After Assad’s fall, Syria’s musicians rebuild from the rubble

After Assad’s fall, Syria’s musicians rebuild from the rubble

Spaces Between the Beats — Following decades of dictatorship and 14 years of civil war, the country’s classical and creative scenes have an opportunity to build from scratch. Andrei Popviciu speaks to the people hoping for a flourishing new era of art and sound. In the Damascus Institute of Music’s halls, the sounds of instruments blend into a triumphant cacophony. With soaring brass, strings, wind instruments and percussion coming together as o…