Last night we were at a wonderful concert by Tafelmusik, The Galileo Project: The Music of the Spheres, celebrating the International Year of Astronomy, particularly the 400th anniversary of the development and use of Galileo's telescope. Did you know his father was a professional musician? Neither did I. It was a great show - I heartily agree with this review.Fun highlight? The Astronomical Drinking Song, composed around 1800. Read the lyrics here.
Other fun fact? I may be the only romance writer to dedicate a book to an astronomer, Dr. Geoffrey Clayton.
And in a "hey, cool!" moment, I'm pretty sure I was sitting behind noted Canadian actor R.H. Thompson.
4 comments:
R.H. Thompson!! Now that is cool.
I loved his character Jasper Dale in Road to Avonlea.
I used to do musical theater with Mag Ruffman and she took me on a tour of the set once. Very cool!
The astronomer appreciates the dedication.
I am very jealous of you now!!
How cool to walk the Avonlea set with Mag.
Mag and R.H.'s characters were my favorite next to Felicity and Gus.
*swooning now* LOL.
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