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Mohammed Fairouz is one of the mostfrequently performed, commissioned,and recorded composers of hisgeneration, melding Middle-Easternmusic and poetry with Westernstructures to deeply expressive effect.Native Informant, written for leadinginternational soloist Rachel BartonPine, embodies Arabic fiddling motifsas well as songful excitement,underpinned by a lament for thevictims of the Egyptian Revolution.The lullaby Tahwidah and the songcycle Posh evoke tenderness and loss,whilst Jebel Lebnan was commissionedby the Imani Winds and musicallychronicles events from the LebaneseCivil War and their effect on thecurrent face of Lebanon.