Tickets are available for the world premiere of Voyages of the Heart, a piece by renowned composer, producer, cellist and kora virtuoso Tunde Jegede (pictured below).
Inspired by the stories of Southampton’s migrant communities, the concert will be broadcast from Turner Sims Southampton at 19:00 on Friday 23 April.
Commissioned by Turner Sims Southampton and Southampton City Council as part of the Mayflower 400 programme, this new ensemble music project is inspired by the stories of Southampton’s migrant and refugee communities, collected through the City Archive and a new National Lottery Heritage Fund-supported oral history project.
Supported by funding from Arts Council England, Southampton City Council and the University of Southampton, the piece involves 25 musicians from a range of backgrounds and disciplines including: Gospel singers; an operatic choir, a Gaelic singer, and an Indian classical music vocalist. Instruments include: a string quartet, Irish folk violin and flute, guitar, Sitar, Oud, Tabla, drums and bass. The piece beautifully blends these varied styles together to create a multi-layered musical journey which is reflective of Southampton’s multicultural population.
