March 26, 2009 at 5:38 AM
I believe this story is highly relevant to any violinist who cares about creating good will crossing political lines. Have a good read.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/03/26/africa/26jenin.php
How wonderful! Thanks for sharing. Barenboim's efforts in creating a the Divan Orchestra which includes both Israeli and Palestinian musicians is anoter step in the right direction.
As you can see from Jerald Archer's blog entry today, no good deed goes unpunished.
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