Former Greens leader Bob Brown recently helped inspire the creation of a brand new oboe concerto, premiering at the Sydney Opera House next week.
The piece, Spirit of the Wild, is the latest offering from Nigel Westlake — the legendary Aussie composer behind the soundtrack to Babe, amongst many other orchestral successes.
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