W adi , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁its ▁first ▁conduct or , ▁and ▁gave ▁its ▁first ▁public ▁concert ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁it ▁performed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁at ▁the ▁Orange ▁County ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁Center . ▁The ▁or chestra ▁has ▁a ▁permanent ▁home ▁in ▁the ▁Dam asc us ▁Opera ▁House . ▁The ▁conduct or ▁is ▁Miss ak ▁Bag h b oud arian . ▁ ▁The ▁re per toire ▁includes ▁both ▁Western ▁classical ▁music ▁and ▁Arab ▁classical ▁music . ▁A ▁concert ▁by ▁the ▁or chestra ▁on ▁ 3 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁raised ▁$ 1 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁an ▁UN R WA ▁campaign ▁for ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Gaz a . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Mus ical ▁groups ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Category : S y rian ▁orch est ras <0x0A> </s> ▁Business ▁strike ▁is ▁a ▁term ▁that ▁distingu ishes ▁co ins ▁created ▁for ▁commerce ▁from ▁comm emor ative ▁co ins ▁and ▁proof ▁co ins . ▁Reg ular ▁issue ▁co ins ▁are ▁normally ▁produced ▁in ▁relatively ▁large ▁numbers , ▁and ▁are ▁primarily ▁meant ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁pocket ▁change , ▁not ▁collected . ▁Business ▁strike ▁is ▁the ▁technical ▁term ▁for ▁regular ▁issue ▁coin age . ▁ ▁Even ▁though ▁special ▁collect or ▁co ins , ▁such ▁as ▁proof ▁coin age , ▁are ▁produced ▁in ▁smaller ▁numbers , ▁the ▁regular ▁issue ▁co ins ▁are ▁sometimes ▁more ▁valuable ▁in ▁high ▁grade ▁than ▁their ▁proof ▁counter