Have you ever wondered how something works or how something was made? In the monthly Science Behind series, we partner with a guest presenter to explore a large variety of interesting topics. The Science Behind series offers opportunities for adults to apply new knowledge and skills to everyday life, while having fun! 

** This Science Behind event took place in July 2015 **

The Science Behind Classical Music and Sound 

Summer in the valley includes a plethora of activities from hiking to fishing, star gazing to music festivals. As you spread out your blanket on the grass and settle in for an evening of live music enjoyment, do you wonder how music and physics are related, or how nature and math inspire composers and musicians? Join Walking Mountains Science Center, in collaboration with Bravo! Vail, for the “Science Behind Sound: Forces of Nature, Forces of Nurture,” featuring the internationally renowned Donald Sinta Saxophone quartet for a night of lively music, science, and community engagement. With a special focus on composer Roger Zare, whose music takes inspiration from science, nature, mathematics, and mythology, family audiences will have fun exploring the role physics plays in music. Ronald DeLyser, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Denver will be on board to excite your curiosity and enhance your understanding.

Since forming in November of 2010, The Donald Sinta Quartet (DSQ) has quickly achieved international renown for their recitals, concerto performances, completely memorizing presentation, and championing of the very latest repertoire from emerging young composers. Hailing from across the country, DSQ is named for legendary University of Michigan Saxophone Professor Donald Sinta, the group's mentor.

Equally committed to education and community engagement, the quartet has presented clinics, workshops and performances at numerous high schools, colleges and universities. DSQ’s repertoire spans centuries and encompasses the great string quartet repertoire of Dvorak, Schubert, and Shostakovich, as well as numerous saxophone standards and several new commissions and premieres by today’s emerging young composers.

Professor DeLyser will encourage participants to explore the nature and behavior of sound waves, sound properties, the physics of musical instruments and how we interpret sound. All ages are welcome for an evening of listening and learning!

IF YOU GO…
What: The Science Behind
When: July 22, 2015 | 6:30-8:30 pm
Where: Walking Mountains Science Center in Avon
How much: FREE, $5 donation appreciated. Pre-registration is required.