*This son was sung on 12 August 1962 by Pavlo Popovych, cosmonaut from Ukraine.
2. Which of the following composers have NOT written music inspired by the space?
* These are some of the other composers who were enchanted by Space: Terri Riley, Edgar Varèse, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Henryk Gorecki, Philip Glass, John Cage, George Crumb.
3. What was the name of the musical collection that was sent to space on the Voyager spacecraft in 1977 that featured musical selections from different cultures and eras?
4. Which of the following pieces was NOT included on the Voyager Golden Record?
* The Voyager Golden Record contains 116 images and a variety of sounds, including natural sounds (including some made by animals), musical selections from different cultures and eras, spoken greetings in 59 languages, human sounds like footsteps and laughter, and printed messages from President Jimmy Carter and U.N. Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim.
5. How many sections/movements does tonight’s piece Cosmic Cycles include?
* The movements include: The Sun, Earth, Our Home, Earth as Art, The Moon, Planetary Fantasia, The Travelers, and Echoes of the Big Bang.
6. Where is the Nation’s largest organization of combined scientists and engineers dedicated and sharing their knowledge of the Earth, Sun, Solar System, and Universe?
*tonight’s piece will be accompanied by HD screening of stunning images captured by the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes and groundbreaking visualizations created by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
7. Which Telescope is NASA’s largest and most powerful space science telescope?
*Tonight’s performances combine composer Henry Dehlinger’s music with an HD screening of stunning images captured by the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes.
8. Cosmic Cycles Composer Henry Dehlinger composed which of these pieces for NASA?
* This powerful anthem for brass choir, timpani and percussion heralds NASA’s historic Artemis missions, and is now a part of Cosmic Cycles.
9. Who is the composer for the music in Star Wars?
* Star Wars composer John Williams has written soundtracks for over 75 movies. He still holds the record for the highest grossing instrumental-only soundtrack album of all time for 1977’s Star Wars. (the same year the Golden Record went to space!)
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