Stargazing
for String Orchestra and Optional Percussion*
Program Notes
Stargazing depicts the feeling of wonder and curiosity as you look up at the starry night sky. The first section focuses on combining the whole orchestra as one texture creating different colors and emotions with many close intervals of dissonance and some unexpected harmonic movements. The second section opens up with the theme in the violas, slowly growing in tension and anticipation for when the moment will peak. As the climax dies down, it moves back into the first section, closing the piece with an ending that is sure to put the audience at ease.
“Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious.” - Stephen Hawking
*Optional percussion includes wind chimes and suspended cymbal
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Performances
Kennesaw State University Philharmonic Orchestra | Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA | March 1st, 2023