Portland Symphony Orchestra
dawnland to
the planets
The Music of the Wabanaki and Holst
Eckart Preu, Music Director
Firefly
ChoralArt Masterworks
PROGRAM
Max Richter | On the Nature of Daylight
Firefly | “Militakwat”
Holst | The Planets
Wabanaki means People of the Dawnland. As the first people to greet the sunrise, they are responsible for holding up the sky. A three-part movement rooted in ancient Wabanaki music, Militakwat (pronounced mill-e-duh-kwut) is the Penobscot word for “it has all kinds of sounds.”
Run Time: Approximately 2 hours
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