The Girl From Aleppo

Conductor Juliette Pochin

Violin soloist Thomas Kemp

Accompanist Nick Andrews

This recital from Brighton Festival Youth Choir is based around the themes of displacement and hope. The Girl From Aleppo tells the story of Nujeen Mustafa who escaped the war in Aleppo and travelled to Europe in a wheelchair, set to music by Cecilia McDowall. Other songs include Fast Car by Tracey Chapman, the grittily realistic story of a woman trying to escape the cycle of poverty, Va Pensiero the exiled Hebrew Slaves and some a cappella arrangements which takes the audience on a very different kind of journey!

Brighton Festival Chorus & Brighton Festival Youth Choir

The Brighton Festival Choirs join forces in two concerts which resonate with our current global context of displacement & exile of people, and a realisation that in the end, we all share the same dreams. Through giving voices to the first person accounts of refugees and their experiences, the choirs will amplify stories of resilience and hope and sing a powerful appeal to our common humanity.