Moonlight, Music & Meteors
April 16, 2027 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Imagine a Friday night under the stars with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets, and sample concessions from vendors. Kick back, peer into the skies, and visit with area physicists, astronomers, and NASA Solar System Ambassadors — all during the Lyrid meteor shower!
Sponsors
Concert Sponsor: MS Museum of Natural Science Foundation
Music Program
First Half
Richard Strauss – Introduction to Also Sprach Zarathustra from 2001, A Space Odyssey
Johann Strauss, Jr. – Blue Danube Waltz from 2001, A Space Odyssey
arr. Crafton Beck – Beethoven Remix
arr. Crafton Beck – Bach Remix
arr. Calvin Custer – Star Trek Through the Years
arr. Patrick Russell – David Bowie Hits
Stephen Schwarz, arr. Ted Ricketts – Highlights from Wicked
Second Half
Wolfgang Mozart – Allegro Vivace from Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter”
Camille Saint-Saëns – Volières, Aquarium, Tortues, and Fossiles from Carnival of the Animals
Mary Chapin Carpenter – When Halley Came to Jackson
Hans Zimmer – Suite from Interstellar
Michael Giacchino – Jyn Erso & Hope Suite from Rogue One
John Williams – Imperial March from Star Wars Episode V; March of the Resistance from Star Wars Episode VII; Superman