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Ngapa William Cooper - AYO (Sydney)

Mon, 10 July

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Sydney Opera House

Join the Australian Youth Orchestra in Sydney as they perform three sweeping works inspired by Australian stories and the tenacity of the human spirit in times of darkness.

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Ngapa William Cooper - AYO (Sydney)
Ngapa William Cooper - AYO (Sydney)

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10 July 2023, 8:00 pm – 11 July 2023, 10:00 pm

Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

ABOUT

Join the Australian Youth Orchestra in Sydney  as they perform three sweeping works inspired by Australian stories and the tenacity of the human spirit in times of darkness.

Ngapa William Cooper was born out of a rich collaboration between composer Nigel Westlake, singer-songwriter Lior, and performer and academic Dr Lou Bennett AM. With Westlake leading from the podium, these acclaimed artists will bring their dynamic stage presence to the orchestral premiere commissioned by AYO.

Ngapa William Cooper explores the strength and compassion of Yorta Yorta activist Uncle William Cooper. In 1938, Cooper led the Australian Aborigines’ League through the streets of Melbourne in the only non-Jewish protest worldwide against the events of Kristallnacht in Nazi Germany. Using English and Yorta Yorta language, it is a celebration of a man who left behind a ‘legacy of resistance, solidarity and empathy’.

The performance opens with Westlake’s The Glass Soldier, originally written for…

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