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Iraqi National Symphony Joins Forces with New York


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Iraqi National Symphony Joins Forces with New York Philharmonic

Jenny Falcon

New York

01 Apr 2004, 03:27 UTC

A group of musicians from Iraq's National Symphony Orchestra have traveled to New York and are working with members of the New York Philharmonic as part of a cultural exchange program.

Annie Melconian, 23, is the youngest member of Iraq's National Symphony. Now, the second violinist is one of seven Iraqi musicians attending master classes with members of the New York Philharmonic at New York's Lincoln Center.

Ms. Melconian says she values both the opportunity to work on technical skills and to connect with the international community of classical musicians after years of isolation in Iraq.

"It is a very good experience to see other musicians, and other conductors and how they rehearse and also all these centers," she says. "We do not have anything like that, so we hope to get this experience into our country and try to build a new Iraq."

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I think cultural exchanges/partnerships like this are more likely to bring peace than poltiics as usual. Good post :good job:

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Well put, ASU. When people centuries from now look back upon our civilization, they wont be studying politicians - they will be look at the arts that were produced. It's my own belief that MTV and music had as much to do with the fall of the iron curtain as any thing...

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