Fahir Atakoglu: Prolific composer

Published September 19, 2011 4:00am ET



Fahir Atakoglu slipped quietly into Montgomery County without alerting local music lovers that one of Turkey’s most famous composers now resides in their midst. While he was scoring documentaries about Turkish history, he wrote music for “Aladdin’s Luck,” the Imagination Stage sensation that first debuted at White Flint Mall. “Aladdin’s Luck,” the story of a mischievous young man’s adventures, will be presented there through October 30. The audience will follow Aladdin on two journeys, each lasting 1001 days and nights, to find magic and love.

“This story has been a favorite of mine since high school,” Atakoglu said. “All the while I read the books, I was thinking of the music to accompany the story. Children of all ages and nationalities love the characters.

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