London, 2006
PLAY.orchestra was an outdoor interactive orchestra pit created for Southbank Centre.
The installation consisted of an empty orchestra pit of 60 seats. Passers-by could take the stage and experience a musical piece from the player’s perspective. By taking a seat, the public triggered a recording of the corresponding musical instrument. As more people sat down, the composition was revealed in its entirety.
Visitors could further engage through their mobile phones, by receiving ringtones of the experience they just created, or sending their own sounds via Bluetooth. These were then part of a new composition that took place within the installation.
Over 6 weeks, close to 250,000 visitors played. The installation was awarded a Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award and nominated for the Best Innovation and Best Event Awards at the BT Digital Music Awards.
Directed by Arlete Castelo and Melissa Mongiat
Produced with Southbank Centre and Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
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