@conference {2588, title = {Stanford Laptop Orchestra (SLOrk)}, booktitle = {International Computer Music Conference}, year = {2009}, month = {08/2009}, address = {Montreal}, abstract = {

In the paper, we chronicle the instantiation and adventures\ of the Stanford Laptop Orchestra (SLOrk), an ensemble of\ laptops, humans, hemispherical speaker arrays, interfaces,\ and, more recently, mobile smart phones. Motivated to\ deeply explore computer-mediated live performance, SLOrk provides a platform for research, instrument design,\ sound design, new paradigms for composition, and\ performance. \ It also offers a unique classroom combining\ music, technology, and live performance. Founded in\ 2008, SLOrk was built from the ground-up by faculty and\ students at Stanford University{\textquoteright}s Center for Computer\ Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA). This\ document describes 1) how the founding members built the\ Stanford Laptop Orchestra from laptops, IKEA salad\ bowls, amplifier kits, car speakers, meditation mats and\ pillows, commodity input devices, and custom software, 2)\ the initial performances of SLOrk, including a large-scale\ outdoor concert, as well as a networked concert between\ Stanford and Beijing, and 3) the Stanford Laptop Orchestra\ as a classroom. \ In doing so, we hope to present a history\ of the laptop orchestra, and look to its future.

}, keywords = {ccrma, slork, stanford laptop orchestra}, url = {http://ccrma.stanford.edu/~ge/publish/slork-icmc2009.pdf}, author = {Ge Wang and Nicholas Bryan and Jieun Oh and Rob Hamilton} }