From Earth to the Cosmos

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Join us for a special, free, multimedia concert honoring President Thomas F. Rosenbaum, in recognition of his appreciation and support of the arts throughout his tenure as President of Caltech. This uplifting program celebrates the intersection of the arts and science and invites the audience to reflect on humanity, our place in the wider universe, and what it means to look outward with wonder and humility.

Pianist Jocelyn Chang, D.M.A., in collaboration with Michael Shaw of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, pairs live music with imagery from JPL space missions, bringing together the beauty of musical performance and the awe of real space exploration. The result is a program that is as inspiring as it is moving.

The music travels outward from Earth: Ludovico Einaudi's The Earth Prelude, Dennis Korn's July – Man on the Moon, and Debussy's Clair de lune give way to three movements from Holst's The Planets — Mars, Venus, and Jupiter — in a piano arrangement by David Rubinstein. The concert closes with Fazil Say's Black Earth.

Free and open to all. RSVPs encouraged but not required. A reception will follow immediately after the concert with limited grab-and-go items available to students. Go to <Events. Caltech.edu> to access the registration page.