On Friday November 13th at 7.30pm, Elevation Ensemble brings “The Pale Blue Dot” to King House in Boyle.
Inspired by NASA’s Voyager mission, the show “reimagines” the famous Golden Record that was put on board the Voyager spacecrafts that NASA launched in 1977. The records contained 90 mins of music from around the world- the idea was to introduce an extraterrestrial lifeform to the “sounds of earth” should the crafts be found in an interstellar dimension billions of years from now!
Blending newly composed music, musical traditions from around the world, astronomy and stunning live visuals, the performance will also feature recordings and contributions from young musicians from Music Generation Roscommon’s Boyle Music Hub.
The show is performed by Elevation Ensemble, a string quartet with a difference from Co. Galway. They will perform specially commissioned new works by Irish composers Linda Buckley and Jonathan Nangle, alongside Traditional music from Azerbaijan, Benin, Bulgaria, Japan, USA that was actually put on the Golden Record.
Roscommon County Council Arts Office, together with King House, is delighted to be a supporter of this very unique event which received funding from the Arts Council of Ireland
Prepare to get a little “lost in space” and experience music, imagery and the story of Voyager in a whole new way.
Tickets: Online www.visitkinghouse.com or call 087 144 4739.
