Orchestra of St John’s Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey, conductor
Music and Sound Design by Toby Young
Video by Ross Harrison
Artwork by the international students at the Oxford Spires Academy
Many Worlds in One Place is the culmination of the Orchestra of St John’s Connections Project, Journey: Bridging Cultures Through Music, which brought together young refugees and asylum seekers at the Oxford Spires Academy, and their year-12 colleagues, with OSJ musicians and other visual artists. The piece summarises the workshops’ explorations into their cultural and musical heritages and their experiences of leaving their home countries and moving to the UK. The students’ artwork in the film was created in response to hearing the piece for the first time.
Part One
2. “We don’t just eat curry!” [2:44]
Part Two
3. Interlude (“In the temple”) [6:53]
4. “In my country they have lots of gardens” [8:15]
5. “I left Syria because of the government” [12:14]
Part Three
6. Interlude (“I came to London by plane”) [15:53]
7. “I want to stay” [17:00]
Recorded live at SJE Arts, Iffley Road, Oxford and the Oxford Spires Academy in June 2021 by Upcycled Sounds. Produced by Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey and Toby Young Journey. This project was funded by Arts Council England and the
Humanities Cultural Programme.
