Sara Callaway, Le Jardin

A project from Louisville Academy of Music, celebrating music, nature, and youth
3 minutes, 51 seconds, 2020
Sara Callaway - Curator and Producer
Photos submitted by young musicians around Louisville
John Nation - Photos of Kentucky Spring

Audio Credits:  
Kaylynn Li, Violin  - Jennifer Quan, Violin  - Loreena Hofmann, Violin  - Meg Martin, Violin  Michael Hill, Viola  - Aiden Hofmann, Cello  - Hayden Sizer, Cello  - Connie Zeng, Flute  Margaret Jamner, Flute  - Ike Harrell, Bassoon  - Dan Callaway, French Horn  - Emily Steinbach, Piano  - Daniel Smith, Piano  - Berlin Philharmonic, Orchestra  

There are brief moments when time ceases and you become immersed in the present; transcendent moments that fill you with gratitude and hope. I find these moments in music, nature, and working with youth. In our current climate of immense challenge, these moments of relief have become essential for our community. The final movement of Ravel's Mother Goose Suite: Le Jardin Féerique (The Fairy Garden), a piece written for children to play and love, transports me every time to a place of wonder. In this project youth from the Louisville Academy of Music and around the city play for nature. Still images capture their performances and over a dozen audio recordings of Ravel were made to weave into the track by The Berlin Philharmonic and Pierre Boulez. The final video connects youth and our community at large through music and nature, bringing a moment of hope and beauty to the participants and viewers. 

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