astrum agri.
Opus. 27
Instrumentation: String Quartet
Duration: 7 Minutes, One Movement
Commissioned By: Tony Berendsen
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PROGRAM NOTE.
''Astrum Agri' is a loose translation of "Star Field" into Latin
WITHOUT THEM
Without them in the sky,
The depth and beauty
Of the cosmos comes alive
With the sole sacrifice of
All humanity.
Our tools have surpassed
Our imaginations,
Our dreams of love and hate
What once was only a field
Draped with stories to share
From generation to generation
Has become a wonder of our creation
Not as genesis, but as
A door swung wide open
Filling the room of our earth
With light beyond comprehension
Drawing us together
Close to understanding
The cosmos we had hid
Hidden behind our being.
-Tony Berendsen
Details // Concert Prep
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commissioner biography.
Lake Tahoe’s crystal clear dark nights are perfect for star gazing and there’s no better guide than poet-astronomer Tony Berendsen, owner to Tahoe Star Tours.
Fascinated with Astronomy since he was given a telescope at age eight, Tony uses a unique mix of art and science to help his guests understand the view into space. He recites poems written for the purpose of describing the cosmos, he calls “Poastromy.
Berendsen leads each tour. He is an award-winning amateur astronomer residing in Reno and a past president of the Astronomical Society of Nevada. Berendsen has been showing the skies above northern Nevada and California for the past 15 years.