The feature performance will be presented by the distinguished Tenor Lawrence Wiliford accompanied by the fascinating East meets West PhoeNX Ensemble. Together, they have collaborated with the British composer Alec Roth to re-visit and re-invent his original work “Songs in Time of War” to include erhu. This new cross-cultural version enhances and accentuates the true nature and imagery of the words as written by the celebrated poet DuFu as translated by Vikram Seth, adding layers of colour, beauty and depth to a richly woven tapestry of love, loss, and hope.