The ESNCM Orchestra comprises current and former students, teachers and friends of the ESNCM, and guest students from other music institutions. The orchestra gave its first performance at the Friends’ Boys School, Ramallah, in May 2004. From humble origins it has developed into a 75-member ensemble. The orchestra delivers diverse programmes of orchestral music to local audiences, and the music is often introduced and discussed from the podium or from the stage by the students. Participating in the Orchestra provides a first-rate training experience for young Palestinian musicians. Recent performances include the 2018 production of "the Dragon of Bethlehem" which was critically acclaimed. The orchestra will be led in these concert by Maestro Pierre-Antoine Marçais.

Venue: Naseeb Shaheen Auditorium, Birzeit University