Hong Kong iPhone / iPad Orchestra 3.0 Open call for musicians

Do you own an iPhone or iPad?

Do you want to perform with the innovative Hong Kong iPhone / iPad Orchestra at TEDxPearlRiver, an independently organized TED event happening right here in Hong Kong?

Then answer this call now!

Performance Date: October 30, 2010 Rehearsal: October 29th Location: Artistree, Taikoo Place, Hong Kong Island Registration: Simply send your name and cell phone number to iphoneorchestra@gmail.com

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Samson Young will lead another edition of the innovative orchestra of iPhones and iPads at the upcoming TED x Pearl River Delta event. If you own an iPhone or an iPad, you can take part! No musical experience is necessary.

Musical instruments are nothing but physical gesture-to-sound interfaces. The in-built microphone of an iPhone can be transformed into a sensor, enabling participants to blow into it in order to mimic a wind instrument. IPhones and iPads may also be used to mimic percussion, stringed and many other instruments. You will be given all the necessary tools to turn your mobile device into a musical interface.

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What will happen?

- On registration, follow the instructions given in the special PDF pack and download the necessary iPhone and iPad softwares.

- Prepare your part in the orchestra at home.

- Attend a rehearsal the day before the event. On the day of the event, arrive at the site 30 minutes and then perform to the TED crowd! You will be invited to attend the TEDxPearlRiver event!

About the Hong Kong iPhone / iPad Orchestra

Hong Kong iPhone / iPad Orchestra is a technology-assisted community music project, using iphone, ipad and other mobile devices as musical interfaces. Performances of the ensemble have received wide spread media coverage, with appearances from CNN's global website, to TVB evening news, to new media portal Rhizome. The group, led by composer-artist Samson Young, was featured at the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Architectural Biennale, as well as the 2010 Hong Kong Art Fair.

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About Samson Young

Samson Young (b.1979) is one of Hong Kong’s most sought-after composers today. With formal training in music composition, an eye for visuals and a keen interest in emergent technologies, Young has been known to combine his diverse expertise into uniquely intermedia experiences. His works are fundamentally informed by an engagement with new cultural-technological paradigms, yet deeply grounded in the classical musical tradition.

In 2007, Young became the first from Hong Kong to receive the Bloomberg Emerging Artist Award with his audio-visual project “the Happiest Hour.” In 2009, CNN’s global portal CNNgo named him one of the top “20 people to watch in Hong Kong.” Young was Hong Kong Sinfonietta’s artist associate in the 2008/09 season, and since then he has maintained a close relationship with the orchestra, working in the capacity of composer-director in a range of multimedia productions. These include: Electric Kinderszenen, a piano-installation project featuring Colleen Lee; Box of Revelation, a multimedia rendition of Messiaen’s Quatuor pour la fin du temps; and the popular “Know-Your” concert series.

Enquiries and registration: iphoneorchestra@gmail.com