Carried by the Wind - Bethlehem, Palestine

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:53 +1000

10 mins, 88MB

In Bethlehem, Merlijn Twaalfhoven and partners create "Carried by the Wind", a spectacular music performance from atop rooftops and balconies, across the Separation Wall that now divides this holy town.

Uniting 75 professional & amateur musicians from Ramallah and Bethlehem with children from Palestinian West Bank refugee camps, the project culminates in a performance across Israel's Security Fence (also known as the "Segregation Wall" or "West Bank Separation Barrier"), a 700km concrete wall that divides Bethlehem around the area of Rachel's Tomb, at dusk on 17 April 2008. In so doing it reunites former neighbours with music from both sides of the divide.

Symphony for All - Amman, Jordan

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:56 +1100

10mins, 88MB

Palestinian refugee children at UNRWA (United Nations) Schools in Jordan participate in the Symphony Arabica project, a unique East-West musical dialogue: http://www.arabica.nu/
Composed/conducted by Merlijn Twaalfhoven (Netherlands) http://www.twaalfhoven.net
Directed, Edited and filmed by Adam Sebire

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Carried by the Wind - Bethlehem, Palestine

Symphony for All - Amman, Jordan