Our fifth collaboration with the Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants took place at the Islington Town Hall on Monday 20th March. As the centre turned 20 this year we wanted to celebrate this anniversary by accompanying the refugee choir in a repertoire of songs composed by the director of the orchestra and choir, Romain Malan. The lyrics, written by Sita Brahmachari, were inspired by the work of students during Art and Writing classes led by Sita and Jane Ray. We also performed classical pieces by composers who had a connection with the theme of refugees and multiculturalism: -Chopin 'Etude Tristesse' and Gounod 'Ave Maria' (both refugee composers) -Handel 'Arrival of the Queen of Sh
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