PLAY.orchestra is our virtual orchestra, which was based outside the Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank of the Thames during the summer of 2006. 56 plastic cubes and 3 Hotspots were laid out on a full size orchestra stage, each cube containing a light and speaker. Sitting down on the cubes or standing in the hotspots turned on an individual instrument and with the addition of 58 friends you could hear the full piece. |
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The music played when the seats were activated wass made using samples from PLAY.orchestra is the result of a collaboration between Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design MA Creative Practice for Narrative Environments, South Bank Centre Education and the Philharmonia Orchestra. The instrument graphics were created by pupils from 6 Lambeth primary schools, who are working with the Orchestra on the MusicScape project. |
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