VANIER: The Syrian civil war has forced millions of people from their homes. And many of them yearn to celebrate their culture as they assimilate elsewhere.</s>ALLEN: A group of Syrian musicians in Europe has formed an orchestra to do just that. And their music is bringing them and their new home together. Here it is.</s>RAED JAZBEH, MUSICIAN: We need to do something to unite as Syrians and do something for hope.</s>JAZBEH: My name is Raed Jazbeh. I'm from Syria. The Syrian Philharmonic Orchestra is the first symphony orchestra for the Syrian professional and academic musician who live in Europe. I had an invitation to play in Berlin. We traveled from Damascus to Beirut, then from airport in Beirut to Berlin. After the concert, I decided to stay. The music is part of our soul. Without music is like fish without water. This orchestra is not about the Syrian nationality. It's about Syrian culture. The age of the Syrian culture more than 7,000 years. So it is about humanity. So we have to save what we can save.</s>ALLEN: Very nice.</s>VANIER: All right.</s>ALLEN: More of that.</s>VANIER: Thank you for watching CNN NEWSROOM. I'm Cyril Vanier.</s>ALLEN: "World Sport" is next, and we'll be back at the top of the hour with another hour of news from around the word. You are watching CNN.
Syrian Orchestra Raising Hope through Music.