Making the presentation on behalf of New World Symphony at the 2006 Internet 2 Performance and Master Class Production Workshop in Miami Beach, Florida, Taylor was joined by Richard Bunn, systems consultant from the London office of Theatre Projects Consultants (TPC). The two are close collaborators on the project, which will occupy two adjacent city blocks and which will enable high definition video and audio to be sent to and from a remote site at speeds thousands of times faster than the regular internet. Taylor says: "The opportunities for arts collaboration are phenomenal and New World Symphony is at the very hub of this digital distance learning network, leading the way for arts groups around the world."
The workshop, which took place from 30 January to 1 February, was attended by delegates from around the United States, with a view to better understanding the opportunities and challenges of distance learning and the performing arts. Yasu Toyota of Nagata Acoustics also gave delegates an introduction to concert and recital hall acoustics.
Other sessions covered Lighting, Audio and DVTS, along with network diagnostics were presented, plus two Internet 2 Master Classes - one from Rome, Italy and another from Cleveland Institute of Music, another TPC client which is soon to be connecting via new Distance Learning Studios and Recital Hall programmed and designed by Theatre Projects.David Taylor has led projects to develop new performance facilities for some of the great orchestras of the world, including the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Seattle Symphony and the Kansas City Symphony.
The New World Symphony is the world's leading orchestral academy for outstanding instrumentalists providing top graduates of music programs around the world the opportunity to enhance their education with the finest professional training, under the direction of one of the world's most acclaimed conductors.
(Lee Baldock)
