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Warren-Green Discusses Holst The Planets and Deep Field for WDAV's Piedmont Arts Podcast

Nov 28, 2018

Music and imagery combine in a Symphony concert program that brings together Holst's beloved masterwork, The Planets, with a new work by the popular living composer Eric Whitacre, Deep Field.  

Music Director Christopher Warren-Green describes the technological innovations in the Whitacre piece, which includes projected images from the Hubble Space Telescope and incorporates a phone app into the orchestration. The maestro also tells WDAV about the astrological origins of Holst's most famous work.

Host: Rachel Stewart

Listen to the full interview here.