Sheffield University Wind Orchestra

Made up of over 60 student performers, SUWO has been wowing audiences for a quarter of a century. They are led by conductor Gareth Widdowson, and regularly tour across Europe.

This performance will include a performance of ‘Rising Light’ by Thai-American composer Kevin Charoensri. The piece was written in response to racist attacks against Asian American woman in the US.

Kevin has said that he ‘wanted this piece to non-apologetically celebrate both the beautiful cultures I grew up in. While there are dark moments in this piece, I wanted this piece to celebrate the beautiful bi-cultural identity of Asian Americans’.