June 13, 2013 Page 5 Looking Up Music of the Spheres: Star Songs By Bob Eklund sounded random, but Sonnert sensed that they Joe’s Sports cian, described music and astronomy as “sister ear. He contacted Studtrucker, who chose shortcould become something more pleasing to the-Plato, the Greek philosopher and mathemati sciences” that both encompass harmonious passages from the sonified notes--perhaps 70 Angels Open Magee Tournament celestial objects. This philosophy of a “Mu- musical styles. Sound files that began as atonalbars in total--and added harmonies in differentmotions, whether of instrument strings or With Win Over Dodgers modern technology is creating a true music of jazz ballads, to name just two examples of thecompositions transformed into blues jams andsic of the Spheres” was symbolic. However, By Joe Snyder Thorpe Park. The Tigers broke the game the spheres by transforming astronomical data nine songs produced. The Aviation Angels defeated the Wiseburn open with five runs in the top of the fourth into unique musical compositions. The project shows that something as far Dodgers 5-2 in the first round of the District inning, which included a three-run home run Gerhard Sonnert, a research associate at the away and otherworldly as an X-ray-emitting 37 Junior Little League (ages 13-14) Carl by Daniel Herrera. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, cataclysmic variable binary star system can Magee Memorial Tournament of Champions Herrera proved dominant with two hits has published a new website that allows listeners be significant to humans for two distinct rea- last Saturday at Jim Thorpe Park in Hawthorne. and five runs batted in and was the winning to literally hear the music of the stars. He worked sons—one scientific and one artistic. The start of the game was two teams trading pitcher. He held Lennox scoreless through with Wanda Diaz-Merced, a postdoctoral student Sonnert explains that in creating music from runs, but Aviation broke a 2-2 tie with three four innings. at the University of Glasgow, whose blindness stellar information, “We’re still extracting mean- runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. After LOCALS PLAY IN SOUTH BAY led her into the field of sonification (turning ing from data, but in a very different way.” one out, Izaak Hernandez singled. One out ALL-STAR CLASSICS astrophysical data into sound), and also with A Little Night Music Hawthorne’s Chris Robles and Lawndale’s composer Volkmar Studtrucker, who turned the The thought of “Music of the Spheres” Bryan Gomez played in last Friday’s 44th sound into music. “I saw the musical notes on goes back well over 2,000 years to the time Annual South Bay All-Star Baseball Classic Wanda’s desk and I got inspired,” Sonnert says. of Pythagoras. He proposed that the Sun, at El Segundo Recreation Park’s Stevenson Diaz-Merced lost her sight in her early 20s Moon and planets all emit their own unique Field. Gomez played for the Blue team, which while studying physics. When she visited an “hum” (orbital resonance) based on their or- defeated the Red All-Stars 9-3. Robles was astronomy lab and heard the hiss of a signal from bital revolution-periods, and that the quality with the Reds. a radio telescope, she realized that she might of life on Earth reflects the tenor of celestial “I had a great time,” Robles said. “I made be able to continue doing the science she loved. sounds which are physically imperceptible to some new friends.” Robles struck out and She now works with a program called xSonify, the human ear. Subsequently, Plato described walked. He plans to resume his baseball, along which allows users to present numerical data astronomy and music as “twinned” studies of with his academics, at either El Camino or as sound and use pitch, volume or rhythm to sensual recognition: astronomy for the eyes, Long Beach City College in the fall. Gomez distinguish between different data values. music for the ears, both requiring knowledge went hitless in two at-bats with the Blues, During a visit to the Center for Astrophysics of numerical proportions to be appreciated. who scored all three of their runs in the in 2011, Diaz-Merced worked with data from You can listen to the results of Sonnert’s Wiseburn Dodgers catcher Andres Rosme tags out the Aviation bottom of the fifth. NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. The data project at the Star Songs website: http://www. Angels baserunner Orlando Alvarez at home plate in Saturday’s Carl Magee Memorial District 37 Tournament of Champions Robles was first-team all-Ocean League and was from EX Hydrae—a binary system in the cfa.harvard.edu/sed/projects/star_songs/ first round action. The Angels defeated the Dodgers 5-2 Photo Lopez made first-team all-Pioneer, despite constellation of Hydra, consisting of a normal