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Carl Sagan: Chorale

What’s not to love about a choral suite inspired by and set to the words of the great Carl Sagan? Kenley Kristofferson penned this beautiful work using the late Sagan’s inspiring writings as his lyric. You can see more details about the three movements here, but here’s Kristofferson’s take on Sagan’s influence:

“Carl Sagan has taught me how beautiful science and the universe can be, and that understanding something enriches the experience, but doesn’t take away from the mystery that draws us to the big questions of life. He taught me that the sciences are beautiful; the natural world is elegant; and for such small creatures as we, the vastness is bearable only through love.”

I couldn’t agree more :) This is music to travel through the cosmos by, if, perhaps, only in our minds.

SoundCloud / Kenley Kristofferson

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    space feels space feels space feels
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    Re-reblogging this so that people who got really excited about Curiosity who might want to hear it can hear it. ;3
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    this is… beautiful.
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    K this is super sweet.
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