Tod Machover is spending the next week and a half in the Aldeburgh, a small English seaside town noted for its association with Benjamin Britten and year-round music events. Tod will be leading the New Music New Media course for emerging professional composers and musicians. Working with Peter Gregson, Ben Bloomberg and United Visual Artists, Tod will collaborate on a new work, Faster Than Sound – Spheres and Splinters, which will be presented in two public concerts. Tickets are available through these links:
Tod will also be speaking on November 6 at TEDx Aldeburgh, one of the TEDx conferences which allows organizations and individuals the opportunity to stimulate dialogue through TED-like experiences. Hosted by Thomas Dolby, Musical Director of the TED Conference, the event will feature live talks by Louis Lortie, Martyn Ware, Tim Exile, Imogen Heap, United Visual Artists, David Toop and others.
Opera of the Future 
Will this come to the U.S.? Where and when? Tentative plans?