A.R. Rahman Set to Release 16 New Compositions With All-Woman Firdaus Orchestra, Reveals Plans for Eastern Collaborations (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Oscar, BAFTA and Grammy-winning composer A.R. Rahman (“Slumdog Millionaire”) is set to release 16 new compositions with the Dubai-based Firdaus Orchestra.
Firdaus Orchestra is an all-woman ensemble of 50 musicians from 23 Arab countries, mentored by the composer. It is the brainchild of Reem Al Hashimy, the U.A.E.’s minister of state for international co-operation and CEO of Expo City Dubai.
Monica Woodman is the conductor. The first of the 16 tracks is titled “Unsung.” “It is a tribute to all the people who produce things and they don’t want to get noticed.
They just do things — like an angel, or fairy godmother or father. And they do things, helping other people to shine. It could be your parents, teacher, it could be somebody who gives charity, can be somebody who’s creating something incredible, but they don’t want to be known.
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