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How exactly does a nation recover from the realities of war? Living in the United States, a country that is often the aggressor when it comes to recent wars, it’s hard to answer that question. The (http://nyoiinfo.wix.com/nyoiraq) National Yourth Orchestra of Iraq (http://nyoiinfo.wix.com/nyoiraq) seems to know what’s up. Have you ever heard of them? From a nation still recovering from the scars of a war waged on it in the name of ‘democracy’ and decades of oppression before then, comes one of the most democratic forms of art – an orchestra. Did I mention they’re prepping to perform in the United States?
(http://thrivalroom.com/wpcontent/uploads/2014/05/Iraq-Youth-Orchestra.jpg) The Orchestra, who earned a special commendation in 2011′s International Music Council’s Musical Rights Awards, have started a kickstarter campaign (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1489654862/national-youth-orchestra-of-iraq-american-debut) to fund a debut in the country that went looking for oil or weapons of mass destruction or terrorist democracy in the region a little over a decade ago.
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Founded by pianist Zuhal Sultan (https://twitter.com/ZuhalSultan), the orchestra features some of the best musicians from a country torn apart by internal and external violence. And if this performence from Beethovenfest in 2012 is any indication of their talent, they are capable of producing some very beautiful and moving music.
The orchestra can be followed on twitter here (https://twitter.com/nyoiraq), and on facebook here (https://www.facebook.com/NYO.IRAQ).
H/T Rachel Elizabeth Maley for sharing with us via our facebook page!
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