UAE National Orchestra: The Beginning

The final performance in the UAENO’s inaugural concert series, the first with its full ensemble of 70 musicians and 30 choir. The programme:

Alexander Borodin Prince Igor – Polovtsian Dances (arr Shakir Hassan)
Ercan Saatçi Alisamadim for Qanun and Orchestra
Naseer Shamma Ishraq for Oud and Orchestra (arr Qoutayba Neaimi: soloist Bechir Gharbi)
Naseer Shamma Journey of Souls for Oud and Qanun (arr Abdel Aziz Shabakouh: soloists Mohamed Abozekry, oud; Diaaelden Hassan, qanun)

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Nadim Tarabay The Beginning, an Emirati Symphony for Orchestra and Choir