Meet the maestro behind ‘The Galilean Suite’ — an epic space symphony dedicated to Jupiter’s largest moons

KNARESBOROUGH, UK — It’s a cold afternoon in the charming village of Knaresborough in Yorkshire, England. Some are out braving the weather, but not me. I’m sitting in a cozy studio, studying the bewildering array of curios that adorns almost every inch of wall and shelf space. 

Knaresborough, famed for its 12th-century hilltop castle ruins, arched stone railway bridge and petrifying wall, isn’t the sort of place you expect to embark on an immersive interplanetary voyage. Yet, that’s exactly what I’m about to do. I’m visiting composer Dave Dexter, to hear the full 67-minute orchestral opus he’s spent years working on — a series of four “tone poems”, as he calls them, named after the four largest moons of Jupiter. Collectively, they form “The Galilean Suite”.

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