Imperial collaborates with composer to explore moons through music

Imperial College London has partnered with a composer on a new educational programme that brings together space science and orchestral music. Imperial has partnered with composer Amanda Lee Falkenberg to launch an ambitious and experimental educational programme which aims to bring science and orchestral music to a new generation of space explorers, scientists and engineers. Space is for everybody, music is for everybody, and science is for everybody. Andrew Tebbutt Director of Outreach The Moons Symphony enables listeners to explore some of the most amazing moons in our solar system through sound. Produced in collaboration with scientists and the UK's first astronaut, Helen Sharman OBE, The Moons Symphony is accompanied by a programme of events and resources to engage young people from underrepresented backgrounds with classical music and science. "We go to concerts in the evening to listen to music, that's fun, but I want science to be fun as well and I think this project can really kickstart that for a lot of young people," said Helen. Imperial's Director of Outreach, Andrew Tebbutt, said, "[The project] has a message of hope because space is for everybody, music is for everybody, and science is for everybody.