If you’ve ever dreamed of leading an orchestra on stage, now you can satisfy your urge. Today: a look at UBS Virtual Maestro, a videogame that indulges would-be Leonard Bernsteins. Also: we take a look at the Asimo, Honda's humanoid robot, which made its conducting debut Tuesday at Orchestra Hall, leading the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Finally: The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble mixes a brass band sound with improvisation and funk. They join us for a live performance.
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Virtual Maestro
If you’ve ever dreamed of leading an orchestra on stage, there's a new video game to satisfy your urge. The UBS Virtual Maestro allows would-be Leonard Bernsteins to lead their own "virtual orchestra" via an Nintendo Wii controller. As the game currently tours concert halls across the U.S., we hear ...
... And a Robot Maestro
Now there's another reason for conductors to be concerned about job security: On Tuesday night, Asimo, a 4-foot-3-inch Hondo robot led the Detroit Symphony in a performance of "The Impossible Dream" from "Man of La Mancha." Detroit Free Press music critic Mark Stryker tells us about it.
The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble
The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble is a Boston-based, New Orleans-inspired collective that mixes the brass band sound with improvisation and funk. They join us for a live performance.
The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble perform at their CD release party tonight at Drom at 8pm.
The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble perform at their CD release party tonight at Drom at 8pm.
Toying With Musical Skill
When the Soundcheck crew went to play the videogame Rock Band, I was struck by how truly sucky I was when, as a lifelong guitarist, I picked the Rock Band guitar controller. I quickly realized, there is no correlation between playing Rock Band ...
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