The Refugee Orchestra Project shares music by composers who were forced to leave their homelands, as they express these life-altering experiences through music and story-telling. Join refugee composers and performers on their journey, as we celebrate what it means to live the American dream.
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Program:
The Refugee Orchestra Project
Lidiya Yankovskaya, Artistic Director/Conductor
Mary Kouyoumdjian
“Two Suitcases”
A story of Mary’s Armenian parents, who arrived in the United States with just two suitcases and a baby, told through intimate voice recordings drawn from interview sessions.
Gabriela Ortiz
“Exilios”
The Mexican-American composer's mediation on the nature of exile.
Wang Lu
"Waltz in July" and "Fiddle Tune"
Daniel Bernard Roumain
“Lift Every Voice”
The Haitian-American composer's interpretation of the "Black National Anthem."
Ljova
“Songs of Bert Myers” (selections)
Solo voice–Inna Barmash
A Russian-American composer sets Romanian-American writer Bert Myers’s vivid portraits of mid–20th-century California.
Arson Fahim
“Journey to the Sea”
The Afghan composer's meditation on a journey taken.
Zoltan Almashi
“Maria's City”
Ukrainian composer Zoltan Almashi offers a poignant homage to Mariupol, honoring the city and the lives scarred by its destruction.
Milad Yousufi
“Imaginary Peace”
With Zhanna Alkhazova, soprano
An Afghan composer’s response to life in Afghanistan during the years of U.S. military presence.
The Refugee Orchestra Project
Lidiya Yankovskaya, Conductor & Artistic Director of Refugee Orchestra Project
Inna Barmash, vocal soloist
Zhanna Alkhazova, soprano
Ann Urrey, flute
Slava Znatchenii, oboe
Kristina Teuschler, clarinet
Adrian Morejon, bassoon
Audrey Flores, horn
Eliot Goldmund, piano
Parker Ramsay, harp
Sae Hashimoto, percussion
Violins:
Gökçe Erem
Andy Didorenko
Sunjay Jayaram
Sabina Torosjan
Masha Polishchuk
Viola:
Ljova Zhurbin
Mario Gotoh
Cello:
Valeriya Sholokhova
Chris Cortez
Bass:
Pedro Giraudo
This is a seated performance. If you require accessibility accommodations, please email boxoffice@nationalsawdust.org.
// This performance is made possible thanks to the generous support of Sue Hermann.