The program is broadcast twice a day for a month and can be listened to at different times each day. Times scheduled within program block E. are:

Monday: 10am + 10pm
Tuesday: 8am + 8pm
Wednesday: 6am + 6pm
Thursday: 4am + 4pM
Friday: 2am + 2pm
Saturday: 0am and 0pm
Sunday: 6am + 6pm
http://biblio.zkm.de/DegemWebradio/programm.htm

The time is CET Central European Time == UTC + 1 hour

For more information on the broadcast http://ethernetorchestra.netpraxis.net/info/

The old Apple II, first introduced in 1977, was a revolutionary computer in many ways. Sound capabilities were not one of them. The Apple II’s sound system, unlike contemporaries such as the Atari 800 or Commodore 64, did not use a discreet sound chip, but rather a simple timer circuit that could be coaxed into creating square-wave tones. Most chiptune musicians tend to use sound-chip based systems, but there is a certain charm to square-wave tones. Some may define this charm as “annoyance.”

So, as a grand “musical” experiment, noted loon Jason Torchinsky has written a crude 16-step sequencer for the Apple II, and is seeking to gather up as many Apple IIs as possible to construct an orchestra which will then perform a live, dynamic concert/musical event. Machine’s resident music guru, Chris Kallmyer, will be on hand to discuss the nature of music, why some of the Apple’s 256 tones are notes and some are not, and generally help make things somewhat listenable.

Who knows what the end result will sound like? A chorus of angels, poking at touch-tone phones? All the computers from the background of every sci-fi movie from the 1950s-80s going off at once? A serenade by a truckload of R2-D2s? Come on out and listen for yourselves.

In celebration of the conclusion of a wonderful 2010-2011 season, the Stanford Laptop Orchestra performs on Wednesday with a full-scale laptop orchestra concert. You are cordially invited to an evening of all new works for the full ensemble of humans, laptops, hemispherical speaker arrays, and crazy new instruments!

Featuring new works and performances by Linden Melvin, Nick Kruge, Hyung Suk Kim, MK Li, Chang Yea, Mike Rotondo, Ben Roth, Chris Beachy, Ben Olson, Jason Riggs, Spencer Salazar, John Granzow, Hongchan Choi, Jieun Oh and Ge Wang.

For details, visit here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFt4MgN7JPQ

L2Ork, founded by Dr. Ivica Ico Bukvic in May 2009, is part of the latest interdisciplinary initiative by the Virginia Tech Music Department’s Digital Interactive Sound & Intermedia Studio (DISIS). L2Ork consists of up to fifteen tightly networked, yet independently operated laptop computers running open source software (Linux, PD). Instead of designing new instruments, L2Ork’s focus is on perfecting use of existing technologies within a context of a standardized ensemble. Consequently, what arguably sets L2Ork apart from a growing number of laptop orchestras is its focus on physical presence and performance practice, consistent exploration of coupling traditional instruments with contemporary technology, and tight integration of networked data streams that fundamentally alter the orchestra’s properties and consequently sound. Each laptop computer utilizes a custom hand-built hemispherical speaker to create a location-aware presence of sound for each performer. Some of the compositions in the Laptop Orchestra’s unique repertoire seamlessly integrate solo acoustic instruments such as percussion, Shona Mbira, voice (both singing and spoken word), etc. The standardized use of Wiimote controllers and their extensions establishes an embodied performance and visual indexing of each laptop performer’s sound influenced by traditional instrumental performance gestures to control synthesized digital sound as well as captured acoustic audio samples in composed and improvised contexts. The use of improvisational elements along with shared gestures and audio content allow the real-time interactive group production of a music that transcends the technologies involved, allowing a coherent exchange of ideas and emotions between networked individuals of different abilities and experiences.

