Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, and Nico Muhly have created an elaborate song cycle show titled Planetarium, which includes 10 songs on the theme of the Solar System. Here are some reviews of the America premier of the concert held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music last week:
- Trip Report: Sufjan Stevens’s Laser-Fueled Tour Through The Solar System – Popular Science
- Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly & Sufjan Stevens’ ‘Planetarium’ made its debut at BAM (pics) – BrooklynVegan.com
- Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, and Nico Muhly Light Up Their Proggy ‘Planetarium’ in Brooklyn – SPIN
The work was also performed at the Sydney Opera House last summer: Planetarium at the Sydney Opera House – Workhorse – June.25.12
Here is a performance of “Jupiter”:
The following video will continue through all ten songs from the show in Amsterdam on April 8th 2012: