as science visualizations produced by Salgado. The film, which follows the tone and tempo set by the music, was premiered by the Chicago Sinfonietta. The reception by audience members and critics prompted a second Science & Symphony film entitled Astronomical Pictures at an Exhibition (premiered in May 2008 by the Chicago Sinfonietta) and a repeat concert of Gustav Holst's The Planets in Chicago's Millennium Park (Aug 2008). Salgado’s films were featured in the opening ceremony of the International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009) at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris and were shown around the world as part of IYA2009 festivities. In 2014, his collaboration with composer Chris Theofanidis, The Legend of the Northern Lights was premiered with Grant Park Orchestra to critical acclaim on two nights in front of 32,000 people. By mid 2015, the films have been presented in more than 100 concerts and have reached a combined audience of more than 250,000 people in concert halls, museums, and lecture halls spanning 45 cities in 15 countries. Some of the orchestras that have presented these works include the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Pops Orchestra (featuring Buzz Aldrin), the San Francisco Symphony, the National Symphony Orchestra, the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, the Victoria Symphony, the California Symphony, the Pacific Symphony, the Orchestra Teatro Regio Torino, the National Taiwan University Symphony Orchestra, and the Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, in addition to a 10-city tour in Spain. In Toledo, Spain the Astronomical Pictures at an Exhibition concert was honored with the Teatro de Rojas Best Concert of Season award. Salgado's Science & Symphony films include: Moontides (in production; Music by John Estacio) Nocturnes (in production; Music by Claude Debussy) Aurora Triptych (2017; Music by John Estacio) The Legend of the Northern Lights (2014; Music by Christopher Theofanidis) Moonrise (2011; Music by Maurice Ravel) 3D Universe (2009; 3D version of Astronomical Pictures at an Exhibition) The Universe at an Exhibition (2008, 2015; Music by Modest Mussorgsky, orch. by Maurice Ravel) Gustav Holst's The Planets (2006; Music by Gustav Holst) His short films include (for BSP works see below): Solaris (2017; Music by John Estacio) - Part I of Aurora Triptych Borealis / Wondrous Light (2015, 2017; Music by John Estacio) - Parts II & III of Aurora Triptych Carol of the Lights — commissioned by Boston Pops (2016; Music by Ottorino Respighi) Over the Earth in 90 Minutes (2013; Music by