Interesting interview on WGBH TV's "Open Studio" about the VOCAL VIBRATIONS project, including footage from the Cambridge, Massachusetts, installation open through March 21. The interview is from 6:00-14:40 at http://tinyurl.com/OpenStudioTod, followed by a cool chat with Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues who happens to be a friend, a really lovely guy, and is still touring …
Great interview with The Flute View
Check out this terrific interview Barbara Seisel did with Tod Machover about his recently premiered flute concerto, "Breathless." The article, temporarily available online to nonsubscribers, provides an in-depth look at how the piece was created. Tod talks about how he collaborated with flutist Carol Wincenc, and how he thought about using electronics, how the three-movement …
Xploration Earth segment features Opera of the Future
Fun TV segment about the Opera of the Future group's work on FOX TV's "Exploration Earth 2050", which aired this past Saturday and is now available on Hulu. The second half of the show - starting at ca. 10:00 - is about DEATH AND THE POWERS, the new Sensor Chair, and other music, technology, and …
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WDET interview with Tod Machover
In-depth, thoughtful interview about the SYMPHONY IN D project for Detroit, with Ann Delisi of WDET, Detroit's NPR station. Ann covers the background and essentials for this collaborative city symphony. Listen here.
Brazilian TV spot on Lucerne Symphony project
This clip just appeared on Brazilian TV (Cultura TV, São Paulo) about Tod Machover's LUCERNE SYMPHONY project. They interviewed Tod a few weeks ago when he was at the LUCERNE FESTIVAL, and this has some nice footage and sound of what the team did (and are doing) over there. So check it out and practice your Portugese!!!
PBS Newshour on Opera of the Future
PBS Newshour featured the Opera of the Future group tonight. If you missed the broadcast, you can watch it here: Singing robots reflect tech’s humanity in opera of the future
Juilliard Journal interviews Tod Machover
The current issue of the Juilliard Journal is devoted to "Technology and the Arts," a bold, good move for this bastion of traditional classical music! The issue includes an interesting interview with Tod Machover. Tod discusses how he first became intrigued by computers when he was studying composition at Juilliard, how he arrived at IRCAM …
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The Dallas Simulcast and the future of opera
Very interesting interview in Theater Jones with Keith Cerny, the innovative General Director and CEO of The Dallas Opera, about bringing DEATH AND THE POWERS there next month, including the interactive simulcast that will reach 10 other cities. In the interview, Cerny discusses the challenge new operas face in reaching broad audiences. He describes how …
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New/Old Interview on VALIS
This interview with Tod Machover by Peter Stenshoe has been transcribed and edited by Frank C. Bertrand and published recently on Scribd. There's a wealth of wonderful information here about a series of eerie coincidences in the genesis of VALIS. Tod speaks about why Philip K. Dick's most personal novel resonated so deeply with him: …
Tod Machover interview from Aspen
From genConnect, here's an interview recorded this past June during the Aspen Ideas Festival. In the interview, composer Tod Machover of the MIT Media Lab describes how he invited the citizens of Toronto to compose "A Toronto Symphony," which was performed by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in the spring of 2013. The collaboration produced a portrait …
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