fivebyfive & the Rochester Science and Museum Center present

LIGHT & DARK: ECLIPSE MUSIC

A total solar eclipse will visit Rochester on April 8, 2024…

To celebrate this breathtaking celestial event, Rochester’s award-winning chamber group fivebyfive is creating a one-of-a-kind concert experience for audiences with exciting and inspired music to celebrate the eclipse, with immersive video presented on a full dome of a planetarium. 

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Music by today’s most exciting composers, commissioned by fivebyfive for the ensemble:

I Can Take, composed and arranged by Julie Herndon

“TRULY BRILLIANT AND UTTERLY AFFECTED.”

-Kulturpunkt

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Totality, composed by Glenn McClure

“SEEKS THE MUSICAL VOICE OF THE EARTH”

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Eclipse, composed by Marc Mellits

“MUSIC AS SENSUAL AS IT WAS INTELLIGENT.”

-New York Press

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In the Path of Totality, composed by Jessica Meyer

“EVOCATIVE.” - New York Times

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Under the Shadow, composed by Kamala Sankaram

"ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING COMPOSERS IN THE COUNTRY..."

- Washington Post

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JANUARY 20, 21, 28, 2024

4PM each day

Rochester Museum and Science Center Strasenburgh Planetarium

Tickets available here

Technical rider for planetariums and other presenters

Video from the premiere weekend shows!

This solar eclipse is expected to be the largest mass travel event ever in the U.S.—a celestial experience expected to be breathtaking, spiritual, and impactful. Landscapes become transformed, the sky becomes a dark deep twilight, and changes in temperature, winds and animal behavior occur during the time around totality. The experience is emotionally powerful and unforgettable, and it will be the last great opportunity for large segments of our country to experience a total solar eclipse until 2045. The path of totality will include 125 miles, along with fivebyfive’s hometown of Rochester, NY. 

fivebyfive will present its eclipse-inspired program Light & Dark: Eclipse Music in Rochester at the Rochester Museum and Science Center’s Planetarium and other communities within the path of totality.

fivebyfive is inspired to connect people in an engaging public event to build awareness and excitement for the upcoming eclipse.

Visit our upcoming events page to see where fivebyfive is presenting this program.