Orchestra Premieres International Collaboration
Music is popular among the residents of Dubai and is incorporated into their daily lives. It is also a significant aspect of the city’s cultural heritage and history. Traditional music styles are common and essential, while the United Arab Emirates Philharmonic Orchestra has also become widely recognized as a major institution in Dubai. It has the distinction of being the only full time orchestra functioning in the UAE and is gaining international recognition as a collaborator with music professionals from around the world. This resident company is a major attraction for tourists who are staying in one of the five star Dubai hotels and they have no difficulty in finding information on it at the front desk.
The orchestra’s Conductor and Artistic Director, Philipp Maier, founded this groundbreaking organization with the goal of supporting and promoting orchestral music in the UAE. The company was developed to provide classical music, and also to create an innovative fusion of European and Arabic styles and themes. They present concerts from the standard classical cannon as well as new works from contemporary composers. Darrol Barry is an acclaimed British composer and his new works will be premiered by the orchestra. The concert will be the first of its kind collaboration by orchestras in the Middle East.
The UAE orchestra, which also performs concerts for local festivals and community events, is about to move into a new and permanent home at the American University in Dubai. The new auditorium was built with a state of the art acoustical design and will be the perfect venue for this innovated company. There will also be ample space for rehearsals, which is an excellent and necessary resource for any orchestra. Their new home is sponsored by a generous grant from the University AUD. The company should thrive in this new location. It will compliment the nature of the orchestra and its music as well as its educational intentions. The orchestra gained international recognition recently when it was featured on a CNN commercial. This was a globally broadcast spot and put the international eye on the Dubai orchestra.
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