Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra: 'Trees' by Sam Green, Caroline Shaw & Rebecca Solnit
A Hop Commission. Also featuring Gustav Holst 'The Planets'
Description
Immerse yourself in a stunning live cinema experience that explores our relationship to trees enlivened by the Hop's resident orchestra. Paired with a symphonic journey to the edge of the universe.
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Sam Green joins forces with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw and environmentalist Rebecca Solnit in the latest of his singular yet collective live cinema experiences. Illuminating documentary film meets live original score, underpinned by Green's own live narration.
Trees is a profoundly moving, "unique and ephemeral" (New York Times) study of humankind's relationship to our Earthly cohabitants, the silent witnesses to all of humanity across countless events and generations, putting humanity's place into perspective. Featuring actress Judi Dench, Poet Laureate Ada Limón, scientists and stories from around the world, Trees marks Green's most ambitious film yet.
Performing Shaw's brilliant score is the Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra, led by Director of Orchestral and Choral Programs Filippo Ciabatti. Then, in a program that feels almost cosmically fitting, the ensemble continues with Holst's The Planets, taking you on a sweeping journey from the roots of the earth to the edges of the solar system.