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How we treat our water bodies today will decide the future of our cities and the future of the next generations. Watch this musical take on the dire state of our rivers and why we all need to act today, by Nitin Das and team. https://lnkd.in/gbF_NcTu

This featured my 248-channel custom wave field synthesis array (2 x 124-ch arrays on opposite sides of the room) plus an 8-channel surround system for additional overhead FX.

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So much goes into a recording project. Not only music, but lots of other things have to be researched, chosen, approved. Like photos, for example. This one, by Antonio Di Maggio, made definitely the cut. #cd #recordingsession #recordingproject #animaitalia

Am I the only one who has observed that, for some time now, most Ghanaian conductors of musical ensembles (choirs, orchestras, and bands) tend to focus more on specific sections or instruments, potentially neglecting other essential aspects of the performance? Most often, their focus is either on the lead instrument/voice or their instrumental/vocal part, leaving the other sections to their discretion on basic, yet crucial elements like expression, dynamics, and even cues. Even some entrances catch them off guard, indicating a lack of complete control over the music. I believe balancing attention across the entire ensemble is vital for a cohesive and well-rounded performance. Effective communication, in-depth score study, ample rehearsal sessions with the ensembles, and continuous improvement of conducting techniques through refresher courses, among other important factors, are excellent ways to address this issue and bring out the best in all sections.

Why do people cough more during classical music concerts? About 10 years ago a German economist "dropped" a paper titled "Why Do People (Not) Cough in Concerts?: The Economics of Concert Etiquette", basically claiming that concertgoers cough on purpose. “If coughing were purely accidental, it should occur evenly distributed over the concert, which is not the case,” he points out in this paper along with the fact that coughing increases during slower, quieter movements - something that anyone who frequents concerts must have noticed. Strangely, coughing also ramps up during complicated passages, or those unfamiliar to the audience. The author basically proposes that coughing is a passive-aggressive commentary on “uninteresting” sections of the performance. Here is the original paper: https://lnkd.in/dr_T7bTf https://lnkd.in/d_PhyrHW

FROM THE RUINS - "DES DE LES RUÏNES": ruïnes pianístiques Building a musical discourse based on a sonic exploration of materials by themselves, morphologically, and creating relationships through overlapping and juxtaposed layers. Avoiding a pianistic approach based on the repetition of minimalist fragments. Constructing a new instrument by dismantling devastated objects/contexts. A hyper-instrument." https://lnkd.in/egyjhPYv

A wonderful book about Peter Tiboris, who I met for the first time in Syros, Greece. He later invited me to a concert at Carnegie Hall in New York and I sat in the box area kept by Andrew Carnegie. What an experience!!!!!!!!! and what an amazing musician.... The book is titled: "Peter Tiboris: A Musical Odyssey" and you can download it here. https://lnkd.in/eTFwBkPe

The next instrument in the symphony orchestra string section is over 6 feet long, the double bass, the biggest member of the string family, with the longest strings, which allow it to play very low notes. The 6 to 8 double basses of the orchestra are almost always playing the harmony. They are so big that you have to stand up or sit on a very tall stool to play them, and it helps if you have long arms and big hands. Like the cello, the body of the double bass stands on the ground, supported by a metal peg, and the neck rests on your left shoulder. You produce sound just like on a cello, using the left hand to change pitch and the right to move the bow or pluck the string. What's the story behind the double bass, and is it a solo instrument? https://lnkd.in/eg3yhCnd

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