Lighting and Sound magazine has published its report on the Prague Quadrennial conference (from page 110). The event held in June 2011 is one of the world's foremost gatherings of theater lighting and sound professionals. Starting on page 113, the article summarizes Tod Machover's talk, which focused on how technologies such as Hyperinstruments, Hyperscore and disembodied …
BBVA Open Mind publishes “Future Opera for Robots…”
The 2011 edition of "Open Mind: Sharing Knowledge for a Better Future," features a chapter written by Tod Machover, "Ópera del futuro para robots y también para personas" (Future Opera for Robots and People Too), available in Spanish and English. Tod delves into the role of music in our lives and the potential of technology to distance …
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Evocative Objects – “My Cello”
Here's another buried treasure, a chapter written by Tod Machover for Evocative Objects: Things We Think With (M.I.T. Press), a collection of essays compiled by sociologist and M.I.T. professor Sherry Turkle. Before Tod embarked on a career as a composer, he was a cellist. (During a break from college, he toured as principal cellist with …
Machover’s ‘Chansons d’Amour’ on WHRC
WRHC's "New and Dangerous Music" program will be airing Tod Machover's 'Chansons d'Amour' Tuesday, July 19, at 10-11PM CST. NEW!! Audio clips from 'Chansons d'Amour': End of Movement 1 (Vita Nuova) to Beginning of Movement 2 (Zwischen Himmel und Erde) End of Movement 2 Buy the CD: 'Bounce' (Bridge Records). Here's Tod's comment on this piece: 'Chansons …
Machover’s ‘Bounce’ and ‘Vinyl Cello’ on WHRC
WRHC's "New and Dangerous Music" program will be airing Tod Machover's 'Bounce' and 'Vinyl Cello' Tuesday, July 12, at 10-11PM CST. Buy CDs: 'Bounce' (Bridge Records) and 'Vinyl Cello' (Oxingale). We invited Tod to comment about these two pieces. Here's what he wrote: My compositions Bounce (1992) and VinylCello (2007) were written 15 years apart, so they …
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Tod Machover at IRCAM – June 28, 2011
Hypercellos to Guitar Hero to Robotic Opera and Beyond mardi 28 juin 2011 12h-13h Ircam - salle Stravinsky en anglais This presentation will trace the development of music research work over the past 20 years in Tod Machover's Opera of the Future Group at the MIT Media Lab. The musical concepts behind technologies for enhanced …
Opera for All (video)
Tod Machover on Opera for All - from the Chicago Opera Theater Elementary school kids chose to delve into "Death and the Powers" - they really ran with the idea of what a legacy is. A great way to bring young people into the experience of what an opera is.
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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TEDx Video of Spheres and Splinters
Bowers & Wilkins put up this post that gives you a chance to hear some of the music from Tod Machover's most recent work, "Spheres and Splinters", debuted in Aldeburgh and London last November. The video is a tad confusing because it mixes in footage from other performers and composers at TEDx Aldeburgh, but it …
Meet the Digital Composer: Tod Machover
Whether he’s creating genre-breaking compositions for the concert hall, “robotic” operas for worldwide stages, software that allows anyone to compose original music, or musical activities that can diagnose illness and restore health, Tod Machover’s unique vision is shaping the future of music. Join us as Tod discusses his new opera "Death and the Powers" and …
Opera of the Future 