Update: Check out Billboard Magazine's write-up from Day 1 of "Rethink Music": In Panels And Lightning-Quick Collaborations, Rethink Music Conference Explores The Future And follow @OperaFuture tweets about the conference, which we will be following sporadically through the day. Inside Rethink 2011: Tod Machover on Hyperinstruments
Rethink Music Conference April 25-27, 2011
Tod Machover Keynote to Open Rethink Music Conference (PRWire) "Tod Machover, Professor of Music & Media, MIT Media Lab, will open proceedings at the first "Rethink Music: Creativity, Commerce and Policy in the 21st Century" conference with the inaugural keynote address. Heralded as "America's most wired composer" by the Los Angeles Times, and inventor of …
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A couple of wonderful blog posts…
Just when we thought the Chicago coverage was finished, we came across these two thoughtful and thorough blog posts: MAL Music - Death and the Powers "This is one of those posts that makes it difficult for me not to just hit caps lock and begin effusing unintelligibly about how wonderful this show I saw …
BBC’s Music Matters in Boston – April 23, 2011
Composer and M.I.T. professor Tod Machover takes listeners on a guided tour of music at the M.I.T. Media Lab on BBC Radio 3's flagship classical music program, "Music Matters". The program airs tomorrow (Saturday, April 23) and spotlights Boston. In addition to music at M.I.T. the program will feature two-time Grammy Award winning clarinettist Richard …
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David Harrington on MIT FAST Festival
David Harrington talks about how the Kronos Quartet got involved in MIT's FAST Festival New Music Marathon and describes the evolution of the program. Peyote rattle at MIT! He talks about how Tod Machover jumped on board David's dream to bring Noam Chomsky into a concert experience. Is there a connection between music and thinking …
…And it’s a wrap – Farewell to Chicago
We can't thank Brian Dickie and his amazing team at Chicago Opera Theater enough for their years of support and faith in Death and the Powers. They did a fantastic job and the Chicago audiences were wonderful. We will cherish this experience. In his blog post about the end of the Chicago run, Brian writes, …
New Machover piece to be premiered April 15
For the past several months, Tod has been meeting with M.I.T. linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky to explore ideas for a new piece, centered particularly around the influence of music in Chomsky's life and work. The project originated with David Harrington, violinist for the Kronos Quartet, who reached out to Chomsky after hearing him …
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Audience reactions in Chicago
Thanks to the Chicago Opera Theater for putting this together!!
Chicago reviews of Death and the Powers
The Chicago Opera Theater production of Death and the Powers opened on Saturday night (April 2, 2011) to a full house and warm applause. The reviews have been largely positive, we're relieved to say! Do check out COT General Director's Brian Dickie's blog for great photos and back-stage stories. There will be three more performances, …
Operabots on StyleBoston TV
StyleBoston WCVB-TV produced this spot on Death and the Powers (April 2 and 3, 2011), with footage from the rehearsals at the Cutler Majestic and interviews with Tod Machover, Robert Pinsky and Diane Paulus. The operabots are cute and look good on camera! http://vimeo.com/21721641
