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Music Monday | Music That Orbited the Earth | October 5, 2026
Some music makes it to the concert hall. Errollyn Wallen’s has made it to outer space. Three of her albums, among them The Girl in My Alphabet, have traveled nearly eight million kilometers aboard a NASA mission, orbiting the Earth 186 times.
Wallen is one of the most-performed living classical composers in the world. Born in Belize and raised in London, she was the first Black woman to have a work played at the BBC Proms, and in 2024 King Charles III named her Master of the King’s Music, the first Black person, and the first Black woman, to hold the historic royal post.
The piece you’ll hear live in concert on Nov. 7 is The Girl in My Alphabet, written for two pianos. Rooted in song but never quite crossover, it begins cool and reflective, then turns bright, jazzy, and warm.
Pianists Glen Inanga and Rebeca Omordia perform it as part of Timeless Harmonies, our 40th anniversary season opener celebrating the legacy of Black classical composers, at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center. Here’s a taste, for two pianos:
Join us on Nov. 7 to celebrate 40 years of two pianos
With music that made history
