In honor of the 30th Anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope launch, NDP grad, Leia-Sofia wrote an original musical composition that will premier at the National Science Teaching Association’s (NSTA) webinar tomorrow evening.
The first-year music composition major at the University of Delaware, Leia Sofía Méndez recently wrote an orchestral piece in celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope’s 30th anniversary. The classical music, which incorporates 16 instruments, will be played at a web seminar for teachers on Wednesday, April 29. Organized by the National Science Teaching Association, the event will focus on all the telescope has contributed to science and society since its launch into orbit on April 24, 1990.
“I love the idea of integrating science and art,” Méndez said. “I’ve always been an advocate for interdisciplinary studies. We live in a world where nothing can be its own separate thing, in its own separate box. There is too much overlap and interconnection.”
“What I find so fascinating about space is that there’s more beyond what we can see,” Méndez said. “Music is like that, too. Yes, it’s just a bunch of notes on a page, but there is more beyond what we can see and hear. The more you listen to a piece, the deeper you go, the more you discover. Both space and music allow us to tap into the unknown.”
