Music students at the University of Newcastle will be part of a ground breaking leap in technology.
The Space Time Concerto Competition at the end of the month will allow orchestra’s from all over the globe to perform together through a live internet stream.
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From what I understand this is very misinformed. They’re not linking “orchestras” at all. An orchestra generally consists of several (nearly 100) musicians playing under a conductor. There’s a big difference. Here they’re linking one or two musicians with video conferencing.. technology that has existed all over the world for the past decade at least… NBN should do their research before they do an article like this!
From what I understand YOU are misinformed,
Please do some research into the subject, such as this website: http://www.spacetimeconcerto.com/content/history-meets-innovation
“Virtuoso performances on piano, trombone and violin (accompanied by a full symphony orchestra)”
As the news report states the recorded images contained in the segment are a trail run…not a full Orchestra.
Dear Maxim,
The event you are referring to was a media launch promoting the many aspects
and ideas of our concerto competition. It would have been impractical to
have an orchestra assembled from all around the world for just two minutes
in a media launch as well as linking into each country’s time zone. For
example a media launch at 12.00 midday in Australia would mean musicians in
Austria would need to be available at 2.00AM Austrian time. With respect to
technology we will be using, specially designed software for music
performance via the internet called Jack Trip combined with the latest
system designed and donated by Polycom. This will give us the best solution
for audio and visual communication. There will be an orchestra linking up
Austria, Beijing, Singapore and Newcastle although an orchestra today can be
any size from small to large. For the media launch we gave demonstrations
of the various approaches that will occur in our two concerts on November 30
and December 2. For the December 2 concert we have a 50 piece orchestra.
For the concert on November 30 we have approximately a 30 piece orchestra
who will be spread out over different locations. Please come to the
performances on November 30 and December 2 to hear and see the full effect.
Melissa Murat-Positive Feedback
Publicist for the Space Time Concerto Competition
Thanks Melissa for your response. I understand the impracticalities of organising multiple orchestras for a short publicity event and didn’t mean to criticize the event in that way. I think the confusion lies in the use of the term orchestra – one which is generally known worldwide as a very large ensemble, in fact, often the largest ensemble seen on a stage. Stating this will “allow orchestras from all over the world to perform together” thus sounds misleading. Regarding the footage, the reason why I mentioned old technology is because most music schools (especially the ANU, Sydney and regional schools) have similar facilities being used every day for interactive collaborations and teaching with musicians overseas. I do look forward to seeing how you utilise this technology for a performance though and wish you the best in the endeavour!