"How we enabled guests of a cultural festival to remix Vivaldi's music."

We were commissioned to create an interactive experience for visitors at an Italian cultural summer festival, on the occasion of a performance of Antonio Vivaldi's symphony "The Four Seasons". Our idea was to present classical music in the age of digitalization, so we developed an iPad music app that allowed visitors to remix a modern version of Vivaldi's most famous orchestral piece.

To provide musicians and non-musicians with an intuitive experience, we linked the most striking melodies of the original piece and used samples of the orchestral piece, linking them to appropriate visual elements. Quantization was employed within the app so that playful inaccuracies in the remix process were immediately rectified. Without any previous musical knowledge, players were able to create a harmonious sound image just by swiping back and forth on the iPad surface.

We have set up several stations in the theater foyer, providing a unique entertainment experience for visitors both before and during the performance.