The Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra
The Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra in Baghdad which plays classical European and Arab compositions, including classical Iraqi instruments.
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The orchestra was formerly known as the Baghdad Symphony Orchestra and found in 1944 by Albert Chaffoo. Just two years later, Baghdad Symphony Ochetra was disbanded. Many of its old members later formed what today is known as the Iraqi National Symphony.