Music Worcester Presents: Refugee Orchestra Project
Schedule
Sun, 01 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Mechanics Hall | Worcester, MA
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The Refugee Orchestra Project was founded in 2016 as a way to unite refugee musicians. Since its inception, Refugee Orchestra Project has performed with ensembles and artists like the London Symphony Orchestra, Chi-chi Nwanoko, Gity Razaz, and more. Their current Artist-in-Residence, Milad Yousufi, is a multi-media artist, composer, and conductor. He’s working with the ensemble to bring the sound of Afghan music to the stage through concerts featuring a collection of soloists and instrumentations. Yousufi is no stranger to Music Worcester: in 2019, Music Worcester commissioned Milad to compose a work for the South High Community School chamber brass band titled “Salam Alik”.
PROGRAM
Program to feature works by composers who were refugees during their lifetimes, including:
Romanian Folk Dances – Béla Bartók
La Création du Monde – Darius Milhaud
Maria’s City – Zoltan Almashi
“To this we’ve come” from The Consul – Gian Carlo Menotti
Central Asian Dances – Ljova Zhurbin
“Reggaeton” from Tumbao – Horacio Fernández
“Je veux vivre” from Roméo et Juliette – Charles Gounod
Humanity – Milad Yousufi (commission)
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Where is it happening?
Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St, Worcester, MA 01608-1522, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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