Building will enhouse Firdaus Women’s Orchestra’ led by AR Rahman Published: February 29, 2020 13:32 Staff Report Expo 2020 Dubai has announced a world class music recording studio that will become a permanent facility as part of its legacy plans in the future city of District 2020 – and the first project to make use of the studio will be Expo 2020’s all-female orchestra.The Firdaus Women’s Orchestra (Firdaus means ‘Paradise’ in Arabic) will be creatively led by renowned Bollywood and Hollywood composer and songwriter AR Rahman, who will mentor the musicians and compose music for the orchestra’s inaugural performance, as well as putting his name to the new studio.The Firdaus Studio by AR Rahman and the orchestra are both part of ambitious plans to push Dubai and the UAE as an international hub for music recording and score production, further expanding the city’s important role as a cultural centre where people o
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This contest is a part of Expo 2020 cultural highlights and they are calling all female intermediate to semi-professional musicians from the Arab world to apply for the Firdaus Orchestra. A total of 100 women will be first chosen from auditions. The orchestra aims to feature 50 female musicians and showcase their talent to a global audience.