The Galileo project : music of the spheres

Alison Mackay, the creative force behind The Galileo Project, has played violone and double bass with Tafelmusik since 1979. She has developed a whole series of creative programmes for Tafelmusik, among them The Four Seasons: A Cycle of the Sun, Chariots of Fire, In the Garden of Delights, Metamorphosis, Bach in Leipzig, and House of Dreams. Many of these programmes have toured the world. Her children’s story The Quest for Arundo Donax, recorded for Analekta, won a JUNO Award for Best Children’s Recording.