The Planets

The Planets

Conductor
Kenneth Andrews

STRAUSS, Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 from 2001: A Space Odyssey
WILLIAMS, “Main Theme/Overture” from Star Wars
2017 Young Artist Concerto Winner
HOLST, The Planets

Soloist: 2017 Young Artist Competition Winner
Guest Visual Artist: Adrian Wyard (bio)
Planets Festival Chorus: Comprised of students from the Crane Phoenix Club – Rebecca Reames, Director; Potsdam and Canton High School Choruses – Tammara Madeja and Kimberly Busch, Directors

A multi-media presentation presentation of Gustav Holst’s monumental work, The Planets, performed in conjunction with newly developed visual accompaniment by artist Adrian Wyard and projected onto a large screen above the Orchestra. This stellar program consists of computer software that features NASA photography, original animations and imagery from telescopes, orbiting spacecraft and rovers on the planets’ surfaces, coordinated with the conductor’s direction of the work.

Photo Credit: tonynetone

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