Golnoush Khaleghi

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Golnuš Xâleqi
Xâleqi in 1970s
Born	(1941-01-06)6 January 1941 Tehran, Iran
Died	14 February 2021(2021-02-14) (aged 80) Washington, D.C., United States
Nationality	Persian-American
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, conductor
Parent	Ruhollah Khaleghi (father)

Golnuš Xâleqi (6 January 1941 – 14 February 2021; گلنوش خالقی) was a Persian-American musician and conductor. She was the first Persian woman conductor.^[1]

Xâleqi was born in Tehran and studied at the Persian National Music Conservatory, Mozarteum Salzburg and the University of Wisconsin.^[2] From 1975 to 1979 she was the conductor of National Iranian Radio & Television Choir, known as "Hamâvazân". Shortly after the 1979 Revolution she moved to the United States. In 1985 she founded Ruhollâh Xâleqi Orchestra to preserve Persian music in the United States. The orchestra's activities was halted in 1990 due to financial difficulties.^[3]

Golnuš Xâleqi died in Washington, D.C., United States on 15 February 2021. She was 80. Xâleqi is survived by her husband, American organist Stephen Ackert and two sons, Râmin (David) and Julian.