June 7, 2012 — 17th of Rajab 1433: For our sixth of our FIRST THURSDAY SYMPHONIES , we plan to listen to Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov ‘s Scheherazade . Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) was a Russian composer, one of a group of nationalistic composers known as “The Mighty Five”. His symphonic suite, Scheherazade , was