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ASTA National Conference:
Beaugeais’ music selected out of 350 submissions
Louisville, Kentucky
Thursday 21 March 2024 – 130pm
Katia Beaugeais’ Like Snowdrops You Will Shine selected for performance category:
“K-12 String Orchestra Repertoire by Women Composers”.
https://www.astastrings.org/site/2024-national-conference
Conductor: Dr Annalisa Chang
Associate Professor & Director of Music Education at Clayton State University, Georgia, USA.
Like Snowdrops You Will Shine for string orchestra features Australian nature sounds to create a soothing, peaceful and uplifting sound world.
Like Snowdrops You Will Shine is currently the main theme tune for ABC’s Classic Breakfast daily program.
This piece is regularly performed around the world. Highlights include: Australian Chamber Orchestra Collective, Kansas City Chamber Orchestra, AYO’s Australian String Orchestra directed by Dr Elizabeth Layton and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
Like Snowdrops You Will Shine refers to the delicate white snowdrop flower that symbolises hope, optimism, courage, resilience and new beginnings.
More info + Full Concert Program Note:
https://www.newmusicblock.com/aco-collective-katia-beaugeais-like-snowdrops-you-will-shine/
