FORESTARE

The Latin word Forestare, meaning “to create forest”, has rich linguistic ancestry. A definition of the word forest is confirmed by the German cognate Forst, but the name also evokes open spaces through etymological roots going back to the vulgar Latin word Foris, meaning “outside”. To this day, Italians use the word foretiere to refer to a stranger – an outsider. In the Middle Ages, noblemen converted some of their farming grounds into hunting grounds. These lands were let to be grown as wild as could be and they were called foresta. This word eventually evolved into the word forest. Into the forest is exactly where the ensemble forestare hopes to take the audience: beyond the familiar towards new horizons to breathe in the splendors of a natural musical landscape.

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