Black Hole Symphony
by Multiverse Concert Series
Saturday, December 14
3:00PM family show AND
6:30PM show (SOLD OUT)
CHRISTA MCAULIFFE CENTER AT FRAMINGHAM STATE UNIVERSITY
David Ibbett conducting premiere. Scene from Black Hole Symphony;
Credit: Charles Hayden Planetarium, Museum of Science, Boston
The Christa McAuliffe Center is excited to bring to MetroWest the Black Hole Symphony, an immersive music production unfolding the story of black holes as engines of gravity, light, and creation through a groundbreaking fusion of art, science, and music!
Black Hole Symphony embarks audiences on a symphonic journey through spacetime, performed by a live chamber orchestra accompanied by stunning, immersive planetarium views. Over the course of the evening, audiences will plunge into deep space riding relativistic jets of plasma, guided through the dense dust torus, broad-line clouds, and ultimately reach the blazing accretion disk on the event horizon of a supermassive black hole.
Composer David Ibbett sonified the light of black hole galaxies as musical notes and chords, woven into a dramatic electro-symphonic score that reveals a hidden universe beyond the scope of our eyes.
Black Hole Symphony was produced by Museum of Science, Boston and Multiverse Concert Series in collaboration with astrophysicists from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard-Smithsonian and Black Hole Initiative.
3:00PM Family Show
Recommended for families and school-age children (age 5 and up).
Following the 3:00PM Family Show we will be joined by Wilson Gramer, an undergraduate at WPI, for a musical coding workshop in Wipple for ages 10+. No previous experience necessary!
PRICING:
$20 per person
Seating is first come, first served
SOLD OUT - 6:30PM Show
Recommended for age 12 and older. Featuring Dr. Anna Barnacka as a guest speaker.
Dr. Anna Barnacka is an inventor and astrophysicist whose career bridges science and technology. She is the CEO and founder of MindMics and the Science Director of Black Hole Symphony.
PRICING:
$20 per person
Seating is first come, first served
Premium Ticket = $45
Ticket includes: Priority seating with reserved first row seating, meeting with the artists, and reserved parking in O’Connor Parking Lot
First, click on the “Purchase Tickets” button on this page. Next, locate the date/time and name of your preferred program from the list and click on its registration button. Contact cmc@framingham.edu with any questions.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Food/drink and strollers are not allowed in the Planetarium.
The McAuliffe Center is located at the rear of O’Connor Hall on the campus of Framingham State University. Enter the McAuliffe Center through O’Connor Parking Lot.
Parking:
All vehicles parked on the FSU campus for this program require a valid FSU Parking Pass or the vehicle is subject to a parking ticket and tow at the owner’s expense. About one week before the event, you will receive a parking pass and an FSU campus map with parking information.
*If you purchased a ticket and did not receive a parking pass, please stop by the McAuliffe Center BEFORE you park your car to obtain a parking pass and additional parking information.
