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Silence Amid War as Iraqi Orchestra Rehearses in Baghdad
In Baghdad the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra resumed after a summer break, its players and conductor Mohammed Amin Ezzat guiding a tense yet hopeful rehearsal. The room warmed under a hard afternoon sun as musicians, many in fragile life situations, sought solace in music while Baghdad battles outside. The ensemble faces losses from war and flight of 25 members, yet students like 16 year old Zuhai Sultan and 14 year old Duna Mousa keep the flame alive with instruments funded by a Los Angeles Philharmonic outreach.
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Los Angeles Times
Baghdad
Iraq
Mohammed Amin Ezzat
Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra
Zuhai Sultan
Zuhal
Ezzat
Karim
Wasfi
Wassi
Indiana University
Ballet and Music Institute
U.S
Duna Mousa
la Canada Flintridge
Calif
Los Angeles Philharmonic