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Our World: A Symphony for Syria

A Symphony for Syria

08/07/2016

BBC News Channel - Our World, A Symphony for Syria

The story of a group of musicians who fled Damascus after Syria's civil war broke out.

Four musicians from the Syrian National Orchestra for Arabic Music prepare for a series of concerts, reuniting members in exile and in Syria.

The Syrian National Orchestra for Arabic Music was founded in Damascus in 2003. But, after the outbreak of war in 2011, many of its members were forced to flee the country. Our World follows four musicians as they prepare for a groundbreaking series of concerts, reuniting orchestra members in exile, and those in Syria, in the hope of changing perceptions of their war-torn nation.

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