Session & concert with Annabelle Sachse on July 31st in Mechterstädt

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You’ve never heard the organ like this before! A freely improvised concert on the (in 2024) 254-year-old instrument by the Gotha court organ builder Carl Christian Hoffmann, successor to Christoph Thielemann. More here and here.

Built in 1770, overhauled in 1819, 100 years before the invention of the theremin, and restored in 1994/95, the fully mechanical action and stop action allow organist Annabelle Sachse complete freedom in her playing.

From the electronic side, the Moog Theremin, voice-controlled modular synthesiser, Haken Continuum, Cracklebox, Stereo Field and the obscure Din Datin Dudero Fyral are heard.
Join us on a fantastic, unheard-of and never to be experienced again sound journey to the shores of distant planets…

So don’t miss out on the opportunity and be there at 20:00 / 8 PM CET for an unforgettable experience.

ChatGPT-4 can you please write a piece of music for me

After researching some working options to generate music with AI I used ExtendMusic to “extend” an improvisation of Michael von Hintzenstern (pipe organ) and me (Cracklebox).

Next I asked the latest version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT to compose a piece of music for me. Let’s just say I was not overwhelmed this time either. Thanks to Narakeet for the easily usable and good sounding AI voices.

Here is the second draft

Thanks to Non-Eric I tried Udio next, and that platform finally did give me something usable. I present to you: Echoes in Code