Performances + Events
Beethoven: A Multisensory Experience
Boston Symphony Hall
BSO Ticket Required
In-Person Event
Open to the Public
On April 14, the Boston Symphony Orchestra will host selections from Beethoven: A Multisensory Experience, an interactive exhibition created by NEC Professor Andrew Schartmann and developed at New England Conservatory. The exhibit will be accessible at Symphony Hall preceding the BSO's Explorer Concert and performance of Beethoven Symphony No. 5 the same night, hosted by composer, director, and writer Bill Barclay, and conducted by Earl Lee '16 GD.
Visitors can explore Beethoven’s music as a set of building blocks, reconstructing one of his themes or composing their own from modular musical ideas that combine to form larger structures. They can also step into virtual reality, walking through the woods of Heiligenstadt as the audio shifts through successive stages of hearing loss, suggesting how Beethoven’s listening world might have changed as his condition advanced.
Blending music theory, historical research, and immersive technology, this project offers new ways to encounter Beethoven’s creative process and lived experience.
Admission included with a ticket to the BSO's Explorer Concert | Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 on April 14.
Visitors can explore Beethoven’s music as a set of building blocks, reconstructing one of his themes or composing their own from modular musical ideas that combine to form larger structures. They can also step into virtual reality, walking through the woods of Heiligenstadt as the audio shifts through successive stages of hearing loss, suggesting how Beethoven’s listening world might have changed as his condition advanced.
Blending music theory, historical research, and immersive technology, this project offers new ways to encounter Beethoven’s creative process and lived experience.
Admission included with a ticket to the BSO's Explorer Concert | Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 on April 14.
