“Harmony of the Spheres” is my latest composition, composed for Adams State University’s Zacheis Planetarium and Observatory. Given my interests in music and astronomy, this was a very engaging piece to compose.
Some fun things to listen for in Harmony of the Spheres:
- Low, droning Bb symbolizing a black hole discovered by NASA scientists that vibrates at a frequency equivalent to Bb.
- Motivic quotes from the film scores of Contact (Alan Silvestri) and October Sky (Mark Isham).
- Rising melodic lines gesturing upwards, as a symbol of looking upward in appreciation of cosmic harmony.
- Falling melodic lines suggesting the force of gravity.
- Initial harmonic interval of a third, referencing the Earth as the third planet from the sun.
- This first third then opens into a fourth, suggesting both our exploration of the planet Mars and our attention and curiosity toward the universe beyond our planet.
Special thanks to Josh Stevens for assisting in sound editing!
If you like what you hear, please contact me about writing music for your educational venue! I love interdisciplinary collaboration!
Thanks for reading! (Now go practice!)