Playground Ensemble: The Space Program

"Space and Astronomy have fascinated humans for centuries, but one of the distinguishing characteristics of the 20th Century was humanity’s journey into that great unknown made possible by NASA’s Space Program and others like it across the globe. Our desire to know more about the universe and our place within it touches all aspects of our culture, from music and movies to pop-culture and beyond. In this fully immersive concert program, The Playground Ensemble closely collaborates with uniquely trained video artists and audio engineers to explore how space exploration and discovery have influenced today’s contemporary classical composers. You will hear sounds taken from satellites orbiting the planet and actual astronomical data from NASA will be used to create audio spatialization.

MONICA BOLLES: Collision
NATHAN HALL: (Un)quiet Sun
ANNIE GOSFIELD: Lost Signals and Drifting Satellites
GEORGE CRUMB: Night of the Four Moons
CONRAD KEHN/NICOLE ESQUIBEL: Through Hardships We Become Stars