Image (artist’s conception of binary system by Joe Snyder the Cardinals’ last place finish at 0-10. The star and a white dwarf. Known as a “cataclys- EX Hydrae): http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/ later, Joseph Macias doubled, as Hernandez Cougars tied for fourth with Inglewood in mic variable,” the white dwarf fluctuates in news/2013/pr201313_images.html went to third base. Walks to Gerardo Alvarez Ocean play and lost in the Southern Section X-ray brightness as it consumes gas from its More on star songs: http://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/ and Ed Macias brought home Guinn for the Division III wildcard game to host Temescal companion star. research/sonification/sonification_software.htm go-ahead run and then Macias scored on a Canyon 17-1 on May 14. Diaz-Merced plugged the Chandra X-ray http://astronomerswithoutborders.org/gam2012/ wild pitch as the Angels grabbed a 4-2 lead. The Reds scored in each of the first five data into the xSonify program and converted all-programs/1039-cosmic-concert-for- Aviation’s final run came on a base hit by innings. The Red squad had outstanding overall the raw data into musical notes. The results gam-2012.html • Hernandez. It started when Richard Marquez pitching behind Gordon Cardenas (Mira Costa) reached on an error and then went to second and Ryan Pordes (El Segundo). Cardenas, base on a wild pitch. That was followed by the winning pitcher, was also the winning metro.net a walk to Adrian Martinez. The game ended pitcher in the Mustangs’ CIF-Southern Section in the bottom of the fifth inning due to a Division III semifinal against host Elsinore. attention one-hour and 45-minute time limit. Mira Costa won that game 4-2, but then lost Metro Rail Riders The Dodgers scored in the top of the first to Gardena Serra 8-1 in the championship on May 31 at Dodger Stadium. Offensively for the Reds, Gunner Johnson went two for two with one RBI. Eduardo were led by Narbonne’s Omar Avila with Turnstiles will be latched Fryre hit a two-run home run. The Blues one RBI and one run, and Chris Gutierrez with a two-run double. Also for the Reds, starting mid-June. Mira Costa’s Keyon Allen stole second and third bases, but was thrown out trying to steal home in the top of the ninth. Starting June 19, 2013, Metro will begin latching the turnstiles In the South Bay All-Star softball classic, at Metro Rail stations. When latched, turnstiles will open only Lawndale’s Danielle Bonsky pitched two with a valid TAP card. Lawndale High’s Bryan Gomez awaits for a pitch during last Friday’s strong innings for the Reds, which topped the South Bay All-Star Baseball Classic. Gomez played for the Red Blues 7-4 on June 5 at El Segundo Recreation Whatever type of fare you’re using – single ride, pass or team that defeated the Blue stars 9-3. Photo by Joe Snyder Park’s Richmond Field. The Red squad also transfer from another system – it must be loaded on a TAP inning when Gio Caseo walked, stole second had strong pitching by Siera Gabriel (Rolling card to ride any Metro Rail line. base, went to third on a grounder to Angel Hills Prep) and Mary Gonzales (Wilmington starting pitcher Adrian Martinez and then Banning). For complete details and a schedule showing when each scored on a passed ball. The Angels tied the Rolling Hills Prep’s Casie Demers went two station will be latched, visit metro.net. game at one in the bottom of the first. After for two with a run-scoring triple and Crystal one out, Parker Diaz was hit by a pitch, went Monarrez broke a 3-3 tie with a two-run to second and third on wild pitches and then single in the fifth inning. Diane Montenegro scored on an error. Wiseburn came back for of Hawthorne, who was co-Ocean League a 2-1 lead in the top of third as Caseo led Player of the Year, played for the Blue stars. off with a base hit and went to second on a Bonsky was first-team all-Pioneer League for ua Smart. Simple. Secure.l throwing error. One out later, Thomas Nocha the Cardinals. • re drove him home with a base hit. Aviation tied the game when Emerson Serrano was hit by a pitch and then stole second and third bases. He came home on an error. Despite allowing the first two runs, losing pitcher Chacon had a no-hitter through three innings before Hernandez’s hit in the fourth. Hernandez went two for three. Caseo scored two runs for the Dodgers. Each team won this week. 13-0658bg ©2013 lacmta-Hawthorne’s Chris Robles swings at a pitch for the Blue team in last FriThe Tri Park Junior Little League championTRI PARK ROLLS OVER LENNOX their league. The tournament resumes through Tigers began the Magee Classic with a 9-4 day’s South Bay All-Star Baseball Classic. Robles struck out and walked. win over the Lennox Diablos Saturday at Photo by Joe Snyder
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