Young classical musicians join forces in Middle Eastern ensemble
by editors@theworld.org (Jeff Lunden) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6TF21)
A group of musicians in New York City have gotten together to form an ensemble featuring classical music by Middle Eastern composers of diverse nationalities. They perform music by Palestinians, Lebanese and Syrians. They're called the Riwaya Ensemble - "riwaya" means narration" or story" in Arabic. Jeff Lunden has the story, from New York.