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Swift Current Swimmer is a sweeping, emotive piece that mirrors the epic life cycle of salmon from their birth in gentle mountain streams to their return as full-grown adults. It’s crafted for a full symphony orchestra, yet uniquely integrates beginner string players in a way that parallels the salmon’s growth.
It opens with delicate yet lively plucked notes that evoke eggs dropping to redd, hatchlings emerging then adults far out to sea. The music soars, embodying the return of the salmon to their birthplace, then fades into a soft echo—suggesting spawning and decay, waiting to begin the journey once more.
Directed by John W Bushell (USA)