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Anahita Abbasi’s why the trees were murmuring transforms the theatre into a forest of sound, as the orchestra scatter across the space to weave birdsong, poetry and gentle improvisations into an ode to the wonder of nature and the tight-knit beauty of community. And among this foliage of contemporary musical innovations, the perfect complement: Mozart’s elegant and eternal Symphony No. 40.
PROGRAM
Anahita Abbasi why the trees were murmuring
Gerard Brophy Guitar Concerto (world premiere)
Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
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