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Imagine musicians that could travel anywhere, play perfectly without a break and give people of all abilities the chance to make music with an orchestra?
Dr Shelley Katz from the Department of Music and Sound Recording imagined it. Then he worked with experts in computing, electronic engineering, acoustics and psychology (among others) to make it happen.
The result is the Symphonova, the world’s first gesturally controlled high-end digital orchestra. The Symphonova allows professional conductors, composers and musicians to train and play with a fully responsive symphony orchestra, a privilege previously available only to a select few. And enthusiastic amateurs can join in too, simply by rhythmically tapping along.
Now all you need to create wonderful orchestral music is a room, a special baton and a little bit of passion.
Now all you need to create wonderful orchestral music is a room, a special baton and a little bit of passion.