On September 14th, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic will give 100 residents tickets to its first ever RL-to-SL concert, via a video feed into an undisclosed SL location. After the broadcast of both popular pieces and original compositions, there will be a Q&A session with Vasily Petrenko, the conductor. No mention of who will be creating the space, or where it will be located.
I'm of two minds about this: First, having this done as a video feed will avoid the sometimes stilted and awkward experience of watching an avatar repeat the same limited animations over and over, which can have the effect of dropping the suspension of disbelief. Second, however, sitting in front of a screen watching a video feed hardly seems to take advantage of SL's unique strength: its immersive, 'you are there' feeling. I imagine, though, this will be offset by the after-concert Q&A, which surely is a unique experience to be had in and of itself. Will anyone be attending this? We'll try to get more details as they appear.
(Via http://music.guardian.co.uk)
1. Hello! This is great news, but unfortunately the Liverpool Phil has been touting this as the first. In fact, Red {an orchestra} of Cleveland, Ohio were the first to take on this feat. We're quite proud of our effort and are glad to see others joining us!
Thanks!
Posted at 11:05AM on Aug 15th 2007 by John Farina