Multiverse Concert Series's OCTAVE OF LIGHT with the Firebird Pops Orchestra

Our 2025 Multiverse Concert Series season continues on July 26 with Octave of Light, presented in collaboration with The Firebird Pops. The Firebird Pops will help its audience embark on a transcendent journey across the stars, exploring the sonic signature of exoplanets through orchestral sonification of light. Equal parts science and imagination, this performance offers an awe-inspiring blend of music, data, and discovery.

Originally written for soprano, electronics, and chamber ensemble, Octave of Light comes to life in a new orchestral arrangement for this special performance, featuring composer Dr. Ibbett on piano and electronics, sopranos Beth Sterling and Motomi Tanaka. Drawing on real scientific data and developed in collaboration with Roy Gould of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, the music sonifies the spectra of distant planets — translating light into sound.

Fusing classical tradition with electronic music and scientific storytelling, this concert invites audiences on a journey across the stars, where music becomes a bridge between art and discovery.

Guests:
DR. ROMY RODRÍGUEZ MARTÍNEZ, Guest Speaker from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
BRENDAN J. KENNEY, conducting
DR. DAVID IBBETT, keyboards
BETH STERLING, soprano
MOTOMI TANAKA, soprano
& THE FIREBIRD POPS

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