Shesh Besh, the IPO’s Arab-Jewish Ensemble that brings together IPO musicians with musicians from northern Israel’s Arab community, just concluded a tour to Canada. The ensemble traveled to Montréal to perform at the International Society for Music Education (ISME) World Conference. The concert wove together the musical voices of East and West, carrying a heartfelt message of peace and brotherhood from Israel.

The ensemble then traveled to Toronto—with a brief detour to Niagara Falls!—to perform to a sold-out audience at Koffler Arts, a multi-disciplinary arts platform that celebrates Jewish artistic voices within a diverse and exploratory framework of pan-cultural contemporary expression. We are delighted to share an excerpt from this moving performance with you.