The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra featured Kernis’s new Earth in its orchestral version, on its “Canvasing the Earth” concert
Conductor Sarah Hicks leads the orchestra in her ROCO debut. Earth by Aaron Jay Kernis, features tenor Nicholas Phan. Reflecting upon the fundamental environmental crisis of our time, and created in collaboration with poet and agricultural researcher Kai Hoffman-Krull, the work tells the story of a farmer’s life through vignettes exploring the incremental changes of the seasons and how those who depend upon the land must adapt.