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Welcome to Earth's orbit, accompanied by three Bach Sonatas transcribed for guitar. Each Sonata features four movements, offering space to reflect and explore the harmony of music while gazing at our planet below. These exquisite performances by Dr. Nicholas Goluses, a master guitarist and professor at the Eastman School of Music, are brought to life with stunning photography captured by astronauts of ISS Expedition 71 in 2024.
To create this film, Dr. Goluses immersed himself in the awe of Earth as seen through the lens of space explorers. Inspired, he revisited the Bach Violin Sonatas he had transcribed and recorded for guitar during his doctoral studies—works he holds so dear that, 30 years later, he wouldn't alter a single note. The result is a masterpiece of music and imagery, blending celestial views with the timeless beauty of Bach. [Show ID: 40343]
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Welcome to Earth's orbit, accompanied by three Bach Sonatas transcribed for guitar. Each Sonata features four movements, offering space to reflect and explore the harmony of music while gazing at our planet below. These exquisite performances by Dr. Nicholas Goluses, a master guitarist and professor at the Eastman School of Music, are brought to life with stunning photography captured by astronauts of ISS Expedition 71 in 2024.
To create this film, Dr. Goluses immersed himself in the awe of Earth as seen through the lens of space explorers. Inspired, he revisited the Bach Violin Sonatas he had transcribed and recorded for guitar during his doctoral studies—works he holds so dear that, 30 years later, he wouldn't alter a single note. The result is a masterpiece of music and imagery, blending celestial views with the timeless beauty of Bach. [Show ID: 40343]
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Art can excite, provoke, calm and inspire us. UCTV showcases excellence in arts and music from classical, jazz, folk, opera and contemporary music to theater, poetry, media arts, dance and fine arts.
UCTV is the broadcast and online media platform of the University of California, featuring programming from its ten campuses, three national labs and affiliated research institutions. UCTV explores a broad spectrum of subjects for a general audience, including science, health and medicine, public affairs, humanities, arts and music, business, education, and agriculture. Launched in January 2000, UCTV embraces the core missions of the University of California -- teaching, research, and public service – by providing quality, in-depth television far beyond the campus borders to inquisitive viewers around the world.
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