The Blessing of Light - Fanfare Edition by Jodie Blackshaw published on 2019-12-06T03:18:58Z The Blessing of Light is the opening movement of Symphony No. 1 and depicts the birth of the Sun. The movement is an emotional reaction to a prayer written by Australian poet and political commentator Michael Leunig. The prayer was written in celebration of the arrival of Summer, the title of the movement is a quote from the prayer itself. This recording was the world premiere performance conducted by Dr. John Lynch with the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Wind Symphony in March 2019. Genre wind symphony
