A Toronto Symphony Composer Tod Machover's project with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, "A Toronto Symphony: Concerto for Composer and City", was officially launched today at the ideacity conference 2012. In the trailer video above, Tod explains that the composition will consist of "Me, You and (H)ours" - music based on what he sends out to …
A Toronto Symphony to launch at ideacity 2012
Tod Machover's A Toronto Symphony project will officially launch in Toronto on June 14 at ideacity, billed as "‘Canada’s Premier Meeting of the Minds’...an eclectic gathering of artists, adventurers, authors, cosmologists, doctors, designers, entertainers, filmmakers, inventors, magicians, musicians, scientists and technologists." Joined by musicians from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Tod will present the overall concept …
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Gizmodo visits Sleep No More NYC
The popular technology blog Gizomodo sent an intrepid reporter to try out the enhanced Sleep No More experience during its beta test run. The result is this rich description of getting lost inside the creepy McKittrick Hotel. Donning a mask that on occasion transmits urgent, mysterious messages to her, she slowly realizes that the set …
Project Toronto – Genesis (Interview with Gary Kulesha)
Interview by Jennifer Green, Project Manager for the 2013 New Creation’s Festival A Toronto Symphony project. Every March the Toronto Symphony Orchestra presents the New Creations Festival. Season curator and composer, Tod Machover, will create a new work that will be premiered by the orchestra in Roy Thomson Hall on March 9, 2013. The work will be …
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LOFT Interview with Tod Machover
The current issue of the Swedish design journal LOFT carries a lavishly illustrated interview with composer Tod Machover. The interview focuses on the creative process and covers a lot of ground, from early childhood experiences with music to the ongoing project to compose a Concerto for Composer and City that calls upon the residents of Toronto …
Prelude to Toronto – Crowdsourced piano improv
Last week's experiment at the MIT Media Lab tested out a new system to allow the listening public to express musical preferences to a pianist who responded in real time. Tae Kim's tour de force of improvisation drew a highly engaged crowd both at the Media Lab and online, as well as some media attention. …
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Armenia Project – Video of concert now available
It's wonderful what young people can achieve if just given the tools, encouragement and respect. Back on February 25, 2012, two of Armenia’s elite musical ensembles dig into new pieces composed entirely by children from Armenia and the United States. The children used Hyperscore software developed by the MIT Media Lab's Opera of the Future group. …
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Toronto Project – A Collaborative Improvisation
You can take part today in the latest experiment for the Toronto Symphony project? In a message posted on the project website Tod Machover explains: Welcome to an experiment in collaborative improvisation! On Tuesday, April 24th from 3:00–5:00 pm EST, we'll be offering the possibility for you to join us at the MIT Media Lab to help shape …
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A Toronto Symphony – The Journey Begins
How does one go about composing a symphony with the citizenry of an entire city? Composer Tod Machover and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra are venturing into uncharted territory! To get going, they have conceived of the process as a Journey, with weekly activities to inspire participants to contribute raw material - stories, memories, ideas and …
100 Minds – Tod Machover on Creative Collaborations
To mark its 100th anniversary, Steelcase asked author and journalist John Hockenberry to curate a collection of 100 "dreamers" to envision what the next century might be like. Tod Machover shares his ideas about a future for creativity that involves new ways for experts and everyone else to collaborate. Today's technology has tended to widen, …
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Opera of the Future 