Concert will form part of moment year of ‘14-18 Now’ commemorations,which will also include works approximately Easter Rising and battle of SommeIt will be a major logistical challenge – but organisers are confident they will be able to reunite more than 50 Syrian musicians for a series of concerts with Damon Albarn, to celebrate the “strength and delight” of the war-torn countrys culture.
The ambitious project would reunite the orchestra and chorus of the Syrian National Orchestra for Arabic Music nearly eight years after they first performed with Albarn in Damascus. The project was announced on Wednesday as part of the 2016 UK arts programme marking the centenary of the first world war.
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Source: theguardian.com