Reviews are starting to pop up for "Yesterday Happened: Remembering HM." The music is receiving favorable comments! The play runs through May 13. Go and see it! Boston Globe - Investigating the absence of memory "...the most inspired element of “Yesterday Happened” happens in the five minutes before the play starts. Pianist Tae Kim rambles from one …
“Death and the Powers” a Finalist for 2012 Pulitzer Prize
A wonderful bit of news today! We learned that "Death and the Powers" was one of three finalists for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize in Music. The prize recognizes a distinguished musical composition by an American that has had its first performance or recording in the United States during the previous year (2011). The award was presented …
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Reviews: Hyperstring Trilogy
We set up this page to index reviews of Tod Machover's "Hyperstring Trilogy" CD. Please let us know if you come across additional reviews. Thanks! "It's very imaginative and compelling music and a thrill to play for the performer." - Matt Haimovitz in an interview, speaking about "Begin Again Again" Boston Globe - Review of …
WBUR Visionaries (Video)
WBUR (90.9FM) launched its "Visionaries" series today with a feature about Tod Machover. The program airs one more time today, at 5:50PM EST, and should be available later on as a podcast. The transcript of the story is available online, together with this new video showing some of the projects at the MIT Media Lab's …
Reviews: “…but not simpler…”
We set up this page to index reviews of Tod Machover's CD "...but not simpler...". Please let us know if you come across others. Thank you! Machover CD an "absolutely stunning experience" - "Machover’s exquisite attention to line and form is most evident in the trio of splendid short works for string quartet..." In "Jeux Deux", …
On WBUR Tuesday – Boston Visionaries
Listen for Tod Machover on WBUR (90.9FM) series on Boston Visionaries this Tuesday, April 10. The program airs during Morning Edition at 6:35 a.m. and 8:35 a.m., and All Things Considered, at 5:50 p.m. Reporter Bianca Vázquez Toness visited Tod in his 18th-century barn-studio for a wide-ranging conversation, met the chickens, goats and cats, and even asked …
Music restores us to ourselves – Give an iPod
At the MIT Media Lab, Tod Machover and the Opera of the Future team are exploring the frontiers of what Machover calls "personalized opera", music that is created for each individual and designed to elicit responses specifically tailored to that person's needs. One person may seek music to calm and focus the mind. Another may …
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Remembering H.M. – Public Programs and Special Events
Mark your calendars! The Central Square Cinema and team behind "Remembering H.M." have planned a remarkable series of events to address the history and impact of H.M.'s story on our understanding of human memory. Tickets to the play are now available! All events are at the Central Square Theater, located at 450 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 Saturday, …
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Music symposium honors Marvin Minsky
Posted today on Tod Machover's Facebook page: I'll be giving a keynote on Friday at the Music, Mind and Invention symposium at the College of New Jersey. The conference is in honor of Marvin Minsky, AI pioneer and "intellectual godfather" of the MIT Media Lab, and I'll be speaking about Marvin's enormous influence on musical …
A Toronto Symphony – The Journey Begins
How does one go about composing a symphony with the citizenry of an entire city? Composer Tod Machover and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra are venturing into uncharted territory! To get going, they have conceived of the process as a Journey, with weekly activities to inspire participants to contribute raw material - stories, memories, ideas and …
Opera of the Future 