Dehlinger will speak at ARTECHOUSE, the leading art space dedicated to immersive digital art, as part of its ARTECHTALK series of talks with NASA scientists and collaborators. Henry will discuss looking for art in the James Webb Space Telescope and how he collaborated with NASA to compose Cosmic Cycles.
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Sep 14 2023
Dehlinger Sits Down with The New Yorker’s Matthew Hutson
Dehlinger sat down with The New Yorker’s contributing writer Matthew Hutson to discuss how he found musical inspiration in the James Webb Space Telescope’s latest images of the Cosmos. They talked especially about Echoes of the Big Bang, the seventh movement of his new work, Cosmic Cycles.
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Jun 19 2023
Scoring the Cosmos: Interview with NASA Goddard's StoryLab
Henry talks to NASA’s Wade Sisler to discuss “Scoring the Cosmos,” the latest episode of NASA Goddard’s StoryLab series. Henry discusses his unique collaboration with NASA and National Philharmonic, which culminated in the widely acclaimed premiere of Cosmic Cycles, A Space Symphony in May 2023.
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May 17 2023
AFP News: "It could be the ultimate blend of art and science"
Agence France-Presse - AFP News was at Capital One Hall on May 11, covering the dress rehearsal and world premiere of Cosmic Cycles. AFP News editor Daniel Stublen sat down with composer Henry Dehlinger, NatPhil conductor Piotr Gajewski and Producer Wade Sisler from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
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May 14 2023
Washington Post: NASA and NatPhil a "successful launch"
In his latest review, The Washington Post's Michael Andor Brodeur calls Cosmic Cycles, A Space Symphony “a harmonically rewarding wander through the stars that finds the substantial 81-piece orchestra — commandingly conducted by Piotr Gajewski — achieving unexpected lightness.”
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Apr 20 2023
Cosmic Cycles, A Space Symphony Premieres May 11
On May 11 and 13, NatPhil presents Cosmic Cycles, A Space Symphony, Dehlinger’s monumental suite of seven symphonic poems, with an HD screening of images captured by NASA's Hubble and Webb Space Telescopes and groundbreaking visualizations created by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
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Mar 10 2022
NASA, NatPhil Explore the Universe With New Dehlinger Suite
In collaboration with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, the National Philharmonic presents Dehlinger's Cosmic Cycles in May 2023. This musical exploration of the universe and its origins will be performed live against the backdrop of out-of-this-world images from the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes.
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