• The concert, attended by Arab News, took place at one of the oldest museums in Italy’s capital
• The band was founded in 2019 with the aim of promoting Saudi musical heritage worldwide

Francesco Bongarrà

ROME: Residents of Rome attended the first concert in Italy of the Saudi National Music Band on Saturday night as part of the 12th edition of “Musei in Musica” (“Museums in Music”) at one of the capital’s oldest museums.

At the concert, attended by Arab News, the band was represented by Emad Lufti Zari, Reaab Ahmed Bukhari, Abdulaziz Abdullah bin Shannan and Saud Abdulaziz Al-Khulaif.

The Saudi artists performed in the Sala della Protomoteca, one of the biggest and most prestigious halls of the Musei Capitolini, where priceless masterpieces from ancient Roman and baroque art have been preserved and kept on display for centuries.

The Saudi National Music Band was founded in 2019 on the initiative of the Ministry of Culture, with the aim of representing the Kingdom in regional and international events, as well as promoting its musical heritage worldwide, in line with the Vision 2030 reform program.

Twenty-six members make up the band, which is also engaged in the training of over 200 young musicians.