For anyone who’s been moved by the arts, the power within creative expression is profoundly understood. Art holds the capability to heal, to inspire, to educate, to connect and to transform. It serves ...

Michael Ibrahim is busy building bridges. But his bridges are not made of steel. And they do not cross rivers. Instead, they are made of music and cross cultures. Ibrahim is the founder and director ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tom Cohen conducts the youth program of The Jerusalem Orchestra East & West in Tel Aviv, May 2026. (photo credit: Yaakov Buta) The ...

The world-renowned National Arab Orchestra returns to Concert of Colors for its second year. Ahead of the orchestra’s performance, One Detroit contributor Cecelia Sharpe of 90.9 WRCJ sat down with ...

They came from all corners of the United States and as far away as the Middle East to perform in their world premiere concert, in front of a full house at the Atlanta Symphony Hall in the US state of ...

As Michael Ibrahim was finishing up his musical performance studies at Eastern Michigan University in 2009, he says he was struck by the fact that there was "no real avenue" for Arab music in America.

SOUTHFIELD (AP) — A Michigan-based orchestra with a mission of reviving Arab music is tuning up for its annual gala concert. The National Arab Orchestra holds its event March 18 at the Regency Manor ...

The hope of peace through separation is driving Israel's pullout from Gaza. But for some time a group of young Israeli and Arab musicians have sought to foster peace together. They're members of the ...

The Divan Orchestra founded by an Israeli and a Palestinian as a humanist project for friendship and dialogue is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Today, its young members are both Israeli ...

Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim and his orchestra of Arab and Israeli musicians say they are canceling performances in the Middle East this weekend because of fighting between Israel and Hamas. By ...

JTA — A raucous crowd of soccer fans filled the narrow strip of grass between the Tel Aviv-Yafo Music Center and the Bloomfield Stadium, home to Tel Aviv’s two premier league teams. Threading their ...