WORLD PREMIERE: WHAT MUSIC IS
Thomas Heuser, conductor
Bill Barclay, composer and creator
Shawn Feeney, animator and producer

Claude Debussy, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faune
Jessie Montgomery, Starburst for Orchestra (2020)
Edward Elgar, “Nimrod” from the Enigma Variations
Kaija Saariaho, Asteroid 4179: Toutatis (2004)
Sergei Prokofiev, Symphony No. 1, “Classical”
Gustav Holst, “Jupiter” from The Planets

What Music Is brings classical music and science together in a new live performance with full orchestra, projections, and narrator. It will reveal music’s true place in nature, its essential role in our communities, and why we need to protect our vital regional ensembles who perform for our collective well-being.