Belief

The sound of music.The sound of hope.The Palestine Youth Orchestra has teamed upwith world-renowned Lebanese composer, Marcel Khalifefor their latest concert.This marriage of experience and exuberance

comes after long hours of rehearsalover the past 10 days.For people coming together for the first time,it is difficult sometimes for themto work the kind of schedules that theyneed to work to actually really make the orchestra improve.And it's very challenging.

But overcoming challenge is the mantra of these musicians.They are young Palestinians living in Gaza, the West Bank,or neighboring Arab countries.Due to the difficulty of getting visas, most of the timethey practice alone.Only just before a tour can they finally rehearse together--

hardly ideal for making music, but a sourceof pride for many members.It's the Palestinian orchestra and thereis no other ...