Choir to sing the 'code of life'

[ensho]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10581179


Scientists and composers have produced a new choral work in which performers sing parts of their own genetic code.


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The new piece, Allele, will be performed by the New London Chamber Choir at the Royal Society of Medicine on 13 July.

Each of the 40-strong choir has also had his or her own DNA decoded.

"I'd sung quite a lot with choirs in my youth and I've written stuff myself, and so I was aware that note sequences look a little bit like genetic sequences," explained Dr Morley.

"It took a consultation with a proper composer to find out that was indeed the case, and that it would be possible to create something from genetic sequences."
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as a spin off the singers had their DNA done as part of a scientific study to see what is different between singers and non singers.

fascinating

wonder if it will be on a CD

[frogmarch]

1. Oh, WOW!

This is wonderful!

More from your link:

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To begin with, there is a single voice singing a simple rhythmic phrase; but as the piece develops, more voices join in - conveying the biological idea of replication and reproduction.

At its climax, each member of the choir is singing their own unique genetic code - resulting in everyone singing a subtly different song.

The conductor of the piece, James Weeks, says: "For me, it's an evocation of the extraordinary wonder that is the genome."
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I listened to a clip of the choir rehearsing. I wish I could have heard the actual performance.

Thanks for posting this!

[ensho]

2. thanks for posting more from the article - I wanted to but couldn't

this original music is very exciting. wish I could hear it.

[ensho]

3. kicking back to pg. 1 because this is neat as heck

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[MilesColtrane]

4. