fivebyfive & the Rochester Science and Museum Center present

LIGHT & DARK: ECLIPSE MUSIC

A total solar eclipse visited Rochester on April 8, 2024…

To celebrate this breathtaking celestial event, Rochester’s award-winning chamber group fivebyfive created 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

Technical rider for planetariums and other presenters

Video from the premiere weekend shows!

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

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