MUSIC OF THE STARS

 

Music Composed by Astronomers

 

MUELLER PLANETARIUM

University of Nebraska

 

7:30 PM, FRIDAY MARCH 8

3:00 PM, SATURDAY MARCH 9

2002

 

Chamber Orchestra Conducted by

 

Benjamin Carlisle

 

 

 

PROGRAM

 

Sir William Herschel - Symphony No. 2 in D Major

I. Allegro

II. Adagio ma non molto

III. Allegro

 

Martin Gaskell -- Romance for Strings

 

Valya Doroshenko -- “Summer Rain”

 

Martin Gaskell -- “Song of the Night”

 

Sir William Herschel – Symphony No. 5 in F Minor

I. Allegro moderato

II. Adagio e Cantabile

III. Allegro ma non molto

 

 

PERFORMERS

 

Voice of Sir William Herschel – Marco Seine

 

Voice of Caroline Herschel – Evelyn Allgeier

 

Baritone solo – Tony Radford

 

 

ORCHESTRA

 

Conductor - Benjamin Carlisle

First violins - Charon Berka, Nissa Evenson, Chris Smith

Second Violins –Paul Roberts, Jean Stickney, Scott Tran

Violas – Kelly Crowley, Nick Shannon, Paul Roberts

Bassoon – Dave Baker

Harpsichord - Martin Gaskell

Cellos – Steve Dahme, Micah Fusselman, Maran Kunkel

Doublebass – Jean-Luc Davis