On Friday, Feb. 10, Conservatory Lab Charter School in Uphams Corner welcomed the Multiverse Concert Series for the school-based premiere of Black Hole Symphony. Black Hole Symphony is a partnership between the Museum of Science and Multiverse Concert Series, whose world premiere at the Charles Hayden Planetarium Completely sold out.
“Black Hole Symphony is a symphonic journey through spacetime, performed by a live chamber orchestra under the Planetarium dome. This revolutionary new show is a unique collaboration between astrophysicists of the Harvard-Smithsonian CFA and Black Hole Initiative with the musicians of the Multiverse Concert Series. Composer David Ibbett has sonified the light of black hole galaxies as musical notes and chords, woven into a dramatic electro-symphonic score set to immersive 3-D visuals from the Charles Hayden Planetarium,” said a spokesperson from the Museum of Science.
Conservatory Lab Charter School’s Director of El Sistema, Andrea Davis, partnered with Dr. David Ibbett, Conductor and Director, Multiverse Concert Series and James Monroe, Senior Producer, Adult Programs & Theater Experiences, Museum of Science to bring this phenomenal experience from the planetarium to Conservatory Lab Charter School’s upper campus for a performance for the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. This stunning program included visuals that were specifically adapted for this performance. Students learned about black holes and sonification (the use of non-speech audio to convey information or perceptualize data) prior to the performance, and after were able to ask the performers and Dr. Ibbett about the composition process, music, and experiences.
This experience was part of Conservatory Lab’s dedication to enriching their students’ education with music across content areas, in this case the connection of music and science.
