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This is a recent collection of instrumental pieces.
"Star Suite" began life as a soundtrack for an industrial video. I later expanded the compositions to create this little grouping of sound images inspired by my love of astronomy.
Interstellar travel is a long way from the cover photograph of my grandfather in the front seat of a bi-plane. He was about to become the first member of his town, Alkmaar, to go airborne. Hard to believe that a pilot could scratch out a living, literally "barnstorming" from one rural village to another, offering aeroplane rides to the locals for a small fee. Even harder to believe that someone would actually take him up on the offer. Go, Grandpa!
The photograph is dated 1920 - Alkmaar, The Netherlands.
Written on the back are the following statistics:
Flight time: 5:28pm – 5:50pm, maximum height: 2300 meters, distance flown: 75 kilometers
Price: $10.00
(includes shipping and handling)
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