$35 pre-purchase | $30 for museum members | $40 at the door
Arrizza Under the Stars is a one-night-only live concert experience inside the Reichert Planetarium—featuring local, award-winning composer and musician Yannaki Arrizza, performing music inspired by his albums, Astronomia and Voyage to Eternity.
Arrizza’s sound is a cinematic blend of brilliant electronic soundscapes: shimmering digital textures, warm analog synthesizers, and pulsing modern production that evokes the bold synth tones of ’70s and ’80s science-fiction films, while venturing into deeper electronic and ambient realms. The music feels thought-provoking, hopeful, mysterious, and moody—perfectly suited for a journey beyond the everyday.
And in the planetarium, the visuals don’t just accompany the music—they become part of the performance. Under our cutting-edge fulldome projection system, you’ll be surrounded by sweeping cosmic landscapes, original 3D fulldome artwork, starfields, and deep-space wonders—plus vibrant laser effects cutting through a gentle haze for an unforgettable, otherworldly atmosphere.
This is a true planetarium-exclusive event and a single, special performance you can only experience at the Reichert Planetarium.
CDs and merchandise will be available for purchase after the show.
Reichert Planetarium Director Dave Bush says, “We are thrilled to be working with Yannaki. He is such a motivated and talented artist. His music is a perfect match for the planetarium. It has been so much fun creating and combining the images and lasers to accompany such an incredible piece of musical work. I have personally become a fan! The audience is in for an amazing experience.
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Yannaki Arrizza was born and raised in a diverse, multi-ethnic background where art and music were abundant in his life. Yannaki is a self-taught Latin/New Age/World guitarist and multi-instrumental artist based in the Long Island, N.Y. area. He learned his craft during his formative years as a growing musician. His first love was the guitar, and grew out of listening to a variety of Latin American, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern music. He later built upon a repertoire of Spanish guitar combined with the sounds of New Age and Electronic music.
Eventually, Yannaki began to dabble with keyboards and synthesizers. With influences ranging from Yanni, Jean-Michel Jarre, Kitaro, and Tangerine Dream, he created a unique combination of Spanish guitar and electronic instrumentation that would dominate his future releases. His synth-oriented music is described as chill Electronica with New Age instrumentation and sensibility combined with the otherworldly sounds and textures of science fiction.
“The Astronomia album was born out of my deep, heartfelt love of space, a dedication to the sheer grandeur and beauty of the sacred cosmos. I am so excited to perform at the Reichert Planetarium. My wish is to share the experience with you all. The combination of my spacey otherworldly selections and the cutting-edge fulldome video technology the planetarium provides will create an exclusive, one-of-a-kind spectacle. It will dazzle the senses and create an excitement and wonder that will bring joy to one’s heart.” -Yannaki Arrizza