Music and memory have a deep-rooted, emotive connection. In this kaleidoscopic programme, father and daughter – composer-conductor Brett Dean and mezzo-soprano Lotte Betts-Dean – let Aurora in on an intimate collaboration rooted in a lifetime of shared musical moments, marking Brett Dean’s 65th birthday.
This programme weaves fragments of remembrance together like a playlist: elegies, snapshots and echoes across time, each piece a different act of memory. It’s an exploration of Brett Dean and Lotte Betts-Dean’s musical tastes, a glimpse into their lives as collaborators as well as family members. Some pieces are sonically linked, some thematically, and there’s a focus on the timeless nature of music: contemporary writers working in ancient styles, or music that’s hundreds of years old feeling groundbreaking.
‘I am interested in finding that atmosphere that allows you to go into this slightly other realm of memory and of your own life; I think that music can do this in a way nothing else can,’ says Lotte Betts-Dean. We invite you to settle down, switch off, and see where the music takes you.
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