Earth Music Theater
Earth Music Theater
Astronauts invite us to Earth orbit
3:02
Night Clouds♥m225
Musician: Steve Thomas, Electric guitar, piano
Music: Shenandoah (trad) (Thomas)
Astronauts: Koichi Wakata
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Donald Pettit
Two masters: Don Pettit astronaut photographer with mysterious night views. Dwayne Haggins band from the live album.
9:00
Dragon Night Eye♥m97
Musician: Dwayne Haggins, Voice + guitar
Music: Inner City Blues (Haggins)
Astronauts: Donald Pettit
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Samantha Cristoforetti
Majestic music as we fly over the night lights of humanity - Europe to the Red Sea.
6:52
Koopman - Nacht Freude♥m233
Musician: Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Music: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Simmer : Chorale (140) (Bach)
Astronauts: Samantha Cristoforetti
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Barry E. Wilmore, Donald Pettit, Jeanette Epps, Matthew Dominick
Our hearts soar with glorious Earth photography. . .and Bach's Motets gloriously performed by Solomon's Knot Baroque Ensemble.
1:35:49
Earth Motets♥m41
Musician: Solomon's Knot, Baroque Ensemble
Music: Motets (225-230) (Bach)
Astronauts: Barry E. Wilmore, Donald Pettit, Jeanette Epps, Matthew Dominick
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Barry E. Wilmore, Sunita Williams
Harmonies of Music reveal harmonies of Earth. Photography by "stranded" astronauts Suni Williams + Butch Wilmore. Superb Bach Trio Sonata #5 for organ.
17:35
Earth Harmony Sonata♥m33
Musician: Brian Hoffman, Organ - Mocnik Slovenia
Music: Trio Sonata #5 (Bach)
Astronauts: Barry E. Wilmore, Sunita Williams
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5:37
Time Traveler♥m37
Musician: Randy Souviney, Guitar
Music: Time Traveler (Souviney)
Astronauts: Barry E. Wilmore
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Harmonies of Music reveal harmonies of Earth. Photography by "stranded" astronauts Suni Williams + Butch Wilmore. Superb Bach Trio Sonata #5 for organ.
17:35
Earth Harmony Sonata♥m33
Musician: Brian Hoffman, Organ - Mocnik Slovenia
Music: Trio Sonata #5 (Bach)
Astronauts: Barry E. Wilmore, Sunita Williams
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Our hearts soar with glorious Earth photography. . .and Bach's Motets gloriously performed by Solomon's Knot Baroque Ensemble.
1:35:49
Earth Motets♥m41
Musician: Solomon's Knot, Baroque Ensemble
Music: Motets (225-230) (Bach)
Astronauts: Barry E. Wilmore, Donald Pettit, Jeanette Epps, Matthew Dominick
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4:49
Night Lights and Aurora♥m22
Musician: Mario Quiroga, Digital synthesizer
Music: Aurora Boreal (Quiroga)
Astronauts: Donald Pettit
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Bach’s Motets are incomparably beautiful. The voices soar with joy and reverence by Solomon’s Knot, a British ensemble. Perfect for the Caribbean.
4:32
Caribbean Motet♥m30
Musician: Solomon's Knot, Choral ensemble
Music: Lieber Herr Gott, wecke uns auf (Bach)
Astronauts: Donald Pettit
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SpaceX Dragon Dreams – a magical dream-like ride over Earth at night, with soaring music
3:36
SpaceX Dragon Dreams♥m29
Musician: Solomon's Knot, Voice, accompanied
Music: Magnificat in Eb major : Et Misericordia (243a) (Bach)
Astronauts: Donald Pettit
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Two masters: Don Pettit astronaut photographer with mysterious night views. Dwayne Haggins band from the live album.
9:00
Dragon Night Eye♥m97
Musician: Dwayne Haggins, Voice + guitar
Music: Inner City Blues (Haggins)
Astronauts: Donald Pettit
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Five Beautiful Movements - of Earth and Bach. Five of our best visuals, with Brian Hoffman's favorite Bach organ music - Canonic Variations
12:51
Bach & Earth♥m51
Musician: Brian Hoffman, Organ, Janke in Buckeburg, Germany
Music: Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her (769) (Bach)
Astronauts: Donald Pettit
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Astronaut Don Pettit is a Master Photographer - spectacular views of the Caribbean. Bach organ music by Brian Hoffman
1:40
Bach Earth - Harmonies of the Caribbean♥m245
Musician: Brian Hoffman, Organ (Buckeburg, Germany - Hauptwerk)
Music: Von Himmel hoch da Komm' ich her (BWV 769), movement 1 (Bach)
Astronauts: Donald Pettit
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Our hearts soar with glorious Earth photography. . .and Bach's Motets gloriously performed by Solomon's Knot Baroque Ensemble.
