Hemenway Strings: Music of the Past, Present, and Future
Boston Conservatory's premier string ensemble performs works composed and inspired by Bach, including chorale BWV 668, Vor deinen Thron tret’ ich hiermit and his double violin concerto, as well as Bach-influenced pieces by Jean Sibelius, Felix Mendelssohn, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and Sofia Gubaidulina.
As Bach's own music was often regarded as superhuman in its technicality and craft, the ensemble will also perform an AI-generated score based on Bach’s BWV 668, in a critical examination of both the possibilities and limitations of AI-based models. Audience members are invited to participate in a post-performance talkback with Hemenway Strings Director Lynn Chang; Chair of Composition, Contemporary Music, and Core Studies Mischa Salkind-Pearl; and Berklee College of Music Associate Professor of Electronic Production and Design Akito van Troyer to discuss the challenges and potential of AI models in the arts.
Lynn Chang, Director
This performance has been selected as part of Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s fall 2024 Center Stage collection.
Program Information
Program notes will be delivered from the stage.
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