From: Karin August <71033.702@CompuServe.COM>
Subject: CULTURE: Virtual concert in NJ
Date: 02 May 92 20:15:02 EDT


V R A S P   would like everyone interested in virtual reality
and/or music to know that the Princeton University Dept of Music
will be performing Part 2 of "Music for Computers, Performers &
Hybrids" on Monday, May 4, 1992 in the Taplin Auditorium located
in Fein Hall off Washington Street, Princeton, NJ.  The university
switchboard can be reached at (609) 258-3000 for directions.
Admission is free.
Instruments include the Zeta violin, the Mathews/Boie radio drum,
an IRCAM Musical workstation, a Macintosh IIci, and a NeXT.
(Although, perhaps the computers should be listed under performers!)
Performers include David Jaffe, Mari Kimura, Colin Nancarrow,
Christopher Penrose, Andrew Schloss, William Schottstaedt, and
Linda Seltzer.
I attended Part 1 on Friday, May 1 (not having any idea what to
expect from a virtual concert) and was fascinated. Particularly
by the fact that no stored or pre-recorded sequences are used in
the interactive compositions, rather the computers interpret from
physical and musical gesture how they should respond to the performers
and in fact influence the nature of the music in a dynamic way
Also, the performers in a duet can exert influence on each other
by sending signals to the computers or instruments to change their
pitch.  The accompanying program is highly informative and even if
you don't attend, but are still interested in learning more about
it all, try contacting the music dept and requesting a spare program.