Overview
Family Concert: Through the Telescope
Experience otherworldly images of galaxies far, far away with a special guest scientist as your guide. This concert, presented in collaboration with the Space Telescope Science Institute, features music by James Lee III, Gustav Holst, John Williams, and more along with captivating visuals from the Hubble Space Telescope!
Artists
Jonathan Rush, conductor
Michelle Thaller, NASA astronomer
Jonathan Rush, conductor
Michelle Thaller, NASA astronomer
Repertoire
GUSTAV HOLST “Mars, the Bringer of War” from The Planets
MOZART Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551, “Jupiter”
GUSTAV HOLST “Uranus, the Magician” from The Planets
ALAN HOVHANESS Symphony No. 48, “Vision of Andromeda”
JAMES LEE III Sukkot Through Orion’s Nebula
CLAUDE DEBUSSY Clair de lune
JOHN WILLIAMS “Adventures on Earth” from E.T.
GUSTAV HOLST “Mars, the Bringer of War” from The Planets
MOZART Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551, “Jupiter”
GUSTAV HOLST “Uranus, the Magician” from The Planets
ALAN HOVHANESS Symphony No. 48, “Vision of Andromeda”
JAMES LEE III Sukkot Through Orion’s Nebula
CLAUDE DEBUSSY Clair de lune
JOHN WILLIAMS “Adventures on Earth” from E.T.
BSO Family concerts are designed for children ages 4 and up. All children must be able to adhere to our vaccination or testing policies in order to attend.
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Family concerts are the perfect introduction to classical music for children, ages 4 and up, and their families. Led by the BSO’s Assistant Conductor Jonathan Rush, these fun and educational 50-minute concerts will captivate a child’s imagination with a blend of classical and popular music.
Note that a virtual concert experience will not be available for our Family series performances.
