The Planets Gala Concert with Leonard Nimoy was a concert put on by the Elgin Symphony Orchestra in 2008. They performed The Planets, a suite of orchestral music by Gustav Holst, and Leonard Nimoy narrated it. The concert featured NASA visuals of the cosmos projected over the stage and was presented at the The Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin, Illinois. Backstage The first violinist of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra Wendy Evans said, "Just the sound of voice -- it's so recognizable. Everybody knows who that is. You don't even have to introduce him because you know it's Leonard Nimoy. It was really inspirational to play the music."