Credits:

Bruce Dickey

Description:

Harmony with the Universe: Sophisticated Polyphony Woven by Voice and BrassJohannes Kepler (15711630), a great mathematician and astronomer, was deeply aware of the connection between music and the universe throughout his life. Having elucidated the movements of celestial bodies through mathematical theory, he was also a proponent of Pythagorass theory of celestial music, viewing musiccrafted using the sophisticated counterpoint techniques of the timeas a higher-dimensional expression that reflected all the geometric aspects of celestial motion. Concerto Palatino presents a program themed around Keplers ideas, featuring selections from contemporary polyphonic music that harmonize with the cosmos.Astron by contemporary composer Kalliope Tzapakismeaning Toward the Starsis based on the ancient Greek Delphic hymns. By having a contemporary composer reinterpret the oldest surviving notated music, a