PLOrk: Princeton Laptop Orchestra
PLOrk: Princeton Laptop Orchestra
Thu, 03/27/2008 - 1:17pm — Pick-Staiger- Start:
- Sat, 04/05/2008 - 7:30pm
- End:
- Sat, 04/05/2008 - 9:30pm
Maja Cerar, violin soloist
Tomie Hahn, sensor-suited dancing conductor
Saturday, April 5, 7:30 p.m.Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
Give your mouse a night off and enjoy the Chicago-area debut of the groundbreaking Princeton Laptop Orchestra (better known as PLOrk), cofounded by Dan Trueman and Perry Cook. Using customized laptop computers and individual sounds systems, this 20-member ensemble can sound like a full symphony orchestra, a jazz combo, or an electronica band. This exciting program will include works with solo acoustic violin, a work with a dancing conductor covered with electronic touch pads, and two world premieres. Far from being pre-programmed, PLOrk musicians independently control dynamics, rhythm and sound to create a true ensemble effect.
