"I am inspired by the idea of writing a piece based on the newly discovered planet Gliese 581c and I am happy to have the opportunity to write a slightly more extended work for piano solo. Rachel is perhaps the finest pianist I have ever worked with, and I am very much looking forward to writing something especially for her."
-Emily Doolittle, composer
The concert will begin with Denis Gougeon's brilliant and powerful Piano soleil (1990), from his series Six thèmes solaires, which, together with Holst's classic The Planets, sparked the inspiration for this concert. Jordan Nobles' Fragments (2001-2004), a group of sparkling miniatures depicting the Asteroid Belt, will take its place between Mars and Jupiter.
