Interpretations

The ICDVRAT with ArtAbilitation conference closed on Thursday, 11^th September with a special session entitled Interpretations at Casa da Música. The session was be a collaborative "work in progress" presentation led by Tony Brooks (Aalborg University Esbjerg) describing the concept of sense substitution. The session was held in the main auditorium of Casa da Música and included the development and evolution of two interactive pieces featuring the superb Orquestra Nacional do Porto:

• Composer: L Tinoco, Title: Zapping
• Composer: C Nielsen, Title: Symphony IV finale

Interpretations Paper

Tony Brooks' Interpretations paper is now available online:

• Interpretations: inter-sensory stimulation concept targeting inclusive access offering appreciation of classical music for all ages, standing, & disability, A L Brooks, Proc. 7th Intl Conf. on Disability, Virtual Reality and Assoc. Technologies with ArtAbilitation, pp 15-22, Maia & Porto, Portugal, 8-11 Sept. 2008.

Podcasts from Interpretations

Four podcasts are now available from the Intrepretations Session at the Soundscapes website.

• Link to Podcasts

Photographs from Interpretations

• Photographs from the Interpretations Session

Acknowledgements

Orquestra Nacional do Porto, conductor Luis Carvalho.
Tony Brooks - Concept, Artistic Direction, Programming & Real-time improvisations.
Additional image acknowledgement to “MilkDrop” team.
Thanks to Casa da Música crew, orchestra team & education team (Ryan Geiss et al) & “Flying Cities” by Bruno Herbelin.
Still images by Paul Sharkey and João Messias (Casa da Música). Copyright 2008.

Casa da Música

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