The Dalai Lama visited M.I.T. earlier this week to give a series of talks hosted by the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values. The Opera of the Future group in collaboration with Tenzin Priyadarshi, MIT's Buddhist Chaplain and Director of the Dalai Lama Center at MIT, and the Blue Heron vocal ensemble, produced a …
From Glenn Gould to Hip Hop (photos)
Tod's weekend in Toronto. Photos from Tod Machover's Facebook. Click on image to see full size.
Fireworks over Edinburgh
These photos of the firework finale at the Edinburgh Festival are just too spectacular not to share! So, what are some 21st-century ideas for merging music, technology and gunpowder? From Tod Machover's Facebook album, where he writes: Had VIP seats for the end-of-Festival fireworks last evening in Princes Gardens just below Edinburgh Castle. Remarkable to …
Photos from Edinburgh
Composer Tod Machover swung through Edinburgh this past weekend to meet with Festival organizers. Looks like he also found time to explore the city. Here are some photos from Tod's Facebook album, with his comments! Click on the photos to enlarge.
Wired UK Magazine photo shoot
WIRED UK was at the MIT Media Lab last week to do a photo shoot. The Lab - including the Opera of the Future group - will be prominently featured in an upcoming issue.
Recording session!
Tod was in New York on Thursday recording a new song, "Open Up the House," for soprano and piano, commissioned by Opera America to celebrate the opening of the new National Opera Center in Manhattan next month. Forty new songs - a real cross-section of contemporary American music - have been created and recorded for …
Anna-Sophie Mutter visits Media Lab!
A fun way to start the week! We spotted this photo on Adrian Anantawan's Facebook: "Two amazing people at the MIT Media Lab! 🙂 — with Tod Machover and Anne-Sophie Mutter." Wonder what they discussed? #EarsBurning!
Singapore Photojournal Part 2
Tod has been attending Music Matters, part of the All That Matters conference that just wrapped up in Singapore. Top executives and creatives from major players in the global music industry get to mingle over five days at what conference organizers describe as a gathering of "all that matters in music, entertainment, technology and media." We previously posted …
Singapore Photojournal
Tod is currently attending Music Matters, part of the All That Matters conference going on this week in Singapore. Top executives and creatives from major players in the global music industry get to mingle over five days at what conference organizers describe as a gathering of "all that matters in music, entertainment, technology and media." …
Happy Halloween! (Photos)
Tod sends Halloween greetings from the fair city of Montreal, where he was paying a weekend visit to catch up with friends and check out the new concert hall. Took in an afternoon concert with the Montreal Symphony under the baton of maestro Kent Nagano. Did you know that Tod and Kent go back to …
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