Professor David De Roure, the FAST Co-Investigator from Oxford, will collaborate as a partner in the PRiSM team from the Royal Northern College of Music on a new Ada Lovelace event at the Barbican.
The PRiSM team has received its first commission for a new work in the Barbican Centre’s 2019-20 season, announced last week. PRiSM Director Emily Howard is curating an evening of performances and discussions inspired by the work of mathematician Ada Lovelace on 2 November.
The commission will be performed by the Britten Sinfonia and features a new work led by composer Robert Laidlow, who is the PRiSM Researcher in AI-Assisted Composition. In collaboration with Professor David De Roure (Oxford University e-Research) and Lovelace expert Professor Ursula Martin, Robert will be weaving brand new artificial intelligence techniques into the compositional process to create a work taking inspiration from the pioneering computer scientist.
PRiSM Co-Director Prof. Marcus du Sautoy (University of Oxford) presented “The Eternal Golden Braid: Gödel Escher Bach” at the Barbican on 9th March, which discussed AI and creativity, and included a live performance of music by Bach and an AI – with the audience deciding “AI or human”. The music was put together by composer Robert Laidlow, who is collaborating with FAST and the Alan Turing Institute.
Further Information
RNCM press release:
https://www.rncm.ac.uk/research/research-centres-rncm/prism/prism-news/prism-team-commissioned-by-barbican-centre/
Barbican event page links:
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2019/event/ada-lovelace-imagining-the-analytical-engine
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2019/event/the-eternal-golden-braid-godel-escher-bach