Beyond Belief

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
In the streets of the West Bank and Gaza they are enemies, but music has brought some Israelis and Arabs together for a common purpose. This week, a national tour kicks off featuring traditional music by a Bedouin Jew, a Palestinian Christian, and a Moroccan Muslim titled Gesher-Jisr: Bridging Cultures in Conflict through the Arts. Today, we're joined by musicians Hicham Chami, Yair Dalal, and Naser Musa, who discuss the idea of cultural diplomacy, and offer a live performance. Also: WNYC's music director George Preston has just returned from two of Europe’s big-ticket music festivals: Germany's Bayreuth Festival, which is dedicated exclusively to Wagner, and Switzerland's Verbier Festival, one of the summer's most star-studded musical events. He joins us today with his reflections.

Learn more about Wagner and his work:
» WNYC's special "The Ring and I: The Passion, The Myth, The Mania

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