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Learning Under New Artistic Regimes
Live Concert Experience
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TESTIMONIALS
LUNAR LIVE
PROGRAMMING AT A GLANCE
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Pre-concert educational concert experience
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ENSEMBLE
20-player chamber ensemble
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DURATION
Flexible modular format · approximately 15–20 minutes per moon experience
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PROGRAMMING OPTIONS
Single Moon · Multi-Moon · Full LUNAR Live · Complete Musical Experience
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INSTRUMENTATION
2.1.1.1 • 2.1.1.1 • Harp • Strings
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EXPERIENCE
Planetary science · cinematic imagery · composer storytelling · live music
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AUDIENCES
Colleges · schools · community engagement
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MATERIALS
Conductor scores · parts · piano reduction
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PROGRAMMING CONTEXT
Standalone or presented ahead of THE MOONS SYMPHONY™

THE LUNAR LIVE PHILOSOPHY
LUNAR Live brings the spirit of Bernstein’s Young People’s Concerts into the space age — where extraordinary science becomes musical storytelling, and story comes alive through cinematic imagery and live music.

Imperial College London
LUNAR Live
2022

Leonard Bernstein
Young People’s Concerts
1958-1972
"Our siloed-off world can feel a little insular.
This is a project [THE MOONS SYMPHONY™] that breaks through those barriers and into this interdisciplinary place, where I love to live."

Marin Alsop, BBC Music Magazine
Mentored by Leonard Bernstein · Conductor of THE MOONS SYMPHONY™

LUNAR LIVE
Why
LUNAR Live is designed as a flexible, portable concert experience that can form part of an orchestra’s educational and community outreach programme in the days leading up to a performance of THE MOONS SYMPHONY™.
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Through an accessible chamber ensemble of approximately 20 musicians, LUNAR Live brings the science, stories and musical inspiration behind the symphony directly into
colleges, schools and community spaces.
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Audiences begin exploring the worlds behind the music before entering the concert hall
— creating a deeper connection with the symphony.
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Pre-Concert Outreach
LUNAR Live Ensemble
In the days leading up to THE MOONS SYMPHONY™ concert, LUNAR Live can travel
beyond the concert hall and into local schools, colleges and community spaces.
Through live music, scientific storytelling, composer insights and immersive space imagery,
audiences discover the extraordinary stories behind the moons and how those
discoveries inspired the music.
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These encounters create a pathway to the main ticketed performance, allowing audiences to
arrive at the concert already connected to the worlds, stories and musical ideas they are about to experience.
Inaugural LUNAR Live Experience · Imperial College London
December 2022

Credit: David W. Brown
FREE TICKETS FULLY RESERVED WITHIN 5 HOURS

Ensemble
LUNAR Live Ensemble
LUNAR Live has been conceived around a flexible, portable chamber ensemble of approximately 20 musicians, allowing the programme to be performed by professional musicians or to
incorporate talented high school and college performers.
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Its compact instrumentation makes LUNAR Live ideally suited to educational and community outreach,
creating an opportunity for local young musicians to become part of
THE MOONS SYMPHONY™ journey in the lead-up to the main orchestral concert.
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Audio Demonstration
LUNAR 20-Player Chamber Ensemble

FORMATS & DURATIONS

FORMAT 1
Single Moon
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One focused planetary science + live music experience
15–20 MINUTES

FORMAT 3
Full LUNAR Live
Complete science + live music experience with optional panel discussion and audience Q&A
60-90 MINUTES

FORMAT 2
Multi-Moon
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Two or more science + live music experiences combined
30–60 MINUTES

FORMAT 4
Complete Musical Experience
A complete music-only concert experience without presentation or panel elements.
45–50 MINUTES
Durations are approximate and can be adapted to programming requirements.
ORIGINAL IMPERIAL COLLEGE FORMAT
Science • Music • Live Excerpt
LUNAR Live is a flexible, modular concert experience, combining planetary science,
the composer’s musical storytelling and live chamber performance —
adaptable to different venues, audiences and educational objectives.

