The Stranger (2022)
From the TogetherInHopeProject.org:
Together In Hope Project is partnering with USA for UNHCR (the UN Refugee Agency) to create “The Stranger”, a project designed to raise global awareness about refugees and displaced persons, and to raise funds for humanitarian aid for refugees. World premiere of “The Stranger” at Trondheim International Olavsfest—2022. The Together in Hope Choir has been invited to deliver the opening concert of this largest cultural festival in Norway on July 28, 2022. The Together In Hope Choir and the TrondheimSolistene will perform “The Stranger”, new music composed by Kim André Arnesen. The theme of this annual festival for 2022 is Hope.
- U.S. premiere in Saint Paul, October 15-16, 2022. We are delighted to present two performances of this important new “music with a purpose” at the Ordway Center.
The plight of refugees is one of the most critical issues of our time, not only in the United States but globally. More than 100 million people worldwide have been forced to flee their homes—more than at any other time since the end of World War II. The world coronavirus pandemic only intensifies the challenge. Our goal is to use the universal language of music to raise awareness of this issue.
The need is great. We can respond.