Discover Science Through Music

Multiverse Concert Series is a 501c3 Nonprofit Organization

Have you ever wondered what science sounds like? Join our team of scientists, artists and musicians to explore possible worlds through immersive music, evocative discussion and mind-bending art in a cohesive, multimedia experience.

Listen to world-renowned researchers from a diversity of research fields
share their insights from a first-hand perspective, while celebrating the beauty of
life and discovery through musical and artistic performances.

Multiverse concerts will entice you to wonder, question the world around you,
delve deeply into new realms of thought
- and leave with new perspectives on our evolving world.

In 2023, our concerts reached c.6,000 live audience members in venues across the USA.

MISSION

Multiverse is a nonprofit 501c3 organization that advocates for science and music alike: to educate, to inspire, and shape our future. Our events weave together live music, lecture presentations, visual art, 3D surround sound and live science demonstrations in a cohesive, immersive and inspirational experience for our audience. 

Our goal is to nurture interest in those that might not otherwise be drawn to research: sharing the richness of science through the universal language of music. We believe that to change the perception of science is to change the perception of reality and our society. Moreover, we want to inspire a young generation and build trust in the scientific method. Through the pandemic and beyond, Multiverse Concert Series serves the purpose of bringing people together who are concerned about our future: building a strong multigenerational and multidisciplinary community to celebrate the wonder of the universe.

From this sense of wonder comes joy, appreciation, and an increasing sense of responsibility for the earth we share. Starting in 2023 we have made a yearly commitment to holding our Climate Hope Concert - a celebration of climate science and activism through music - in multiple venues across Massachusetts and beyond, in partnership with the Christa McAuliffe Center.

Ultimately, our vision is for Multiverse concerts to be held nationally and internationally in the manner of TEDx - as a format that can be adapted by all groups who are passionate about science, music, and our future.

We are proud to participate in Mass Cultural Council's Card to Culture program in collaboration with the Department of Transitional Assistance, the Department of Public Health's WIC Nutrition Program, the Massachusetts Health Connector, and hundreds of organizations by making cultural programming accessible to those for whom cost is a participation barrier.

EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare cardholders receive a 50% discount to Multiverse Concert Series events. Select the “Card to Culture” option in our online box office and be sure to bring your card to the event.

See the complete list of participating organizations offering EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare discounts.

PROJECTS

Multiverse is comprised of many simultaneous collaborations with scientists and labs, and we are continually developing more as our project grows. As often as we can, we revisit our programs from new angles, digging deeper into the research and highlighting the latest discoveries as they are made. By the time a year has passed, there can be huge changes in both knowledge and perspectives.

Our Core Programming includes:

Mars Symphony - concert and planetarium show with NASA JPL and the Museum of Science, Boston

Black Hole Symphony - concert and planetarium show with the Museum of Science, Boston

Climate Hope Concert - our annual concert of climate scientists, activists and musicians, with performances throughout Massachusetts and beyond during April’s Earth Month, in partnership with the Christa McAuliffe Center

Art of Polymers - a celebration of polymer science with the MONET Project of Duke, MIT and a consortium of major universities

Octave of Light - an album of exoplanet music with the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Cellular Dance - ballet with Cell Biologist Alexey Veraksa of UMass Boston

Phenomena of Growth - fluid dynamics music with Dr. Irmgard Bischofberger of MIT

Neutrino Music - an unfolding album of neutrino music with Fermilab

REACH

Multiverse Concerts take place in major science and music centers nationally. We have reached audiences of 400+ in live and virtual formats at venues such as the Museum of Science, Boston, WBUR Cityspace, Christa McAuliffe Center and Kavil Auditorium of the National Academy of Sciences. We reach student communities through our connection to universities and local music schools. Multiverse has been featured twice on WGBH’s Live from the Library music stream, reaching a metropolitan Boston audience of 100,000 with our Black Hole Symphony and Art of Polymers projects.

Our premiere partner is the Museum of Science, Boston, cocreator of our science symphony projects. In the 2022 and 2023 runs of Black Hole Symphony (13 performances), every concert seat was sold out, totaling 2,600 seats.

Following the success of our 2020-21 virtual season, we continue to present our events in hybrid format, with both in person and virtual options for audience members. As such, we are available to Massachusetts, as well as globally. We have presenters in English and in Spanish language versions of shows.

PARTNERS

Multiverse produces events in collaboration with:

MUSEUM OF SCIENCE, BOSTON

We produce a recurring series of events in collaboration with the Museum of Science’s Subspace Events Program and the Charles Hayden Planetarium.

CHRISTA MCAULIFFE CENTER

Our core partner for Climate Hope Concert and regular collaborator on concerts.

MATHWORKS

Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian

Black Hole Symphony, Mars Symphony and the First Billion Years

FERMILAB

Multimedia concert Neutrino Music: a Composer’s Journey with Dr. Bonnie Fleming of Yale.

UCLA

Multimedia concert Your Brain on Sleep with sleep researcher Dr. Gina Poe of the Poe Sleep Lab.

MIT

Phenomena of Growth multimedia concert with mechanical engineer Dr. Irmgard Bischofberger

Art of Polymers multimedia concert with Dr. Jeremiah Johnson of the MONET project

WPI

Art of Polymers multimedia concert with Dr. Scott Barton of the WPI Perception and Robotics Lab.

Duke University

Art of Polymers multimedia concert with Dr. Stephen Craig of the of the MONET project

University of Massachusetts Boston

Multimedia ballet Cellular Dance produced with the College of Arts and Mathematics, with cell biologist Dr. Alexey Veraksa

Boston University

Reef Music concert in collaboration with marine biologist Dr. Sarah Davies

Green Cambridge

Concert for the Sycamores charity event, raising funds for the Heritage Tree Project

Harvard Applied Mathematics

Computed Futures concert in collaboration with applied mathematics professor Dr. Chris Rycroft