University of York, Department of Music:
As part of the performance, Apple has linked with the University of York for world’s largest laptop orchestra. The Worldscape Laptop Orchestra (WLO) will perform new music written with new software on laptops donated by Apple Computer Inc. Musicians, each with a laptop, will be seated on the floor, and surrounded by video screens in an atmospheric lighting scheme, creating a stunning spectacle. The highly unusual sound of the orchestra will combine with this to produce an ‘immersive’ multimedia performance.