2 Gamers Conduct the LA Philharmonic by Joystick
By Susan Carpenter, Times Staff Writer
"GAMERS get to control a lot of things in the videos they play. They choose their characters, their weapons, where they go and what they do. And Wednesday, during "Video Games Live" at the Hollywood Bowl, they will get to control something new — the L.A. Philharmonic. For a portion of the two-hour video game music concert, the actions of two gamers playing live on stage will actually direct the 105-piece orchestra.
This "interactive symphony," as the event's founders call it, is one of the more intriguing segments in an already groundbreaking show. A conductor, watching the video game play out on a screen on the Bowl stage, will lead an orchestra that has rehearsed five musical sequences based on the action of the game."
VideoGamesLive.com - Due to the huge success of the first show at the Hollywood Bowl on July 6th, 2005 (over 11,000 in attendance) they are currently restructuring the schedule to include 15 more venues and cities!
"GAMERS get to control a lot of things in the videos they play. They choose their characters, their weapons, where they go and what they do. And Wednesday, during "Video Games Live" at the Hollywood Bowl, they will get to control something new — the L.A. Philharmonic. For a portion of the two-hour video game music concert, the actions of two gamers playing live on stage will actually direct the 105-piece orchestra.
This "interactive symphony," as the event's founders call it, is one of the more intriguing segments in an already groundbreaking show. A conductor, watching the video game play out on a screen on the Bowl stage, will lead an orchestra that has rehearsed five musical sequences based on the action of the game."
VideoGamesLive.com - Due to the huge success of the first show at the Hollywood Bowl on July 6th, 2005 (over 11,000 in attendance) they are currently restructuring the schedule to include 15 more venues and cities!
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