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Ambitious new piece in his “City Symphony” series features the birthplace of American democracy.
“Philadelphia Voices” is the latest in a series of Machover symphonies inspired by cities.
This week, the Philadelphia Orchestra premieres a new musical composition about its home city, by the city — in a way.
Suffering for art took on frigid new meaning for composer Tod Machover while creating his new symphony for the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Tod Machover shares his insights into the creation and community of "Philadelphia Voices."
Members of the Media Lab community to speak at SXSW 2018.
"I like to think of the voice and all the sound from our bodies as some kind of rhythm of life and music of life."
Mahler once quipped that “tradition” often represents nothing more than lazy, outdated habits of mind. In the postwar years, the composer...
Three Media Lab students are recipients of the new Marvin Minsky fellowship.
"Philadelphia Voices" in the birthplace of American democracy.
Nicole L’Huillier is a Chilean interdisciplinary artist, musician and architect based in Boston.
Jacob Collier calls from Chile, where he’s in the middle of a South American tour. He’s a long way from the London bedroom where he got h...
New documentary chronicles Jacob Collier's collaborations at MIT.
This app allows Philadelphia users to make recordings and submit them for the City Symphonies project.
"It kind of forces me to think outside of what I’m working on."
In this interview, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, discusses Tod Machover’s “Philadelphia Voices,” a work ...
Turning Street Noise Into a City SymphonyAn MIT composer is collecting snippets of sound to turn Miami and Philadelphia into audio master...
« Vocal Vibrations » is an installation which invites the public to discover the relationship between sound vibrations stimulated by voic...
Most art galleries have a “look, don’t touch” policy, maintaining the barrier between exhibit and observer, but not the new installation ...
SYMPHONY IN DWORLD PREMIEREDIRECTED BY Dennis Scholl, Marlon JohnsonCountry: USALanguage: EnglishRunning Time: 53minFilm Year: 2017Catego...
The Boston Lyric Opera just announced the commission for Tod Machover’s next opera, called Schoenberg in Hollywood. The premiere will be ...
Composer Tod Machover’s ground-breaking “city symphony” projects, which involve entire urban communities in collaborating to create sonic...
Hum, and sound buzzes through your lips. Sing, and it vibrates through your head and body.Sing at “Vocal Vibrations,” the musical install...