Sunday Afternoon Concert in the Dome — JULY 20 @ 3 PM —
07/20/2025 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM PT
Admission
- $60.00
Location
Mount Wilson Observatory
100-inch Dome
100-inch Dome
Summary
The hour-long performance is followed by a reception held outside the dome. Light refreshments will be served.
An exceptional celebration: Sarah Gillis is the extraordinary astronaut/space engineer who flew to space in September 2024 on Polaris Dawn, a private human spaceflight mission, operated by SpaceX. In the spaceship, she played John Williams "Rey's Theme" (Star Wars, The Force Awakens). Today, with John Williams' blessing she plays the violin & piano version of that piece, especially for Mount Wilson music series, as we celebrate the anniversary of the first human steps on the Moon by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. She will then join Martin Chalifour, Concertmaster of the LA Philharmonic, pianist Tim Durkovic, violist Andrew Duckles and cellist Cécilia Tsan to perform Schumann Piano Quintet. For the first time in our series, we can play chamber music with piano! Gratitude to Drew Dembowski who is generously lending his Steinway; that piano successively belonged to two iconic musicians: (Jascha Heifetz and Pete Jolly).
An exceptional celebration: Sarah Gillis is the extraordinary astronaut/space engineer who flew to space in September 2024 on Polaris Dawn, a private human spaceflight mission, operated by SpaceX. In the spaceship, she played John Williams "Rey's Theme" (Star Wars, The Force Awakens). Today, with John Williams' blessing she plays the violin & piano version of that piece, especially for Mount Wilson music series, as we celebrate the anniversary of the first human steps on the Moon by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. She will then join Martin Chalifour, Concertmaster of the LA Philharmonic, pianist Tim Durkovic, violist Andrew Duckles and cellist Cécilia Tsan to perform Schumann Piano Quintet. For the first time in our series, we can play chamber music with piano! Gratitude to Drew Dembowski who is generously lending his Steinway; that piano successively belonged to two iconic musicians: (Jascha Heifetz and Pete Jolly).
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