Robot to Conduct the Detroit Symphony
Posted by jamesfrankel on April 24th, 2008
I read on Wired.com today about a very interesting upcoming event in Detroit, MI. The story is about how Asimo, one of the most well known robots (which is made by Honda), will conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra on an upcoming concert. The concert is more of a kick-off commercial for a long-term partnership between the orchestra and the car manufacturer who has donated $1 million dollars to the “Power of Dreams” education fund.
Honda will film the event, which takes place on Tuesday, May 13th. Attendees will include students from the Detroit School of the Arts. When the film is posted on their site, I will post a link to it here.
So what do you think? Shameless commercial? Interesting idea? Can a robot actually conduct a professional orchestra? What genius is programming it? Will the musicians actually follow it? Is this good for classical music? Has the Detroit Symphony “jumped the shark”? I’d love to hear from you.
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April 24th, 2008 at 7:28 am
Will the musicians follow the robot conductor? Do they follow the regular conductor?
April 24th, 2008 at 11:23 am
Well said Barbara!
May 12th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
I wonder what the orchestra will be performing . . . excerpts from 2001: A Space Odyssey, maybe? Could it be that the robot’s name is Hal?!!
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