FROM THE VAULT | In the spirit of the Mars Perseverance recent landing on the fourth planet, we offer a performance of Gustav Holst's "Mars," recorded during a live concert from our 75th-anniversary event on June 11, 2016, conducted by Colonel (ret.) Lowell E. Graham. The complete title of this movement is "Mars, The Bringer of War." Holst's writing aptly depicts the astrological character of Mars, reflecting ancient Roman religion and mythology that Mars was the god of war. Completed just befor

The evocative and ferocious sounds of Mars: The Bringer of War from Holst's The Planets, performed at the #BBCProms by the National Youth Orchestra conducted by Dalia Stasevska. 📺 Watch a full-scale orchestral space battle featuring the music of Holst and John Williams - The Planets and Star Wars is on #iPlayer and #BBCTwo on Saturday 6th September | and Listen now on BBC Sounds 🎧 #Holst #ThePlanets #BBCiPlayer | BBC Arts

🪐🎶 Get a taste of outer space with Gustav Holst's famed "Mars, the Bringer of War". A thrilling piece perfectly executed at the 2010 Vienna Philharmonic / Wiener Philharmoniker’s Summer Night Concert with Franz Welser-Möst! Mark your calendars for this year's Summer Night Concert, streaming June 8 on medici.tv! 🪐🎶 https://cutt.ly/v8kxzA6 | medici.tv