1:35:49
Earth Motets♥m41
Musician: Solomon's Knot, Baroque Ensemble
Music: Motets (225-230) (Bach)
Astronauts: Barry E. Wilmore, Donald Pettit, Jeanette Epps, Matthew Dominick
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5:59
La Tierra♥m124
Musician: Mario Quiroga, Keyboard Synthesizer
Music: La Tierra (Quiroga)
Astronauts: Jeanette Epps
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Unique flight path up the East coast of Africa, with Bruce Lazarus floating music dreaming of Sanctuary
4:15
Sanctuary♥m26
Musician: Bruce Lazarus, Digital Synthesizer
Music: Home Planet : Sanctuary (Lazarus)
Astronauts: Jeanette Epps
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Our hearts soar with glorious Earth photography. . .and Bach's Motets gloriously performed by Solomon's Knot Baroque Ensemble.
1:35:49
Earth Motets♥m41
Musician: Solomon's Knot, Baroque Ensemble
Music: Motets (225-230) (Bach)
Astronauts: Barry E. Wilmore, Donald Pettit, Jeanette Epps, Matthew Dominick
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3:36
Alone in the Stars♥m27
Musician: Seraphim, Chorus
Music: Stars (Ness)
Astronauts: Matthew Dominick
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2:10
Sarabande Stars♥m23
Musician: Catherine Brisset, Cristal Baschet, adapted
Music: Cello Suite #1 : Sarabande (1004) (Bach)
Astronauts: Matthew Dominick
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Join citizen-astronaut Chris Sembroski as he explores Earth's fabulous clouds - in this montage, along with Hiroshi Ebina's haunting ambient music.
4:35
Journey to Clouds♥m31
Musician: Hiroshi Ebina, Digital Synthesizer
Music: The Future Hasn't Come Yet (Ebina)
Astronauts: Chris Sembroski, Matthew Dominick
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Our hearts soar with glorious Earth photography. . .and Bach's Motets gloriously performed by Solomon's Knot Baroque Ensemble.
1:35:49
Earth Motets♥m41
Musician: Solomon's Knot, Baroque Ensemble
Music: Motets (225-230) (Bach)
Astronauts: Barry E. Wilmore, Donald Pettit, Jeanette Epps, Matthew Dominick
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5:15
Sands of Sahara♥m19
Musician: Victor Romanov, electronic medley
Music: In the Desert (Romanov)
Astronauts: Sultan Al Neyadi
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Timothy Takach composed this ode to Earth "Only here do we have life, with miracle, suffering and awe", masterfully performed by Seraphim.
3:54
Earth (Only Here)♥m24
Musician: Seraphim, Choral
Music: Earth (only here) (Takach)
Astronauts: Sultan Al Neyadi
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6:52
Koopman - Nacht Freude♥m233
Musician: Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Music: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Simmer : Chorale (140) (Bach)
Astronauts: Samantha Cristoforetti
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Steve Thomas ethereal electric guitar soars with this montage of gorgeous Earth. Original music, sent to the ISS with astronaut Richard Garriott.
48:15
Windows on Earth♥m1
Musician: Steve Thomas, Electric Guitar
Music: Windows on Earth (Thomas)
Astronauts: Crews of Exp 40, 42, 43, 53, 55, 67, 68
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Spectacular global performance of Bach's Dona Nobis Pacem (Grant Us Peace)
3:20
Dona Nobis Pacem♥m5
Musician: BachFest Global, Chorus, accompanied
Music: B Minor Mass : Dona Nobis Pacem (232) (Bach)
Astronauts: Crews of Exp 42, 67
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Charlotte Spruit award-winning performance of Bach's Violin Concerto in D Minor - over dramatic night lights of Asia.
8:09
Night Concerto♥m17
Musician: Charlotte Spruit, Barockvioline
Music: Violin Concerto in D minor (1052R) (Bach)
Astronauts: Crews of Exp 66, 68
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Bach harmonies celebrate Earth's diversity
4:22
Earth Harmony Chorale♥m71
Musician: Brian Hoffman, Organ - Laurenskerk Rotterdam (Hauptwerk)
Music: Jesus Christus, unser Heiland (688) (Bach)
Astronauts: Crews of Exp 42, 63, 66, 67, 68
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This haunting music, from a world-premiere performance by Seraphim, transports us from a hill on the ground to the stars above.
