The Palestine Youth Orchestra (PYO) was created in 2004 by the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music with the vision of bringing together young Palestinian musicians, aged 13 – 27 years, from across the globe. Today the PYO is a leading youth orchestra with c.80 musicians, which has toured worldwide. Over the past decade, the orchestra has performed internationally, to include in Palestine, Germany, France, Jordan, Syria, Bahrain, Lebanon, Greece Italy and Turkey. In 2016, PalMusic organised an ambitious UK tour, which culminated at the Royal Festival Hall in London.
Young musicians come back year after year, describing the PYO as ‘family’ and a way to ‘recharge their souls’ for the following 12 months.
This year the PYO is in Jordan, conducted by Lamar Elias. Lamar started her musical journey at the age of 9 at the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music in Bethlehem. She continued her violin studies at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Toulouse. Her passion for conducting emerged at the age of 13. She obtained her DNSPM diploma at the Higher Institute of Arts in Toulouse, in partnership with the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse.
Tickets for the concerts on 15 and 16 July 2024 at The International Academy – Amman (IAA) – SOLD OUT.
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