The Choral Contrarians

The Future of Music?

December 04, 2023 Eric and Richard Season 4 Episode 4
The Future of Music?
The Choral Contrarians
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The Choral Contrarians
The Future of Music?
Dec 04, 2023 Season 4 Episode 4
Eric and Richard

Richard and Eric dive deep into an article in The Critic, entitled "Have I Seen the Future of Music; On a performance in three dimensions for all five senses," by Norman Lebrecht.  The article largely reviews pianist Yuja Wang's recent collaboration with renowned English artist David Hockney.  The author posits that, through the use of technology and three-dimensional space, this performance hints to not just a navigable way forward for music and music performance, but an exciting possible future filled with multi-sensory elements.  Are there issues to ponder with this type of thinking?  What do we mean when we say the 'future of music'?  What might we think the future of music will really be like?

https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/november-2023/have-i-seen-the-future-of-music/

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Richard and Eric dive deep into an article in The Critic, entitled "Have I Seen the Future of Music; On a performance in three dimensions for all five senses," by Norman Lebrecht.  The article largely reviews pianist Yuja Wang's recent collaboration with renowned English artist David Hockney.  The author posits that, through the use of technology and three-dimensional space, this performance hints to not just a navigable way forward for music and music performance, but an exciting possible future filled with multi-sensory elements.  Are there issues to ponder with this type of thinking?  What do we mean when we say the 'future of music'?  What might we think the future of music will really be like?

https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/november-2023/have-i-seen-the-future-of-music/