Symphonic Space Odyssey: 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing

Wed Jul 17, 2019
7:00pm ET
Age: All ages
Price: Free
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For one night only, this family-friendly evening honors the historic event by pairing custom visuals produced by the Hayden Planetarium with symphonic music inspired by the moon and outer space.

John Adams’ sonic ball-of-fire launches a program that features two intensely vibrant film scores alongside Leroy Anderson’s summer reverie composed for Arthur Fiedler.

Pre-concert prelude by young artists from the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, including works by Valerie Coleman at approximately 6:20 p.m.

This concert will be presented with American Sign Language (ASL) Interpretation. The evening is sponsored by The Boston Foundation.

Rain Date: Thursday, July 18, 2019. If it rains on July 18 as well, the concert will be held at First Church in Cambridge 11 Garden St, Cambridge, MA 02138.

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