Tod Machover just returned from a five-day visit to South Korea to meet with violinist Won Hyung-joon, director of the Lindenbaum Festival Orchestra. Won has been trying for two decades to bring together musicians from South and North Korea as a way to promote peaceful reunification between the two countries. After seeing a documentary about …
“Schoenberg in Hollywood” premier is tomorrow!
Boston Magazine lists/describes SCHOENBERG IN HOLLYWOOD as a "not-to-miss" event in the current November issue. Can't believe that we open on Wednesday!! Get your ticket at blo.org/hollywood, and come join us sometime over the coming week. Here are some photos from last night's dress rehearsal:
Our Philadelphia story in Playbill
Here's an excellent essay on PHILADELPHIA VOICES and the City Symphony concept by Paul Horsley in The Philadelphia Orchestra's Playbill magazine from March. Check it out on pages 6-12; well-written and interesting. You can read it here.
BBC radio documentary on “The Making of Philadelphia Voices”
Reporter Andrea Shea delves into the creation of Tod Machover's newest symphonic work, "Philadelphia Voices." From the famous Mummers’ New Year’s Day Parade to the sizzling of celebrated cheesesteaks, acclaimed U.S composer and inventor Tod Machover has been collecting sounds for his latest piece 'Philadelphia Voices,' a composition inspired by the heritage, sights and sounds of …
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“Philadelphia Voices” Q&A
Tod Machover's newest symphonic work, "Philadelphia Voices", is both a sonic portrait of the city and a message from the city to the world, the composer explains in this Q&A interview with the MIT News Office. Machover discusses the germination of the piece, its evolution as he spoke to hundreds of Philadelphians, and how the …
New York Times beguiled by “Cheese Steak solo”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbOfKM0MRHc If the Philadelphia Eagles can win the Super Bowl, why can't Philly's iconic cheese steak have its moment too? So seems to be the question driving New York Times reporter Michael Cooper as he shadowed Tod Machover, who was on a last-ditch quest to capture the perfect audio recording at Pat's, one of the …
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Sounds and sights of the Mummers Parade
From Tod Machover's Facebook page: Was in Philadelphia for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, to experience various Philadelphia Orchestra events (New Year's Eve concert and New Year's Day Open House) and the be present for all the Mummers famous New Year's Day events, including the Parade (in totally freezing weather - I thought …
A sneak peek at Philadelphia Voices
Hot off the laser printer, the first page of the choral/keyboard part for Philadelphia Voices! In case you've been wondering what Tod Machover has been doing, holed up in his barn for the past month... The new symphonic work for the Philadelphia Orchestra is scheduled to premier in early April (check out the event calendar). …
Check out the City Symphonies blog
Be sure to read--and subscribe to--the City Symphonies blog, which has been posting some captivating stories about the Philadelphia Voices project. Here's an excerpt from the most recent post, Jam Session with Sister Cities Girlchoir: I gave the girls a challenge of helping to create Philadelphia Voices by thinking of words and phrases that convey the …
Philadelphia Voices @ National Constitution Center
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSbJd982q-Q Composer Tod Machover visits the National Constitution Center on Constitution Day, September 17, 2017, for his newest city symphony project, "Philadelphia Voices." His objective: to collect sounds that capture the spirit of the place that gave birth to American democracy. Add your voice to the project by downloading the Philadelphia Voices app! Download in …
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Opera of the Future 