Anis Fuleihan
Born: 2nd April 1900, Kyrenia, Cyprus
Died: 11th October 1970, Palo Alto, California, United States
Nationality: American
Anis Fuleihan was a Cypriot-born American composer, conductor and pianist.
A native of Kyrenia, Fuleihan belonged to a Christian Lebanese family; he attended the English School in that town before coming to the United States in 1915. He settled in New York City, taking further piano lessons with Alberto Jonas; he also taught himself composition at this time. His debut of "Oriental Fantasies" at the Aeolian Hall in 1919 was well received. He became a United States citizen in 1925.
Fuleihan toured the USA and the Middle East from 1919 until 1925, living for a time in Cairo before returning to the United States in 1928. Resettling in New York, he began to compose music for ballets put on by various contemporary dance organizations; he also found work as a conductor for radio at this time.
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