Xref: utzoo sci.space.shuttle:1277 rec.music.misc:17747 Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ukma!mailrus!cornell!uw-beaver!ssc-vax!adolph From: adolph@ssc-vax.UUCP (Mark C. Adolph) Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle,rec.music.misc Subject: Re: Composer/musician to cover Shuttle mission under NASA Art Program (Forwarded) Summary: NASA Music Message-ID: <2242@ssc-vax.UUCP> Date: 22 Sep 88 09:11:28 GMT References: <15142@ames.arc.nasa.gov> Organization: Boeing Aerospace Corp., Seattle WA Lines: 26 In article <15142@ames.arc.nasa.gov>, yee@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) writes: > For more than 25 years, American artists have chronicled the > nation's space and aeronautics programs with works of art under > the NASA Art Program. The program will be taking on a new > dimension when the Space Shuttle returns to flight. For the > first time, a musician will be using the musical medium to convey > artistic impressions of the space program. > > Jane Ira Bloom, a soprano saxophonist and a jazz improviser > and composer, will experience the activities involved in the > launch and landing of the 26th Shuttle mission. Based on her > impressions, she will provide a suite of musical compositions. Although not officially commisioned, I thought this was the thrust of Jean-Michel Jarre's work with Ron McNair. I believe that McNair was actually supposed to record the first saxophone solo in space to later be used on Jarre's album. The title of the album excapes me, but one of them is dedicated to the Challenger crew and one track became a video which conceptually traced the entire space program, culminating with images of robed figures guiding Challeneger upwards in cupped hands. Excellent music (in my opinion) and a moving video. -- -- Mark A. ...uw-beaver!ssc-vax!adolph