3:36
Alone in the Stars♥m27
Musician: Seraphim, Chorus
Music: Stars (Ness)
Astronauts: Matthew Dominick
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Bach's Art of the Fugue (movements 2 & 3), with MDR-Sinfonieorchester with world-class conductor Dennis Russell Davies . . . with dramatic flights over Africa and Europe.
7:15
Desert Ocean Land♥m35
Musician: MDR-Sinfonieorchester, Orchestra
Music: Art of Fugue : Contrapunctus 3 & 2 (1080) (Bach)
Astronauts: Crews of Exp 67, 69
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Think of this as a grand musical concert – with great views of Earth. Brahms magnificent Ein deutsches Requiem.
1:05:01
Requiem for Earth♥m45
Musician: Orchester & Chor of J. S. Bach-Stiftung, Orchestra & Choir
Music: Ein deutsches Requiem (Opus 45 (Brahms)
Astronauts: Crews of Exp 39, 42, 66, 69, 71
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Please enjoy this wonderful Cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. Deep resonating voices and soaring solos, with glorious views of Earth.
17:38
Cantata for Earth♥1m46
Musician: Orchester & Chor of J. S. Bach-Stiftung, Orchestra & Choir
Music: Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende (27) (Bach)
Astronauts: Crews of Exp 39, 69
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Five Beautiful Movements - of Earth and Bach. Five of our best visuals, with Brian Hoffman's favorite Bach organ music - Canonic Variations
12:51
Bach & Earth♥m51
Musician: Brian Hoffman, Organ, Janke in Buckeburg, Germany
Music: Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her (769) (Bach)
Astronauts: Donald Pettit
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5:14
Aurora Fantasia♥m36
Musician: Andre Isoir, organ
Music: Fantasia & Fugue in C minor (Wq 119.7) (Bach)
Astronauts: Crew of Exp 71
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Welcome to Earth orbit, and three Bach Sonatas transcribed for guitar.
1:03:25
Sonatas for Earth♥2m14
Musician: Nicholas Goluses, Guitar, transcribed
Music: Violin Sonatas 1, 2, 3 (1001, 1003, 1005) (Bach)
Astronauts: Crew of Exp 71
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Chad Lawson - 10 paths of Earth and piano. Each unique, serene and meditative.
43:12
Exploring Earth - 10 Paths♥m16
Musician: Chad Lawson, Piano, adapted
Music: Chorales - 10 variations (Bach)
Astronauts: Crew of Exp 71
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A delicious teaser from our live Klimakonzert at BachFest in Leipzig, Germany. A magical view of Aurora, with Bach’s Prelude in C Sharp minor (BWV 849), vibraphone by Andrei Pushkarov.
4:14
Klimakonzert♥m42
Musician: Stardust Sinfonie, Vibraphone
Music: Prelude in C Sharp minor (849) (Bach)
Astronauts: Crew of Exp 71
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5:21
Shades of Blue♥m10
Musician: Steve Thomas, Electric Guitar
Music: CF (Thomas)
Astronauts: Crew of Exp 70
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4:18
Earth Snow and Ice♥m18
Musician: Stardust Sinfonie, flute, harpsichord, vibraphone
Music: Italian Concerto : ii Andante (971) (Bach)
Astronauts: Crew of Exp 70
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5:28
Where Now♥m47
Musician: Steve Thomas, electric guitar & band
Music: Where Now Mix (Thomas)
Astronauts: Crew of Exp 69
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Rivers shape the Earth, and music shapes our soul.
4:46
River Journeys♥m48
Musician: Nathan Gunn, Electric Guitar
Music: River Journeys (Gunn)
Astronauts: Crew of Exp 69
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8:59
African Dreams♥m222
Musician: Steve Thomas, electric guitar + band
Music: Alien Guitar Landscape (Thomas)
Astronauts: Crew of Exp 67
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STUNNING violin performance by award-winning Qingzhu Weng, as we fly over Sahara and the Mediterranean.
15:55
Earth Chaconne♥1m2
Musician: Qingzhu Weng, violin, accompanied
Music: Violin Partita #2 in D minor : Chaconne (Bach)
Astronauts: Crew of Exp 67
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Whales are musicians, too! Recorded by Paul Knapp, Jr.
