Refuge – Special Concert at West Road Concert Hall
Saturday May 24
£15.00 – £30.00A trio of works exploring the theme of sanctuary in this special concert to celebrate Cambridge’s refugee community, featuring the world premiere of a new Concerto for Kamancheh and Orchestra by Iranian composer and virtuoso Rouzbeh Parsa.
Rouzbeh writes: ‘The Kamancheh is one of the oldest traditional instruments in Iranian music, and I’ve always wanted to write a concerto for Kamancheh and orchestra. I’m excited about blending Iranian music with other traditions.
Jonathon Dove’s powerful cantata Odyssey celebrates the extraordinary bravery and resilience of refugees fleeing from persecution and suffering. While the Concerto for Orchestra by Bela Bartok, himself a refugee, is a joyful, energetic and always brilliant work.
Performers: Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra/ Cambridge Philharmonic Chorus/ Harry Sever – Conductor/ Lucy Hollins – Conductor/ Rouzbeh Parsa – Kamancheh/ Francesca Chiejina – Soprano/ John Gyeantey – Tenor
Tickets: £15, £20, £25, £30. Student concessions available. Note that balcony tickets will not be on sale for this concert.
For info go to https://www.westroad.org/whats-on/cambridgephil-refuge25
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