We turn to nature in tonight鈥檚 concert, opening with Vaughan Williams鈥� overture to The Wasps. Revelling in the majesty and serenity of England鈥檚 countryside, the overture, based on the Aristophanes comedy of the same name, opens with the raspy buzz of swarming wasps sent to rescue the imprisoned father of the works narrative.
Ester M盲gi鈥檚 Bukoolika takes its inspiration from herding songs and birdcall in this inwardly gentle, wistful and sometimes awestruck contemplation of nature, before we discover Helen Grime鈥檚 depictions of nature at night, in particular its sweeping nocturnal gardens and the natural world after dark. To perform we鈥檙e delighted to welcome trumpet sensation Matilda Lloyd to make her debut with 蜜芽传媒 NOW.
Of his Fourth Symphony Nielsen said 鈥淚n case all the world was devastated鈥hen nature would still begin to breed new life again, begin to push forward again鈥�. These forces, which are 鈥榠nextinguishable,鈥� I have tried to represent.鈥� and it is with this masterpiece we draw tonight鈥檚 concert to a close.