Inspired by the 2022 Iranian uprising, this three-movement suite celebrates the persistence of hope in the face of tyranny. Iranian-Australian composer Puya Mehman Pazir has based the work on a well-known Kurdish lullaby that, as he explains, ‘echoes through the memories of an entire nation.’ The first movement, Lullaby, is an ode to calmness and serenity, enveloping the listener in …