CSO Musicians To Perform Concert For Refugees In Netherlands

On 4 September at Buurtcentrum de Dreef in Utrecht, Netherlands, Classical Movements will present a concert for refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Northern Africa, featuring five members of the world-renowned, 122-year-old Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) during their six-country, 11-concert tour of Europe.

Hours before their full CSO concert with Music Director Louis Langrée at the TivoliVredenburg, yiolinists Charles Morley, Paul Patterson and Sylvia Mitchell will perform a 30-minute program of chamber music and jazz with pianist Michael Chertock and saxophone player James Bunte, followed by a short musical presentation from the Syrian refugees, themselves. The quintet of CSO musicians will then join their Syrian counterparts for what promises to be a most exciting exchange of musical ideas. A Q&A session with all involved parties-audience, Americans, refugees and their hosts, Welkom in Utrecht and Wijk & Co.-will end this delightful afternoon of international music-making and fellowship.

Classical Movements, the U.S. concert tour company that arranged the travel and accommodations for all 21 days of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra's blockbuster European tour, as well as the orchestra's tour of Asia in March as both the CSO under Mr. Langrée and the Cincinnati Pops conducted by John Morris Russell is a strong believer in and fervent supporter of music for refugees around the world. This coming Monday's performance in Utrecht follows recent refugee outreach with Caritas Internationalis in Salzburg, Austria for Prague Summer Nights: Young Artists Music Festival; sponsorship of Pihcintu, an all-girl, all-refugee choir based in Portland, Maine to attend the Serenade! Washington, D.C. Choral Festival; benefit concerts by Yale Glee Club at Eleonas Refugee Camp in Athens, Greece; side-by-side fundraisers for SOS Village in Innsbruck, Austria with the Texas Boys Choir and Wiltener Sängerknaben; the appointment of Syrian clarinetist Kinan Azmeh as Classical Movements' first-ever Composer-in-Residence.

"For decades, Classical Movements has used the universal language of music to reach beyond boundaries, working tirelessly to share its powerful ability to provide transformative and healing experiences for people around the world," says Classical Movements Founder and President Neeta Helms. "Under the present circumstances, we are grateful to bring the gift of music to a group of remarkable individuals, who have been forced to flee their homeland, separated from the comfort of their families and torn from the lives they once knew. Together with the CSO, we are honored to be able to offer these refugees the sound of hope during a time of discord."

"The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra's mission is to both seek and share inspiration," says CSO Vice President of Communications Chris Pinelo. "This special concert not only aligns with that important mission, but also reinforces the orchestra's core value to be Cincinnati's ambassador."

Utrecht, NETHERLANDS | Buurtcentrum de Dreef (Schooneggendreef 27c)

Date: MONDAY, 4 SEPTEMBER, 2017

Time: 16:00 (GMT+2)

Tickets: FREE

Hosts: Welkom in Utrecht, in cooperation with Wijk & Co. and Cultuur Platform Overvecht

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