Music, Beauty Is Life! a concert celebrating the deep relationship between music and the endless forms of beauty, that are woven into the very fabric of our lives.

 

We have compiled a selection of dramatic and intimate pieces to celebrate the breathtaking beauty of faith, the resilience of the human spirit, and the unparalleled artistry on the wonder of nature and human experience. Performance on Friday, October 24^th at 7:30pm at the Main Stage Theater.

By Lauren Gunderson

 

When Henrietta Leavitt begins work at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900s, she isn’t allowed to touch a telescope or express an original idea. Instead, she joins a group of women “computers,” charting the stars for a renowned astronomer who calculates projects in “girl hours” and has no time for the women’s probing theories. As Henrietta, in her free time, attempts to measure the light and distance of stars, she must also take measure of her life on Earth, trying to balance her dedication to science with family obligations and the possibility of love. The true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt explores a woman’s place in society during a time of immense scientific discoveries, when women’s ideas were dismissed until men claimed credit for them. Social progress, like scientific progress, can be hard to see when one is trapped among earthly complications; Henrietta Leavitt and her female peers believe in both, and their dedication changed the way we understand both the heavens and Earth.

 

November 12 - 15 | Main Stage Theater