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"Ballet Mecanique" at Washington, D.C., Gallery
By Sharon Marie

Did anyone attend this event?  It would be great if someone could
provide more details.

Sharon Marie

 [ The 10-minute version of Antheil's "Ballet" will be played through
 [ March 29 at the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., twice on weekday
 [ afternoons and once on Saturdays and Sundays.  Admission is free.
 [
 [ The performance will be staged near the entrance of the Gallery's
 [ Dada exhibition (on view through May 14, 2006) using 16 QRS
 [ Pianomation-driven grand player pianos, three xylophones, four bass
 [ drums, a tam-tam, a siren, and three "airplane propellers," all
 [ controlled using MIDI technology.
 [
 [ The computer-driven installation was designed and installed by Paul
 [ D. Lehrman of Tufts University and Eric Singer of the League of
 [ Electronic Musical Urban Robots.
 [
 [ References:
 [   http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060312/ap_on_en_mu/robotic_music
 [   http://www.qrsmusic.com/Press/pr06021301.htm
 [   http://www.lemurbots.org/upcoming_events.htm
 [
 [ -- Robbie


(Message sent Wed 15 Mar 2006, 06:36:23 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

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