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To The Stars

To The Stars
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To The Stars
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To The Stars
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To The Stars
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To The Stars
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To The Stars
A requiem for the space-shuttle ‘Challenger’
Michael Omer (1987)

Programme Notes:
First performed at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre, London in 1987, in memory of the crew who perished during the launch of the Space Shuttle ‘Challenger’ in January 1986. This accident, at that time the first to befall a NASA Space Shuttle, was a defining moment in manned space exploration and for a while all seemed lost. The loss was made an even sadder one - if that were possible - due to the fact that Christa McAuliffe, an ordinary school teacher, who had been chosen from some 11,000 applicants to train as an astronaut - was also on that mission. This piece is full of hope for the future, and is in thanksgiving for the lives of schoolteacher Christa and her six fellow astronauts.


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