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The Melbourne Symphony Orchestras latest album unites Holsts beloved Planets suite with the world premiere recording of Deborah Cheetham Fraillons Earth. More than a century after its premiere, Gustav Holsts The Planets remains one of the rare orchestral works whose title alone can fill a concert hall. From the ferocious intensity of Mars to the otherworldly mystery of Neptune, the suite guides listeners on a cosmic journey, exploring the emotions and character each planet evokes. Throughout a long and distinguished career as a soprano and composer, Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO (Yorta Yorta / Yuin) has championed the voice and visibility of classically trained Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island musicians, and in 2021 she began a five-year appointment as MSO First Nations Creative Chair. Written in response to the accompanying work on this album, Earth represents Deborah Cheetham Fraillons seventh composition created for the musicians of the MSO and brilliantly highlights her exceptional talents as both a composer and singer.
Ultimately the Earth is set apart from its neighbours in this solar system by our humanity. And so, in the process of composing this work I decided to include that which truly defines us our Voice. Deborah Cheetham Fraillon
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