A group of blind Egyptian female musicians has wowed audiences in Canberra, proving it is possible to achieve dreams despite having a disability.

The Al Nour Wal Amal Chamber Orchestra performed in Canberra last night as part of the National Multicultural Festival.

It is the only orchestra in the world made up entirely of blind women and is their first visit to Australia.

Conductors have developed special techniques to enable the girls to perform as an orchestra without the need to read the notes during a performance and without the conductor's baton.

The women read the music in braille, but have to memorise each piece and the orchestral harmony off by heart. They play Egyptian and oriental pieces along with classical music by Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Beethoven.

Violinist Shaimaa Yehya says it is challenging but rewarding.

"We have to keep all of these pieces in our mind - all people say that it's something that's so difficult to keep those pieces [in our mind]," she said.

"I read it and I keep it by heart where I study it for a long time."

The Al Nour Wal Amal Association was set up in Cairo in 1954 to help educate blind girls and assist in their integration into society. It now cares for about 300 girls.

Ms Yehya joined the Al Nour Wal Amal Institute of Music when she was about seven-years old and has been in the orchestra for 15 years.

She says it is a great opportunity, with the orchestra performing in cities around the world including London, Berlin and Tokyo.

"When we travel to each country we interact with people so people can interact with us - know more about their culture, their tradition, their habits," she said.

"We love each country we travel to."

The Al Nour Wal Amal students are supported through tertiary study and most of the orchestra's 40 members have more than one university degree.

Ms Yehya says the success of the orchestra shows women - especially those with a disability - can achieve their goals.

"This is great advantage for us to travel and to prove that the Arab women can do more and more, and women all over the world can do more and more."