The Gull, The Raccoon, And The Last Maple

About

The Gull, the Raccoon, and the Last Maple is an environmentally themed digital concert designed for audiences of all ages, inspired by the need for collaboration in the face of climate change. This contemporary fable merges baroque orchestral performance with theatrical narration, created by composer Abigail Richardson‑Schulte and writer Alexis Diamond, with music direction by Elisa Citterio and stage direction by Jordan Laffrenier. A distinctive feature of the score is its character‑to‑instrument mapping: the Last Maple is voiced by the harpsichord, the Gull by the woodwinds (led by first oboe), and the Raccoon by the strings (with violin and cello solos). A neutral narrator figure appears with the full ensemble. The work also weaves in six notable musical quotes from the baroque repertoire, subtly referenced in the text.