Join Odyssey Ensemble and The Ayoub Sisters for an evening of poetry written and read by refugees and transformative music which blends Western classical, Arabic and Celtic traditions.

Experience an evening of powerful music and storytelling that gives voice to refugee experiences and honours the resilience of those forced to flee

Odyssey Ensemble makes its London debut at Kings Place with a programme featuring Max Richter’s ‘The Four Seasons Recomposed’ with Elena Urioste as soloist and the world premiere of a brand new work combining orchestral music with poetry and electronic sound art. This performance themed around refugee journeys explores themes including memories, loss, new life, and hope.

This unique collaboration between Odyssey Ensemble, COMPAS at the University of Oxford, and Cities and Memory showcased the work of artists commissioned to turn field recordings of migration sounds into electro-acoustic sound art.

The evening featured music and poetry by Jenkins, Qahramany, Vaughan Williams, and Tin around the theme of refugees and birds, as a metaphor for migration.