In 2024 the GSO-community will collaborate and co-create Beginnings. Be inspired and let your imagination wander:

WEBB is a telescope.
WEBB is an idea of what people can accomplish when we work together.

The concept of beginnings runs through the opera as a conceptual leitmotiv through which we explore time and light in space. We will explore the beginnings of the universe through light which WEBB is making visible to humanity, and which originates from some of the oldest galaxies to take form. We will explore how collaborative endeavors lift humanity to new global, co-creative beginnings of actively shaping our common future.

Below is the music, lyrics and playback-version of Beginnings of Change, the 2024 Global Science Opera Choir Rap. Music and lyrics by Runa Godø Sæter and 6th grade students at Valderøy Primary School.

Beginnings of Change, GSO-song 2024

Verse 1: Hey kids, gather round, let’s kick it off right,

With the Big Bang boom, in the deep cosmic night.

Universe exploding from a point oh so small,

Stars, planets, galaxies — it started it all!

James Webb’s eye, through the vast space sweeps,

Peering into time, where the dark secret keeps.

A beginning so grand, it’s hard to conceive,

The wonders of space, in the web we weave.

Verse 2: Now let’s step on Earth, where the first humans walked,

From African plains, where they lived and talked.

Inventing the wheel, discovering fire,

Building the future, aspiring higher.

Sports united communities, near and far,

Music and dance, beneath the same old star.

Rights were claimed, for all to share,

Respect and equality, showing we care.Chorus:

“Beginnings of Change,” from the stars up above,

To the life here on Earth we’ve come to love.

Setting the stage, in every age,

Together we’re unstoppable, crafting the next page.

Verse 3: Our planet’s shouting, needs us to listen,

Pollution, climate change — it’s all in the mission.

From cleaning the oceans to planting a tree,

It’s all about beginnings, for you and for me.

Food on every plate, health for every kid,

A world where we all counter the skid.

Actions today shape tomorrow’s dawn,

A beginning anew, a hopeful yawn.Chorus:

Beginnings of Change, from the stars up above,

To the life here on Earth we’ve come to love.

Setting the stage, in every age,

Together we’re unstoppable, crafting the next page.

Ending (Rounds)

1) Beginnings of change x 4.

2) With every sunrise, a new chance to be,

To make a difference, in a world we wanna see.

Hand in hand, let’s pave the way,

For beginnings of change, brightening each day.

3) Beginnings of change x 2. Beginnings of change for you and for me x1

Beginnings of change.