Susanne Xin – Lullabies for Refugees

Susanne Xin – Lullabies for Refugees

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Photo credits Thor Brodreskift

Lullabies for Refugees is a new composition by Susanne Xin for voice, vibraphone, cello and percussion that explores her family’s history of being Vietnamese boat refugees. Xin combines the visceral trauma of the stories of her family with her own experiences of being a first generation European. The work mediates between her Vietnamese history, her experiences of racism, and the practicalities of white European musicians performing this very personal and traumatic material.

Lullabies for Refugees was first performed by YrrY, a young international experimental music ensemble amongst a programme of other emerging Norwegian composers. The piece has been developed as part of the Borealis Ung Komponist mentoring scheme to give new perspectives within contemporary classical music.

Bio
Susanne Xin (NO) is a Norwegian-Vietnamese artist, pianist and music educator. Her compositions are often cross-disciplinary, and focus on topics such as refugees, vulnerability, identity and community. Through her work, she aims to create an atmosphere where the audience can connect, reflect and be in dialogue.

Premiere: Borealis Ung Komponist 2023 (NO)
Part of Re-Imagine Europe – New Perspectives for Action. Co-funded by the European Union.
This work is available for touring.
For further enquiries, contact: post@borealisfestival.no

Borealis Ung Komponist 2023: Susanne Xin from Borealis on Vimeo.
Read an interview between Borealis and Susanne Xin here.

Year

2023

Location

Bergen (NO)

Format

Performance

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