On World Peace Day (21 September 2016), the World Harmony Orchestra performed Schubert’s “Unfinished Symphony” at two different locations in tribute to refugees worldwide whose journeys are still unfinished. First, at Amnesty International UK where we dedicated the first movement of the symphony to the thousands of refugees who courageously searched for a new home but lost their lives trying to complete the journey. After the concert some musicians from the orchestra went to Folkestone beach to perform for young refugees from Kent Refugee Action Network who have reached the UK safely and facing the sea towards nearly a thousand unaccompanied children in Calais who live in constant danger and
We are proud to have collaborated with these wonderful charities and organisations:
Alrowwad Centre in Aida refugee, camp (Bethlehem), Amnesty International UK, Core Arts (mental health charity)
The Dutch Centre, Emmaus International, Grande Synthe refugee camp and the mayor Damien Careme. The Holocaust
Memorial Day, Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants, Kent Refugee Action Network, The Museum of Immigration and Diversity, One Day Without Us, Oxford House, Le Recho, The Refugee Nation, The Royal Academy of Arts, Seethrough Theatre company, St Mary's Church (Stoke Newington), We Make Change, The Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide, The World Peace Garden, The Worldwide Tribe, Young Roots
And with these fantastic artists:
Composers Arian, Wissam Boustany, Roxanna Panufnik, Shohreh Shakoory, Fraya Thomsen
Soloists Judith Charron, Carollyn Eden, Paul Vialard (lyrical singers), Cyrill Ibrahim (pianist), Osama Kiwan and Hamsa Mounif (Syrian singers), Virginie Robilliard (violinist)
Singer songwriters ArchiPol, Shane Beales, Mr Ekow, Richard Rhys O'Brien, Rachel Taylor-Beales, Hannah White, Annalie Wilson
Artists Akiko Kuikka, Jane Ray
Writer Sita Brahmachari