of Musical instruments and song in Musical Studies Institute and also a teacher of musical theories & Analysis and the Jozza in the Iraqi Melody Studies Institute As well as in Music & Ballet School 1982-1997.
*He worked as a teacher for playing & collective singing & eastern musical theories in music arts department – Faculty of Fine Arts .
*Member of Al Kindi Ensemble which consists of the best Syrian & Arab musicians with the French player “ Julien Weiss “,.
*Member of Jazz Dutch Band ( WOGELKWART ) .
*He gave lectures about music & Iraqi Maqam in a lot of universities, institutes and cultural centers in almost all over the world. For example, Harvard University in USA, Belfast University in Ireland, Jordanian Academy for Music, Yarmouk University – Music Department in Jordan, Higher Institute for Music in Tunis, World Cultures House in Netherlands – Rasa, American University Beirut
and Higher Institute for Music in Damascus/ Syria.
*Obtained Aril city Medal in France with Iraqi Music Heritage Group1977.
*Obtained Medal of youth Festival, Baghdad 1983
*Obtained the “ Best Musical Melody “at the Iraqi Puplic festival 1986.
*Obtained Medal of “ Best Poem Melody in Sung Poem Festival 1994 .
*Obtained Medal of the Jordanian Academy for Music in 1996 .
*The Iraqi Maqam Ensemble was reestablished in 1989 under the direction of instrumentalist and composer Mohammad Gomar, to continue its mission preserve and develop arab classical music in Iraq.
*He founded in 2000 supported by Dutch Cultural & Art Establishments
Iraqi Maqam Foundation in Netherlands This Est. aims to show and teach
the Iraqi Music represented by the Iraqi Maqam in Europe and the world.
Mohammad H. Gomar: Is considered on of the best Iraqi players on Jozza recently,
He was taught by the Tajikistani expert Mahmodov within ( 1976-1979) and he was taught by the late Artist Hasan Al Nakeb & Dakhel Ahmad. He was taught the principles of the Iraqi Maqam by the expert Sha’ubi Ibrahim, in addition to the eastern Musical theories sciences by the great Artist Rohi Al Khammash who recommended the Artist Mohammad Gomar to teach musical theories & Analysis in Musical Studies Institute after him.
He worked in the field of melody composing and musical composition in the sense that he composed the music and melodies for a collection of the Iraqi Poems, songs and the music of drama, T.V. & Radio works.
His style in composing was characterized by the Iraqi characteristic acquired by his practice and study for the Iraqi Maqam in Music Studies Institute mixed with the contemporary academic style by studying the Modern Music Sciences in Fine Music Department – Faculty of Fine Arts / Baghdad University.
He was highly influenced when he started in terms of musical composition by the style of the well known Kurdish Artist – violin player Anwar Karadaghi who was really considered one of the musical movement pioneer in Kurdstan – Iraq. He followed his style by relying on the Kurdish Signing Folklore mixing it with the instrumental music, that was clear in his musical compositions ( Thraya, Hadel, Roueda Giayan, Thraya Hayati …. etc. )
A lot of brilliant Jozza players are graduated from his school recently. He was characterized by a special style in teaching such instrument mixed with the Iraqi characteristic and the advanced western instrumental technique which he learnt from his master the Tajakistani Mahmodov which was about the scientific and academic use of bow movement and the way of handling and putting the instrument in the sense that he composed a special method for the important exercises of the ancient heritage instrument ( its history goes back up to 2350 before Christ ) corresponding with this style in playing.