Last night a symphony orchestra at the Library of Congress commemorated NATO's 75th anniversary

with an evening of music from its member countries, songs symbolizing hope and solidarity in a trying time.

Here's a look and a listen

for our arts and culture series, Canvas.

Hallelujah.

Hallelujah. The concert by the American Pop's Orchestra organized in part by the Atlantic Council,

featured professional members of the Pops playing alongside student musicians,

composers, and singers hailing from the 32 countries that make up the NATO Alliance.

The founder and conductor of the American Pops Orchestra, Luke Frazier,

conceived of the idea himself,

and shared with me earlier this week why he gathered these student artists.

You know, I think all too often we forget to include younger members of our culture in a discussion

about foreign policy and especially those that are not in government or policy spaces.

And I think there's no better group to include the musicians who are used to bringing people together of many different backgrounds.

So when you marry all those ideas together and my personal commitment to the next generation of musicians, it all came together into this NATO symphony orchestra.

Tell me more about the students. What has this experience been like for them?

They're getting an experience that's unlike any other not only in their exposure

to this diplomatic community but also in the musical breadth and depth and when you're pivoting all the way

from Dvorjock to Whitney Houston in one concert it's quite the

experience for many of these students who will never get the chance to do that

otherwise.

What do you hope they take away from this experience?

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