What do you get when the sounds of space collide with a string quartet? Far-out multimedia production, Sun Rings. In 2002, NASA and other sponsors commissioned minimalist composer Terry Riley and the Kronos Quartet to create a performance using the space sounds collected by University of Iowa researcher Donald A. Gurnett. Deep-space lightning, crackling solar winds, and other cosmic events harmonize with Riley’s music, along with the visual aids of Willie Williams. This meteor of sound hits the Bay Area on January 18 at Stanford University. Hopefully it'll reach a town near you:
2/24, SUNY Purchase, NY
3/14, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
3/18, Sangamon Auditorium, Springfield, IL
5/16, Dresden International Music Festival, Dresden, Germany
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