21.08.2019 ob 16:56
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Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 21, 2019 (MOREL/GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - On August 25th, around 300 young people, including Syrian and Palestinian refugees, will turn the rooftops and street of the Qasqas neighborhood in Beirut into a vast, interactive stage from which they will perform a series of musical pieces accompanied by musicians from the globally renowned Silkroad Ensemble.

The musical pieces have all been composed and created over the past year by these young people as part of a Music For Development project, designed and implemented by Right To Play in partnership with the Silkroad Ensemble.

The concert, will mark the culmination of the first phase of this project. The project brought at-risk and vulnerable young people, living in and around Beirut, together with professional musicians from the Silkroad Ensemble as well as young local music coaches. Through different forms of music, the project aimed to provide a platform and a vehicle with which the youth could develop critical life skills, express their challenges and advocate for their rights.

All of the youth come from extremely difficult, high poverty areas with high incidences of drug abuse, violence, diseases and environmental degradation. Many of these young people have lost their voices and their hope. The Music for Development project has created an opportunity for them to explore their fears and face their challenges through the transformative power of music.

The concert will provide a platform from which, through their own music, they will amplify their stories and celebrate their progress. (ends)