VIRTUAL PHILLY

posted by James Reel

    This press release just arrived; it sounds like an interesting experiment, although it's scheduled at a time that's convenient mainly for students and retirees:

    The UA School of Music will present The Philadelphia Orchestra in a live concert multicast at Crowder Hall, Friday October 12, 2007 at 10:45 a.m.  The School of Music is one of a select number of music schools at major research universities invited to participate in the pilot phase of the Philadelphia Orchestra's Global Concert Series. The Philadelphia Orchestra is the first major orchestra to transmit live concerts to multiple large-screen venues.
    The concert presentation on the UA campus is made possible through a collaboration between the Philadelphia Orchestra and the UA School of Music in conjunction with Internet2. Internet2 is a non-profit consortium of over 200 universities connected by a high-speed advanced network that allows advanced applications and technologies for research and higher education.
    The concert features the Philadelphia Orchestra in three works conducted by Peter Oundjian. The all-Beethoven program includes the "Coriolan" Overture, Mr. Oundjian's transcription of the String Quartet No. 14 and the mighty Symphony No. 5. Audience members will be invited to participate in a survey about their experience.
    The University of Arizona's participation in this pilot program is made possible in part by the James E. Rogers Conducting Institute at the School of Music with assistance from the Treistman Center for New Media at the College of Fine Arts.