No Friend But the Mountains: London Symphony Orchestra
Inspired by Behrouz Boochani's book of his refugee journey and six-year-long incarceration in Manus Island, the LSO and Jonathan Lemalu give the UK premiere of this heart-stopping song-cycle.
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Barbican
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Luke Styles No Friend But the Mountains
About this event
Conceived for chorus, soloist, and large orchestra, his richly-imagined score unfolds across twelve impassioned songs and interludes, faithfully shadowing the trajectory of Boochani’s ordeal. Addressing aspects of Australian history and identity, ‘a work such as this changes a composer’ Styles confesses. ‘This will always stand out as a milestone work for me’.
Boochani eventually secured asylum in New Zealand – Lemalu’s country of birth. A Kathleen Ferrier Award winner, and former Royal Philharmonic Society Young Artist of the Year, bass-baritone Jonathan Lemalu ‘is a joy… with an earthy voice to savour’ says The Times.
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Barbican Hall
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, City of London, EC2Y 8DS England, United Kingdom
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