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The Planets – An HD Odyssey
Houston Symphony, film at Carnegie Hall
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Film and music have gone hand in hand for as long as technology has allowed, and as the latter element—technology—has developed, both film and music have changed in new and exciting ways. The Planets – An HD Odyssey, presented at Carnegie Hall will feature Hans Graf conducting the Houston Orchestra and a film projection using footage from NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, complied by award-winning producer/director Dr. Duncan Copp.
“This combination of music and science can provide a deeper emotional dimension to the splendid cosmic images, a depth which is not to be experienced without the joyful power and delicate sensuality of Holst’s remarkable orchestra pieces,” said Maestro Hans Graf. The music was a direct inspiration in the compilation of the film’s footage. “The music was the driving force behind the production. The pacing of the film and selection of images were formed by the music. It’s a synergy really; a true marriage of two art forms,” added Dr. Duncan Copp.
The film will be played behind the orchestra on a 24-foot screen and will feature high-definition, planetary images from the latest outer space captures. For the orchestra’s part, they will perform Stravinsky’s Scherzo fantastique and Dutilleux’s Timbres, espace, movement, as well as the featured The Planets, Op. 32 by Gustav Holst. Holst’s suite contains seven movements attributed to each planet (except Earth): Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Dr. Copp and his team worked with images returned from missions such as the Mars rover explorations, Cassini-Huygens, Voyager 1 and 2, Mariner 10, Magellan, Messenger, and Galileo.
The Planets – An HD Odyssey will take place January 28, 2010 at 8 pm at Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.carnegiehall.org.