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Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope

Developed in the fulldome format as an educational planetarium show, Two Small Pieces of Glass was produced in affiliation with the International Year of Astronomy. With primary funding by the National…

March 12, 2021

By Mark Slater film music, fulldome, giant screen theater, immersive, music composition, orchestra, planetarium

Science Astronomy

7 Questions for Andrew Kerr

Reproduced from Vegas Seven Magazine | June 2-8, 2016 I VegasSeven.com PHOTO BY KRYSTAL RAMIREZ About Andrew KerrWhat got you interested in astronomy? What does the Planetarium's programming offer? What…

March 12, 2021

By Mark Slater giant screen theater, music appreciation, orchestra, planetarium

Music Filmmaking

Music as a Learning Tool

This article is reproduced from the Planetarian Vol 1, No.3, September 2012 IMERSA News Judith Rubin - Communications Director, IMERSA.org - rubin.judith@gmail.com With 20-40 minute run-times and an educational mandate, it…

March 12, 2021

By Mark Slater film music, music education, planetarium

Music Reviews

Gershwin would have approved

Midsummer Concert, Bookham, Surrey Review by Max Elsberg (Surrey Mirror July 1996) THE low ceiling and the cramped dimensions of the stage of the Bookham Old Barn Hall might have…

March 12, 2021

By Mark Slater classical music, concerts, music appreciation