MIT News: Q&A: Composer Tod Machover presents “Philadelphia Voices”

By Peter Dizikes.

Philadelphia is having an entertaining 2018. The Eagles won the Super Bowl. Villanova rolled to the men’s national college basketball championship. And now, for a culture break, residents can enjoy “Philadelphia Voices,” an ambitious new symphony by acclaimed MIT composer Tod Machover. The piece, which incorporates citizen contributions and the sounds and words of everyday life, is the sixth part of the “City Symphony” series by Machover. MIT News spoke with Machover about “Philadelphia Voices.”​

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