Cosmic Cycles, A Space Symphony, Henry Dehlinger's immersive concert experience inspired by the Cosmos and composed in collaboration with NASA, will make its Australian premiere in 2024, opening at The Concourse Concert Hall with Maestro Steven Hillinger conducting the North Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
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The Composer
HENRY DEHLINGER is hailed by Gramophone as “a master of myriad styles.” His vocal, instrumental and symphonic works are widely celebrated by The New Yorker, The Washington Post, Barron’s, Gramophone, Agence France-Presse, Le Figaro, Opera World, Journal of Singing, and more, standing out for their rich, tonal expression and modal harmonic language.
His command of orchestral color and texture is on full display in Cosmic Cycles, A Space Symphony, an epic suite of seven symphonic poems inspired by images from the Webb Space Telescope and composed in collaboration with NASA. Lauded as “a harmonically rewarding wander through the stars” by The Washington Post and “the ultimate blend of art and science” by Agence France-Presse, it is performed worldwide.
Dehlinger also writes deftly for the voice. His Latin American heritage finds expression in vocal works such as El seminarista de los ojos negros for soprano and orchestra, while Kohelet—an important addition to the canon of choral works sung in Hebrew—and Requiem demonstrate his keen sense of pacing, drama and architecture within the context of large-scale musical form.
Upcoming Events
May 25 2024
The Concourse, Chatswood | Australia
Cosmic Cycles, A Space Symphony @ The Concourse, Chatswood | Australia
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Feb 13 2024
Sitka Music Festival - Stevenson Hall, Sitka
Sitka Music Festival | Winterlude @ Sitka Music Festival - Stevenson Hall, Sitka
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Feb 12 2024
Juneau Arts & Culture Center, Juneau
Juneau Jazz & Classics @ Juneau Arts & Culture Center, Juneau
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Feb 10 2024
University of Alaska, Anchorage
Sitka Music Festival | Winterlude @ University of Alaska, Anchorage
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Feb 8 2024
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Wasilla
Sitka Music Festival | Winterlude @ Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Wasilla
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Feb 6 2024
Holy Name Catholic Church, Ketchikan
Sitka Music Festival | Winterlude @ Holy Name Catholic Church, Ketchikan
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Oct 25 2023
ARTECHOUSE, Washington DC
ARTECHTALK with Henry Dehlinger @ ARTECHOUSE, Washington DC
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Oct 15 2023
The Theater at the Rubin Museum of Art, New York
New York Festival of Song @ The Theater at the Rubin Museum of Art, New York
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May 18 2023
Strathmore Mansion, North Bethesda
Strathmore Music at the Mansion: At That Hour, Art Songs by Henry Dehlinger @ Strathmore Mansion, North Bethesda
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May 18 2023
Strathmore Mansion, North Bethesda
Strathmore Music at the Mansion: At That Hour, Art Songs by Henry Dehlinger @ Strathmore Mansion, North Bethesda
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May 13 2023
National Philharmonic at Strathmore, North Bethesda MD 20852
Cosmic Cycles, A Space Symphony @ National Philharmonic at Strathmore, North Bethesda MD 20852
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May 11 2023
National Philharmonic at Capital One Hall, Tysons
Cosmic Cycles, A Space Symphony @ National Philharmonic at Capital One Hall, Tysons
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May 11 2023
The Mexican Cultural Institute of Washington, DC, Washington
Vocal Arts DC | Canciones de mi corazón @ The Mexican Cultural Institute of Washington, DC, Washington
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Feb 5 2023
Harris Theatre, Fairfax
Kerry Wilkerson in Recital @ Harris Theatre, Fairfax
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Oct 30 2022
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall, Alexandria
Requiem | The Voice of Comfort @ Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall, Alexandria
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Oct 8 2022
Groome Church, Lewes
Lewes in Bloom Concert Benefit @ Groome Church, Lewes
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May 21 2022
Mission Santa Clara de Asís, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara
Kohelet: A Cantata in FIve Movements @ Mission Santa Clara de Asís, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara
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Apr 24 2022
Historic Groome Church, Lewes
Washington Master Chorale @ Historic Groome Church, Lewes
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Mar 20 2022
Church of the Epiphany, Washington
Kohelet - Washington Master Chorale World Premiere @ Church of the Epiphany, Washington
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Mar 17 2022
Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island
NASA SLS Rocket Rollout @ Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island
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Oct 17 2021
Capital One Hall, Tysons
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock - National Philharmonic @ Capital One Hall, Tysons
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In the Press
NASA’s Webb Telescope Inspires ARTECHOUSE Exhibit, Public Art
NASA.gov, September 15, 2023
Looking for Art in the James Webb Telescope: Artists are finding inspiration in the newest images of old and ancient stars.
The New Yorker, September 14, 2023
VIDEO: NASA StoryLab: "Scoring the Cosmos" featuring Henry Dehlinger
StoryLab, June 14, 2023
US 'space symphony' puts stunning NASA images to music
Agence France-Presse, May 17, 2023
‘Cosmic Cycles’: An immersive fusion of NASA’s captivating space imagery, and music
WION News, May 17, 2023
NASA Goddard, National Philharmonic Explore Cosmos Through Imagery, Music Collaboration
NASA.gov, May 15, 2023
NASA and National Philharmonic team up for another successful launch: Composer Henry Dehlinger collaborated with NASA and the National Philharmonic to create his new orchestral and multimedia suite, “Cosmic Cycles”
The Washington Post, May 12, 2023
National Philharmonic To Debut A ‘Space Symphony’ In Concert With NASA
DCist/WAMU, May 9, 2023
Audience Wowed by Singer Danielle Talamantes, Composer Henry Dehlinger, and The National Philharmonic World Premiere at New Capital One Hall in Tysons
The Zebra, October 23, 2021
‘At That Hour’: Amore e ’l cor gentil sono una cosa. A Dream. Fragrance. The Mount. Ten Poems of James Joyce. Questa fiamma. Requiescat. Shir Hashirim
Gramophone, February 2021
Heaven and Earth, A Duke Ellington Songbook
Journal of Singing, April 16, 2021
Something New Under the Sun - Feel the music: Henry Dehlinger is premiering musical magic at SCU
The Santa Clara, April 6, 2020