A Concert with Striking Force: Leave Your Mark on the Music

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Abstract

An hour before the percussion concert, members of the audience are already filling the foyer of the Copenhagen Opera House. Something special is to happen before the doors to the concert hall open. Percussion instruments—bass drums, bongos, and even a marimba—are exhibited, and people are encouraged to play them. Besides playing the instruments, the audience is invited to record sounds and movements (clapping, stomping, finger snapping, etc.) that can be produced using their own bodies. Later, people were pleasantly surprised when they experienced that the movements they had made were incorporated into the concert by being projected on a large video-screen. The VJ on stage linked the recordings live to a composition written by one of the percussionists.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHow the Lion Learned to Moonwalk : And Other Stories on How to Design for Classical Music Experiences
EditorsRichard Topgaard
Number of pages6
Place of PublicationMalmö
PublisherMalmö University
Publication date2014
Pages72-77
Chapter8
ISBN (Print)978-91-7104-619-2
ISBN (Electronic)978-91-7104-620-8
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Keywords

  • Classical Music
  • Experience Design
  • Liveness
  • Video Projections
  • Digital Technologies
  • Interregional
  • research based teaching

Artistic research

  • Yes

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