The noises of the natural world are filled with sounds of joy, sorrow and survival. Step outside and you may hear the sound of a wren singing into the air or a beaver who is mourning the loss of an offspring.
These sounds and more are featured in
. The musical work combines the sounds of live orchestral music with animals in their natural environments.Host Frank Stasio talks with Richard Blackford, composer of The Great Animal Orchestra Symphony
, and Peter Askim, conductor of the Raleigh Civic Symphony, about the composition.
The Great Animal Orchestra Symphony at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, April 17 at Stewart Theatre in Raleigh.
