Saudi Aramco World Piece on Building Bridges Through Music Program

Sometimes a song can change a life or in this case 20 lives. On May 31 at the historic Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Detroit Michigan before a full house awaiting the annual concert of the National Arab Orchestra nao Music Director Michael Ibrahim stepped up to make an announcement. Last fall he explained the orchestra was awarded a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to start an after-school program called Building Bridges through Music. The purpose of the program he added is to teach Arab music in public schools that serve low-income neighborhoods. Article Written for Saudi Aramco World Magazine Publication: SeptemberOctober 2014 Volume 65 number 5 Written By: Piney Kesting Video By: Ryan Garza ,

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