"Music in Space" Event with Commander Koichi Wakata

Expedition 39 commander Koichi Wakata along with students from Pearl Hall Elementary in Pasadena, Texas, performed songs with NASA astronaut Cady Coleman, Houston Symphony violinist Sergei Galperin and violinist Kenji Williams at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

[@sizzlebread23]

Beautiful in so many ways

[@Fritzlaful]

extraordinary vibrations

[@jugoman3818]

I still remember that day cuz I was one of the kids singing

[@RealidadeSonora]

WOW!!!

[@Gorilder]

wow

[@shadyxx92]

have my like

[@yoyiang]

Awesome!!

[@B4brenda]

What is Cdr. Wakata playing?

[@ejourneys]

I believe he's playing a sheng. From Wikipedia: "It is one of the oldest Chinese instruments, with images depicting its kind dating back to 1100 BCE, and there are actual instruments from the Han era that have been preserved today. Traditionally, the sheng has been used as an accompaniment instrument for solo suona or dizi performances. It is one of the main instruments in kunqu and some other forms of Chinese opera. Traditional small ensembles also make use of the sheng, such as the wind and percussion ensembles in northern China. In the modern large Chinese orchestra, it is used for both melody and accompaniment."

[@B4brenda]

Thank you Elissa!

[@SethFewell]

Elissa Malcohn Brenda Cuellar Actually, the instrument that Koichi was playing is a Sho. It was sent up to the station in collaboration with our Building Cultural Bridges program, Kenji Williams (Bella Gaia), and Tenri University in Japan (who actually provided the instrument).

[@ejourneys]

Seth Fewell
Thank you for the clarification!

[@kayser79pr]

wow love it , is beautiful sound of song

[@ceesslob3152]

Music of the Spheres

[@Neueregel]

Great stuff. THIS new video should have 7 billion views in a better planet. But not on this planet.

[@teenee4]

look Julian Assange waits to plays the violin :)

[@MrEbokon]

Koichi, wtf, dude?

[@ChristianRose47]

Nul

[@steevenspaullas-gutt6381]

lol, it's fake