Hello, Today I am in class listening to Robert Krause's presentation. He gave a very eclectic presentation, with a variety of ensembles and styles. I picked two groups and recordings and wanted to share them with you today. These both have a similar element of Space or the sky, kind of, its a bit of a stretch today!! The game that follows fits a space theme!
First up is Celestial Suite by Jim Stephenson. This piece was commissioned in 2011 for the Axiom Brass quintet. Its purpose was to reflect on astronomy and sacred music and their relation. Each part of the quintet represents a famous astrologer. Each movement relates to a sacred experience in the astrologers lives. Also the keys of the movements spell out EARTH. E major, A major Re or D major Ti or B minor and H which in German is B major. I hope you enjoy Celestial Suite. This is the Axiom Brass playing the fifth movement Hawking.
Next up is Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Ten Thing. I've shared them before on this blog, but for a recap, it is an all women brass ensemble. It was founded by Tine Thing Helseth. They are known for their excellent playing as well as their videography. This is not only fun to listen to, but to watch!
Finally for today's game I picked Cosmic Encounters. This is a game about space and taking control of other planets while you play as aliens. Each player is assigned an Alien and a color of spaceships. They put their spaceships on their planets and take turn sending their ships to other players planets, they battle it out with cards, and the winner keeps the planet, every alien has different abilities, so you have to be careful and make sure that you know who you are playing against. Whoever claims the most foreign planets wins! I hope you enjoy today's music as well as Cosmic Encounters.
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