Sunday May 3, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University’s East Campus
Free admission (donations gratefully accepted)
Dr. Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant, conductor
The DMO’s spring concert, Out of This World: Planet Hopping, features music inspired by the cosmos. The program includes perennial favorites like The Planets and Star Wars along with contemporary works including John Adams’s shimmering Harmonielehre and Missy Mazzoli’s Orbiting Spheres – a piece written in the shape of a solar system. Together, these pieces create an afternoon of music that balances energy, majesty, and wonder.
On the program:
Imperial March from Star Wars: Suite for Orchestra, John Williams (b. 1932)
Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres), Missy Mazzoli (b. 1980)
Selections from The Planets, Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
– Mercury, the Winged Messenger
– Venus, the Bringer of Peace
– Mars, the Bringer of War
– Uranus, the Magician
– Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Flying Theme from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, John Williams (b. 1932)
Harmonielehre (Part III), John Adams (b. 1947)
Theme from Star Trek, Michael Giacchino (b. 1967)
Music from Gladiator, Hans Zimmer (b. 1957), arr. John Wasson
Learn about the composers and pieces on our program, along with their musical interconnections, here.
Can’t join us? Livestream the concert here.