Motion Stories
When these 3 orchestras couldn’t play Beethoven in person, this artist took them to 360 VR
Three orchestras in Berlin had a concert that was the victim of social distancing. Artist Lucas Gutierrez was able to give them a new, virtual home together – and it’s Pastoral gone pastel, in 360 degrees.
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This group of practitioners is imagining the future of the accordion
I can see that look in your eyes. That thirst. “Please, Peter, regale us with esoteric information about contemporary accordion playing technique.” Absolutely. Let’s do this. You see, for all the extremist ideologies social media and the Internet are amplifying, well, at least experimental accordion practitioners are finding each other, too. And maybe it’s worth […]
Peter Kirn - December 6, 2016
Music Music tech
How Gestures and Ableton Live Can Make Anyone a Conductor of Mendelssohn [Behind the Scenes]
Digital music can go way beyond just playback. But if performers and DJs can remix and remake today’s music, why should music from past centuries be static? An interactive team collaborating on the newly reopened Museum im Mendelssohn-Haus wanted to bring those same powers to average listeners. Now, of course, there’s no substitute for a […]
A Grand Piano of Light, Illuminating Rachmaninoff [Arduino+LEDs]
Peter Kirn - May 9, 2013
Archive Motion Music tech
A Concerto for iPad and Orchestra, as a Composer Takes on Tablet as Instrument
Peter Kirn - June 5, 2012
Music Music tech
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