Composer Mohammed Fairouz’s Orchestral Take on the Tahrir Square Uprising
Mohammed Fairouz – Tahrir – Merkin Hall Performance featuring David David Krakauer (Photo: YouTube Screen Shot)
Wednesday marks the anniversary of the start of the Egyptian uprising in Tahrir Square. Arab American composer, Mohammed Fairouz, who’s writing a concerto called “Tahrir for Clarinet and Orchestra.”
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