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The 成人大片鈥檚 Elder Conservatorium of Music and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra are presenting a fundraising concert to raise money for young Afghan musicians who are in the grips of their country鈥檚 humanitarian crisis.

鈥淲e are performing Gorecki鈥檚 Symphony No 3: 鈥楽ymphony of Sorrowful Songs鈥� in aid of the ,鈥� said Dr Elizabeth Layton, Head of Classical Performance, Elder Conservatorium of Music.

鈥淢usic is a common language; it speaks to us across cultures, religions, class and gender.鈥�

ANIM is committed to ensuring the musical rights of Afghan children, promoting musical diversity in Afghanistan, transcending cultural ethnic, religious, and gender barriers, and transforming the lives of Afghan children.

鈥淎NIM is the first and only school of music in the country, where talented Afghan children regardless of their gender, social circumstances and ethnic background are trained in a co-educational environment in Afghan traditional and Western classical music, while obtaining high quality academic general education,鈥� said Dr Layton.

鈥淭his collaboration between students at the Elder Conservatorium and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra is a wonderful opportunity for musicians in Adelaide to come together and support the people of Afghanistan.鈥�

The concert, which will be performed in St Peter鈥檚 Cathedral, will be conducted by Anthony Hunt with special guest Adelaide soprano Jessica Dean.

鈥淢usic is a common language; it speaks to us across cultures, religions, class and gender.鈥�Dr Elizabeth Layton

鈥淲ritten in 1976 鈥楽ymphony of Sorrowful Songs鈥�, dedicated to G贸recki鈥檚 wife, is the longest and most profound of his works bound by the maternal metaphor,鈥� said Vincent Ciccarello, Managing Director, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.

鈥淭he symphony comprises three songs, its symmetrical design arising from carefully chosen texts: the central 鈥渃hild to mother鈥� is surrounded by outer movements with 鈥渕other to child鈥� texts.鈥�

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WHAT:聽 聽聽聽A Symphony for Afghanistan
WHERE:聽 聽St Peter鈥檚 Cathedral, Adelaide
WHEN:聽 聽聽聽7.30 pm Friday 15 October 2021
COST:聽 聽聽聽聽Tickets start at $50