Light and Transfiguration is inspired by the scientific law of energy conservation: namely, that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.
The piece charts the journey of energy from its interstellar origins in our explosive sun and into the Earth's web of living bodies. Energy leaves the sun as light which is received by producers (plants). They transfigure the light into sugars which are absorbed by consumers (animals) when eaten. When producers and consumers die, some of their embodied energy flows to decomposers (such as worms) as they break the remains into raw inorganic materials. This process guides the music of Light and Transfiguration.
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Federation Concert Hall, 1 Davey Street,
Nipaluna / Hobart,
Lutruwita / TAS 7000, Australia
GPO Box 1450 Nipaluna / Hobart,
Lutruwita / TAS 7001, Australia
TSO Box Office
10am–4pm Monday to Friday
1800 001 190 — boxoffice@tso.com.au
Located in the Hotel Grand Chancellor foyer
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The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra acknowledges the traditional owners and continuing custodians of lutruwita / Tasmania. We pay respect to the Aboriginal community today, and to its Elders past and present. We recognise a history of truth, which acknowledges the impacts of colonisation upon Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and stand for a future that profoundly respects their stories, culture, language and history.