The performance and lecture in Ljubljana is the second stop on L2Ork’s maiden tour of Europe May 12 – June 1, 2011. Joining forces with their guest soloist Ron Coulter and talented soprano l2orkist Aurora Martin, the ensemble will be touring 8 countries, performing and holding workshops in following locations:

May 14 – Linz, Austria (as part of LiWoLi festival)
May 15 – Ljubljana, Slovenia
May 16 – Budapest, Hungary
May 19 – Croatia
May 21 - Hamburg, Germany (Academy of Music and Theater)
May 24 - Amsterdam, Netherlands (STEIM)
May 25 – Amsterdam, Netherlands (Zaal 100)
May 26 – Utrecht, Netherlands (HKU)
May 30 – Paris, France (IRCAM)
June 01 – Oslo, Norway (NIME 2011)

http://l2ork.music.vt.edu/

Sewing Machine Orchestra from Martin Messier on Vimeo.

Eight old Singer sewing machines in a row are the musicians of the Sewing Machine Orchestra made by one of the two men behind La Chambre des Machines, Martin Messier. The sounds we hear are all created by the sewing machines. Apart from the sound this installation makes, the image of these classic machines put in a clean, modern environment is wonderful, and triggers the viewers memory and imagination.

thanks to: everydaylistening.com

Heart Chamber Orchestra - Pixelache from pure on Vimeo.

Heart Chamber Orchestra is an audio-visual performance during which 12 classical trained musicians control a music composition and a graphical visualization through their personal heartbeats.

The musical score is generated in real-time by the heartbeats of the musicians, who read and play this score from a computer screen placed in front of them. As a result, the installation forms a feedback loop in which the music literally “comes from the heart”. Technically, each musician is equipped with an ECG (electrocardiogram) sensor. A computer monitors and analyzes the state of the 12 hearts in real-time. The acquired information is then used to compose a musical score with the aid of custom-made computer software. While the musicians are playing, their heartbeats influence and change the composition and vice versa. In addition, abstract computer graphic imagery is generated to establish another sensual and narrative layer.

see also: http://infosthetics.com/archives/2005/04/hearth_songs.html

The Stanford Laptop Orchestra (SLOrk) and Stanford Mobile Phone Orchestra (MoPhO) celebrate the conclusion of a wonderful 2009-2010 season with a full-scale laptop orchestra concert in Dinkelspiel Auditorium! You are cordially invited to an evening of all new works for the full ensemble of humans, laptops, and hemispherical speaker arrays (with healthy doses of iPhones and iPads)!

Featuring new works and performances by Chris Chafe, Bruno Ruviaro, Marisol Jimenez, Uri Nieto, Jorge Herrera, Jieun Oh, Ge Wang, Visda Goudarzi, Jay Bhat, Rob Hamilton, Giancarlo Daniele, Charlie Forkish, Stephen Hess, Ben Holtz, Alan Hshieh, Daniel Smith, Lekan Wang, Aaron Zarraga, Nick Kruge, Linden Melvin, Isaac Wang, Luke Dahl, Carr Wilkerson, and Adam Somers!

The Stanford Laptop Orchestra (SLOrk) presents all new works for electronic chamber music, by members of the SLOrk ensemble and seminar and featuring special guest Jordan Rudess of Dream Theatre. You are cordially invited to join us in exploring new sonic spaces + musical places with performances crafted for humans, laptops, iPads, and hemispherical speaker arrays!

For details go here or visit Stanford Laptop Orchestra on Twitter or Facebook.

PALO ALTO, Calif. — An expectant hush fell over the audience as the director of the chamber ensemble, Ge Wang, came out and asked them to turn off their cellphones. The seven other musicians, dressed in black, filed in and took their positions in a circle. Ge Wang, a co-director of the Stanford Mobile Phone Orchestra, moved around the audience on Thursday, playing two iPhones. Ge Wang says the iPhone may be the first musical instrument, electronic or otherwise, that millions will carry in their pockets.

The conductor raised his hands. A low droning sound arose, as if the chamber ensemble were tuning. Then the musicians began to swing their arms in wide circles, creating rising and falling waves of electronic sound… Sometimes the sounds were otherworldly…. More: here.

What is the hottest thing in music right now? A pair of video games ─ Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Anyone can play. The games allow you to become a member of the band. Each game offers a range of pop music hits on game controllers that look and feel like guitars and drums. What makes these video games so much more impressive than “air guitar” is that through the use of something called the instrument game controller the player actually experiences the visceral feeling of performing music. You can even improve if you practice.

Read more here.