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Jul

20

Realtime Virtual Performance

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http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/news/display/?id=120396
A Manchester University computer scientist and singer wants to use cutting-edge technology to create Europe’s first successful Internet choir.
Of course, part of the joy of an event is in being there. But this is nonetheless a significant possibility. I for one would jump at the chance to be able to do some rehearsals virtually. Of […]

Jul

10

The New Southbank Centre

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The London Arts world has a new palace.
It’s all too rare that something is so outstanding, so good, that you overflow with joy just by standing there and looking at it. But the new Southbank Centre is one of those things, and I haven’t even heard the new acoustics or been inside the hall yet.
The […]

Jul

8

Could Wireless Internet Save The Symphony?

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The Youtube generation is currently being turned into a vast network of internet-bound vegetables. I know of people who shut themselves away at 8 in the evening, and watch Youtube videos for five or six hours until they fall asleep, exhausted. The addiction to infinite media has taken hold, but where it is constrained by […]