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This virtuosic group also gave the first performance of Andrew Yee’s “Trees of Greenwood” in its full string orchestra version, with soprano Laurel Irene intoning the names of trees like an angelic voice from beyond, as though reminding us of members of a long-lost forest.

"You’ve got this incredible virtuosic harp playing, you’ve got a whole swathe of percussion, and you’ve got the harmonic sequences of the songs, which are often very romantic," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme ahead of the concert.

“I learned how to become virtuosic inside of that and also integrate it with what I learned in school.”

Something sparked between Mortensen, with his improvisational and decidedly non-pop inclinations and poetic musings, and Buckethead, with his virtuosic shredding and duffel bag full of Japanese toys.

Anchored in earthy reds and browns, it perfectly complements the artist’s virtuosic, almost musical mastery of space and composition.