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NCFO Festival Chorus will
perform a program of songs about SPACE TRAVEL
at the 2019 Cambridge Science Festival:

Directed by Sarah Eastman and David Bass

QUESTIONS? Contact Claudette at
617-821-5043 or festival2019@familyopera.org

For the thirteenth consecutive year, North Cambridge Family Opera is presenting a program of science songs at the Cambridge Science Festival (April 12-21 2019). This year's production celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. We will be presenting a program of twenty songs about the history, challenges, and potential destinations of space travel, including songs by eleven contemporary composers about animals in space, the exploration of Mars, and what happens as you approach the speed of light. We will also sing a medley of songs composed by Cambridge Public School students under the direction of David Haines and Andrea Gaudette, as part of their CPS Songwriting Workshops. The entire program will include an accompanying slideshow of song lyrics and children's artwork.

Click here for demos of the music from One Whole Step for Man and information about the composers and lyricists who wrote it.

And listen to/watch our 2017 performance of Singin' of the Rain and our 2016 performance of Giants of Science.

Download a publicity flyer HERE

Thanks to our cast, crew and audience for a fantastic production!

This light-hearted galactic odyssey by NCFO founder and Artistic Director David Bass
features non-stop music in a variety of popular and classical styles,
compelling for all ages!
With an inter-generational cast, in English with side titles.

SEE WHEN YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS PERFORMED!

Our Mission: We provide children and adults the experience of telling stories through song, by performing original, entirely-sung operas and oratorios, with lyrics and music accessible and appealing to audiences of all ages. Below is a 3-minute introduction to what makes NCFO unique! (For more detail, here's a 12-minute version.)

We are always interested in hearing about new operas or entirely-sung musicals which might be suitable for our group. Please click here for more details of what we are looking for in the way of a "family opera."