'Stolen Voices' at Imperial War Museum
The Choir of London joined the Farnham Youth Choir for a unique performance at London’s Imperial War Museum marking the premiere performance of Stolen Voices at London’s Imperial War Museum, as part of a day of free events marking United Nations International Day of Peace.
Commissioned for the occasion from outstanding young British composer Tarik O’Regan, Stolen Voices is an oratorio inspired by a collection of young people’s war diaries published last year. Offering powerful insights into the child’s experience of conflict, these diaries have been used as the basis for an ambitious programme of educational workshops running in south London schools over the past month.
Two performances of the work, each lasting twenty minutes, will be given in the Museum Atrium at 11.30am and 2.30pm, and will feature the Choir of London alongside Farnham Youth Choir and its conductor, David Victor-Smith. Also appearing will be members of the Choir of London Orchestra, and award-winning soprano soloist Elizabeth Franklin-Kitchen.
Other highlights of the day include talks by ‘Stolen Voices’ war diarists Zlata Filipovic, Sheila Allan, Inga Joseph and Zoya Pham, and a performance by Somalian hip hop / folk fusion artists Dhalad and Iskashato.
September 21st, 2007