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he Edward Said National Conservatory of Music has been Gaza’s main music school since it opened a branch there 13 years ago. Before the war, it trained hundreds of students in classical and popular music, sending top talents abroad to perform with the Palestine Youth Orchestra. Two years of Israeli bombardment have destroyed its Gaza City building and claimed the lives of some students, including 14-year-old violinist Lubna Alyaan. Music lessons now take place in tents, displacement camps, and d