Entrepreneurial Musicianship

We're about to pack up and head over to Space With A Soul for the EM spring performance showcase, Open Source.  But before we do, we wanted to share a quick taste of what's in store for tonight.  In the video below, Peter Gregson (artistic advisor and cellist/composer/technophile extraordinaire) explains goPlay, a new responsive performance interface developed by Reactify Music:

Intrigued? Join us tonight! Full concert details are below.

Over and out.

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Open Source
Thursday, May 17 // 7PM
Space with a Soul // 281 Summer Street, Boston
Tickets: $5 with NEC ID //opensourcenec.eventbrite.com

‘Open source’ extends beyond computer code and free software--it’s an outlook that drives the way we share and create new information. The platforms and tools that shape and deliver our music are increasingly open and crowd sourced: YouTube, Soundcloud, Pure Data, Audacity, among many others.  The philosophy and methodology of ‘Open source' also relies on the collective wisdom of engaged users to fuel innovative products and ideas.
 
A creative team of NEC students, led by contemporary cellist Peter Gregson, have spent a semester musically exploring the concept of open source.  The result is a eclectic program of newly-composed and adapted works, including: (OPEN)Source by Peter Dodds, which uses crowd-sourcing data in composition; Silence by Charlie Haden for solo bass and loop station; Unseen by Tara Mueller for Violin, Voice, and electronics; Significant Transits by Vanessa Wheeler for solo tuba and electronics; Solo Duet in Three Movements by Peter Gregson, which uses goPlay, a new responsive performance interface; and H No. 1-7 Redux by  Neal Markowski, performed by The Gradient Us Ensemble, with art film by SMFA student Angela Counts. 
 
For more information, visit necmusic.edu/open-source. 

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