7:06
Humpbacks of the Caribbean♥m11
Musician: Nature - Humpback Whales, Whale songs
Music: Recorded by Paul Knapp, Jr.
Astronauts: Crew of Exp 67
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Maestro Seiji Ozawa - his last public performance, broadcast live to ISS.
12:03
One Earth Mission♥m13
Musician: Maestro Seiji Ozawa + Saito Kinen Orchestra, orchestra
Music: Egmont : Overture (Opus 84) (Beethoven)
Astronauts: Crew of Exp 67
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Catherine Brisset plays a haunting "glass keyboard" - perfect with the shimmering aurora.
4:33
Aurora Harmonies♥m9
Musician: Catherine Brisset, cristal Bachet (glass keyboard), adapted
Music: Violin Sonata #2 in A minor: Grave (1003) (Bach)
Astronauts: Crew of Exp 67
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An exuberant and playful dance, between Angie Shyr (violin) and Chris Cheek (alto sax). World-class creative musicians. They play off each other so well!
43:15
Earth Tandemonium♥m44
Musician: XO Planet, Saxophone, Violin
Astronauts: Crew of Exp 67
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3:30
Ocean Music♥m39
Musician: Robert Jacobson - Nature, Recorded by Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Music: Sounds of the Sea (Life)
Astronauts: Crew of Exp 65
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I heard Dwayne Haggins & Friends in a local club and loved his rhythm and soul. One thing led to another. . .and now we’re making Earth Music movies.
9:58
Live on Earth♥m40
Musician: Dwayne Haggins, voice + guitar
Music: "Get Sad", "Where it wants" (Haggins)
Astronauts: Crew of Exp 65
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2:38
Sprightly Clouds♥m58
Musician: Anna Przybysz, Organ - St. Markus Kirke, Copenhagen
Music: Concerto in D minor (596) (Bach)
Astronauts: Crew of Exp 53
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Hurricane fly-over, as a metaphor for struggles we go through, and the need to find inner peace when we most need it.
5:46
Pathway to Center♥m6
Musician: Laura Zaerr, Harp, adaptation
Music: Cello Suite 1 in G Major (1007) (Bach)
Astronauts: Crew of Exp 53
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2:29
Moonset♥m8
Musician: Brian Hoffman, Organ - Laurenskerk Rotterdam (Hauptwerk)
Music: Ich ruf zu dir (639) (Bach)
Astronauts: Crew of Exp 43
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Fly over Patagonia mountains of Chile and Argentina, and listen to Stardust Sinfonie, a German trio playing flute, vibraphone and harpsichord.
2:57
Aria for Earth♥1m12
Musician: Stardust Sinfonie, Flute, harpsichord, vibraphone
Music: Goldberg Variations: Aria (988) (Bach)
Astronauts: Crew of Exp 43
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Mario Quiroga's ethereal keyboard, over clouds and mountains.
4:22
Cono Sur♥m122
Musician: Mario Quiroga, Keyboard synthesizer
Music: Cono Sur (Quiroga)
Astronauts: Crew of Exp 43
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6:14
Joy of Flight. . .and Music♥m3
Musician: Emily Amos, Organ - St. David's Episcopal Church, Wayne, PA
Music: Trio Sonata #5 (529) (Bach)
Astronauts: Crew of Exp 42
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Nightlights reveal humanity, as we establish our presence on Earth. Here, flying over Europe and Africa at night with Bach's wonderful Sinfonia from Cantata 29.
4:43
Glory of Lights♥m50
Musician: David Von Behren, organ
Music: Sinfonia from Cantata (29) (Bach)
Astronauts: Crew of Exp 42
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4:48
Aurora Boreal♥m123
Musician: Mario Quiroga, Keyboard Synthesizer
Music: Adagio Sahara (Quiroa)
Astronauts: Crew of Exp 40
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Bach's Fugue in E minor has wonderful interweaving harmonies, as we float over the night lights of China.
8:07
Night Fugue♥m21
Musician: Anna Przybysz, Organ - Kaminski 2003, Katowice Poland
Music: Fugue in E minor (548) (Bach)
Astronauts: Crew of Exp 40
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Wow! Watch Laura Bottei in her official Master of Music Recital on the Fisk organ at Indiana University. Superb performance, as mesmerizing as the view of Earth we later added
9:49
Atlantic to Bay of Bengal♥m38
Musician: Laura Bottei, Organ - Fisk Opus 135, Indiana University
Music: Toccata and Fugue in F Major : Toccata (540) (Bach)
Astronauts: Crew of Exp 40
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