beethoven one of this country's greatest and best known composers and of course there will be special events all year long one of which is the pastoral project that's inspired by his famous since any number 6 the pastoral and invites artists from around the world to take part in beethoven's great love of nature in other words to make their own cultural statement in the name of the environment. the pastor of. beethoven's 6th symphony has inspired an ambitious undertaking marking the 250th anniversary of the german composers birth the beethoven pastoral project is aimed at creative people worldwide who love beethoven and his music. here often insisted. we hope artists will engage with the pastoral symphony and