The Minnesota Orchestra gave the world premiere of Finnish composer Jaakko Kuusisto’s arrangement of Circle of Unity by Vietnamese composer, performer and artist Trinh Cong Son (1939-2001). Kuusisto’s arrangement, based on the version by Vietnamese musician Hô Quang Hiêu, is energetic and fast-paced, with effects including muted brass, strings sliding from one pitch to the next, shouting from the musicians, and a percussion part that imitates the sound of a high-frequency EDM-style snare.