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‘The Planets,” the 2018 work which propelled English composer Gustav Holst to “rock star” status, has been a powerful influence on music of all genres ever since — and film composer John Williams in ...

One movement in Carnival of the Animals, by Camille Saint-Saëns, is called “Fossils.” A xylophone sounds like dancing bones, but it’s still a stretch to associate the short work with the Brontosaurus ...

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra will perform II: HOLST'S THE PLANETS at Tulsa Performing Arts Center next month. Performances will take place on Saturday, November 8, 2025. The concert will feature Ron ...

The Sacramento Symphonic Winds will present the third concert of its 2025–26 season, “Holst: Bringer of Music,” on Sunday, ...

When I texted my trombone-major boyfriend to ask if he wanted to go see the Seattle Symphony perform Gustav Holst’s The Planets: An HD Odyssey with me this weekend, I received this enthusiastic, if ...

Look up tonight and you might see Jupiter shining near the moon. And if you can't see the King of Planets in the sky you can ...

The English composer's supernova hit continues to obscure his jaunty, folk inflected St. Paul's Suite. In The Shadow Of 'The Planets' Lies Gustav Holst's Sweet Little Suite Morning Edition's series ...

The concert will feature Ron Spigelman, Guest Conductor and Tulsa Chorale Women’s Chorus with Zachary Malavolti, Artistic Director. They will perform selections from John Williams’ E.T. the ...