Performance Materials
Preview
LUNAR Ensemble Scores
The LUNAR 20-player chamber ensemble is also supported by a dedicated piano reduction,
providing flexible rehearsal options.
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Complete scores are provided for private programming consideration only. All performance and reproduction rights are reserved.
CLICK TO VIEW COMPLETE SCORES


LUNAR 20-player ensemble scores for Movements I, V and VI are available upon request.
Experience
LUNAR GALLERY
LUNAR Matinee Launch Dec 2, 2022

Credit: Brendon Foster
Imperial College · Circle of Benefactors · June 4, 2024


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LUNAR STUDENT REACTIONS TO LUNAR LIVE
“Amanda is drawing inspiration from research. I admire her meticulous approach to understanding the science.” [THE MOONS SYMPHONY] It’s Promethean…it’s forward looking. I can see it being performed in fifty years; it’s a proper melding of science and art.”
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Ashley Davies, a Principal Scientist NASA | JPL
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“It really inspired me to delve more into my passion for astrobiology”
Students reaction
LUNAR event Imperial College
"This is an exceptional opportunity to discover worlds beyond our reach through the medium of music. The visuals and sound promise to be spectacular and Amanda was able to show us what the project could deliver.
The concept is original, engaging and exciting and has potential to be an educational groundbreaker."
Mr Chris Vizzard Head Teacher — Dubai English Speaking College
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An intriguing, awe-inspiring composition of our time. Brilliantly composed and executed! Brilliant and quite extraordinary in your craftsmanship of this piece.
PHD Student - Jonna Ocampo
“It was one of the best talks | lectures that I have ever seen so far in my entire career”
Professor Feedback
LUNAR event Imperial College
“Falkenberg wasn’t just imagining what these moons sound like… but instead, world-building based on the decades of research she was able to access.”
LIMELIGHT MAGAZINE
Australia
"In my opinion, THE MOONS SYMPHONY is a beautiful way to express the incredible science returned by missions like Cassini in music and to share that with the public. I found it very moving and inspirational!”
Dr. Linda Spilker - Project Scientist NASA’s Voyager Mission
"It was spectacular.. seeing the joy and enthusiasm in the students, makes everyone happy to be alive.."
Professor Michele Dougherty
LUNAR event Imperial College
What an inspiring evening last night. Huge engagement in the hall among students. You are a visionary and have created a wonderful platform to inspire and create zest for learning. Truly magic!
Gregor Hamilton
LUNAR Event Imperial College ​
“Thank you so much for creating and sharing such an inspiring work. I still get chills each time I listen. This will no doubt add multitudes of space enthusiasts to our ranks…You are truly a gem”
Priscilla Thomas IAAA
In other exciting music news, it was fantastic to be part of the LUNAR ensemble performing a few movements of this fantastic new work at Imperial before Christmas. A fantastic event full of science and music, some highlights are included in the YouTube video. Highly recommend the whole symphony composed by the wonderfully talented Amanda Lee Falkenberg!
Ben Woolley - PHD Science Student and LUNAR Musician
“We were blown away by the incredible MOONS SYMPHONY, presented by Amanda Lee Falkenberg during EPSC - DPS"
Euro Planetary Science Congress - GENEVA 2019
“It was very inspiring for our students, they enjoyed it and we’re looking forward to the next one”
Professor Feedback
LUNAR event Imperial College
“I absolutely loved it… I would do that five more times”
Students reaction
LUNAR event Imperial College
“The music was absolutely incredible, it really made you feel like you were soaring through the solar system”
Students reaction
LUNAR event Imperial College
"Fridays event was excellent and I have total respect for your Moons Symphony composition, it’s superb recording, the production on the night and the team you’ve brought together around you. It’s very rare to attend an event bringing together the arts and science so effectively for an appreciative audience"
Simon Cattlin
IAAA Artist​
“The way they combined the music and the science… the way different instruments were used to evoke water plumes, my goodness it evoked so many thoughts within”
Students reaction
LUNAR event Imperial College
“I feel excited about this symphony for many reasons…I like Ganymede for scientific reasons, and music is such a great way to communicate about the science to a broader audience. It’s an opportunity that Amanda has given us.”
Dr. Xianzhe Jai - UniMich APL
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"Watching the London Symphony Orchestra put together the music, it just looked like a research project: all the attention to detail coming together for a wonderful whole at the end of the day.”
Professor Mark Sephton - Imperial College of London
“The Music, the creative Arts, the Poetry; everything was so well organized, it was so well presented”
Professor Feedback
LUNAR event Imperial College
Audience reactions to The LUNAR LIVE Experience
Imperial College Dec 2022
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