Golnoush Khaleghi
{{Short description|Iranian musician (1941–2021)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Golnoush Khaleghi
| image = Golnoush Khaleghi 1970s.jpg
| caption = Khaleghi in the 1970s
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1941|1|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = Tehran, Imperial State of Iran
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|2|14|1941|1|6|df=y}}
| death_place = Washington, D.C., United States
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| nationality = Iranian American
| occupation = Musician, composer, conductor
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| relatives =
| parents = Ruhollah Khaleghi (father)
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Golnoush Khaleghi{{efn|Also romanized as Golnush Khaleqi}} ({{langx|fa|گلنوش خالقی}} {{IPA|fa|golˈnuːʃ ˌxɒːleˈɢiː|}}; 6 January 1941 – 14 February 2021) was an Iranian-American musician and conductor. She was Iran's first female conductor.{{Cite web|url=http://www.payvand.com/news/21/feb/1014.html|title="I Will Never Perform Just for Women!": Golnoush Khaleghi Passes Away in Exile|website=Payvand News/BBC}}
Early life and education
Khaleghi was born in Tehran and studied at the Persian National Music Conservatory, the Mozarteum Salzburg, and later at the University of Wisconsin.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rkac.com/pages/gkhaleghi.htm|title=Golnoush Khaleghi Bio|website=RKAC}}
Career
From 1975 to 1979, Khaleghi was the conductor of National Iranian Radio & Television Choir, known as "Hamâvazân". Shortly after the 1979 Iranian revolution she moved to the United States. In 1985 she founded the Ruhollah Khaleqi Orchestra in homage to her father and to preserve Persian music in the United States; however, the orchestra's activities was halted in 1990 due to financial difficulties.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/arts-56067150|title=A Tribute to Golnoush Khaleghi|website=BBC Persian|date=15 February 2021 }}
Personal life
She was married to American organist Stephen Ackert, with whom she had two sons—David and Julian.{{cn|date=April 2025}}
Khaleghi died in Washington D.C. on 15 February 2021, at the age of 80.
Works
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=Compositions=
- "Azadi Anthem" (1979) for choir, with lyrics by Fereydoun Moshiri
- "Concerto for Santur and Orchestra" (1988)
- Piano works based on Persian folk music and melodies by Darvish-Khan, Morteza Neydavood, etc.
=Arrangements=
- "Pure Wine" (1991), arrangement of her father's works for voice, choir and orchestra.{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/holdingsInfo?searchId=17022&recCount=25&recPointer=1&bibId=5764739|title=May-i nāb|website=Library of Congress}}
=Books=
- "Ey Iran: Memorial volume of Ruhollah Khaleqi". Mahoor Institute, Tehran, 2006.
- "Ruhollah Khaleghi's Compositions & Arrangements". Mahoor Institute, Tehran, 2019.
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaewzR9CFLY An Interview with Golnoush Khaleghi: BBC Persian TV] (with English subtitles)
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Category:Iranian women musicians
Category:Musicians from Tehran
Category:Iranian emigrants to the United States
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