Voyager's Golden Record inspires a new orchestral work in London

Caroline Shaw's The Listeners, inspired by the Golden Record aboard the Voyager spacecraft, received its London premiere at the Barbican, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra. The piece incorporates spoken greetings in 55 languages from the record, played through a record player and layered with Shaw's music. A later section features Carl Sagan's 'pale blue dot' speech from a cassette player.

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