Messages of Peace and Love from Damascus the cradle of civilization to the world

At the sideline of the activities of  “Culture in your home” festival ,  which kicked off on Thursday ,  a musical evening was presented by Al-Hujra choir(chamber music) in Khan Asaad Basha in old Damascus city.

The musical  evening was organized  without an audience within the framework of  the preventive measures adopted by the Ministry of Culture to prevent the spread of the novel Coronavirus.

The  event’s objective was to send a message of love and peace through music to the world and al-Quds(Jerusalem) “ the flower of the cities” .

The  musical evening  was broadcast live on the official website of the Ministry of Culture and its YouTube channel. It  included a film that shows Syrian doctors who died in various countries while treating patients infected with the novel coronavirus.

The orchestra, conducted by maestro Missak Baghboudaria , presented an amazing  collection of eastern and western melodies with an impressive  professional  performance.

“It is important to link music to the place historically and this is why we chose Khan Asaad Basha since it gives a natural echo to the sounds and harmony of the orchestra,” maestro Baghboudaria  told SANA.

He stressed the need for music to be always present, especially at a times of crisis because it provides positive energy.

On her part , the  opera singer Susan Haddad highlighted that   singing in  a  great historical place like Khan Asaad Basha  means a lot to her because it is part of the Syrian civilization. She expressed  her happiness with her participation in the musical evening ,during  these difficult circumstances, to present   music to the Syrian audience via Internet to address  messages of love and peace from Damascus to the world  that all Syrians  love life, peace  and hope.

Rawaa Ghanam