ACO Collective - Collective Wisdom (The Hush Collection, Vol. 18) (2018) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Celebrated charity the Hush Foundation and founder Dr Catherine Crock AM commission some of Australia’s finest musicians to create bespoke works encouraging environments of calm in children’s hospitals and beyond.

ACO Collective, the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s critically acclaimed ensemble which delivers the organisation’s regional touring and education programs Australia wide, will be directed by ACO’s Principal Violin Helena Rathbone in a special concert showcasing the artistry of six established and six emerging Australian composers who were commissioned by Hush to write music inspired by their time spent with young people with chronic illness and mental health challenges in children’s hospitals across the country.

Featured composers include: Matthew Hindson and Katia Beaugeais, Paul Stanhope and Natalie Nicolas, Stuart Greenbaum and Caerwen Martin, James Ledger and Olivia Davies, Elena Kats-Chernin and Rachel Bruerville, Maria Grenfell and Thomas Misson.

Featuring original new works by twelve outstanding Australian composers, Collective Wisdom is the latest Hush Foundation triumph.

The Hush National Composers-in-Residence project engaged six established composers to mentor six emerging composers in children's hospitals across the country. They conducted residencies with adolescent patients with chronic illness and mental health conditions.

Inspired by this extraordinary experience, the composers have created a joyous album that will uplift, transport and delight listeners of all ages.

Recorded by the acclaimed ACO Collective, this is a glorious album that showcases the talent and passion of its participating composers and musicians, and shares the hope of the young people who inspired them.

Featured composers include: Matthew Hindson and Katia Beaugeais, Paul Stanhope and Natalie Nicolas, Stuart Greenbaum and Caerwen Martin, James Ledger and Olivia Davies, Elena Kats-Chernin and Rachel Bruerville, Maria Grenfell and Thomas Misson.

Tracklist:
01. Bruerville: Dancing On Tiptoes
02. Greenbaum: The Rotation Of The Earth
03. Nicolas: We Won’t Let You Down
04. Grenfell: Knitting Unicorns
05. Hindson: Nothing Is Forever
06. Misson: Glow (Abridged)
07. Stanhope: Dancing On Clouds
08. Beaugeais: Like Snowdrops You Will Shine
09. Ledger: Daydream
10. Martin: Stars Come Out In A Midnight Sky
11. Kats-Chernin: Moon Feather Magic
12. Davies: Crystalline

Personnel:
ACO Collective
Pekka Kuusisto, artistic director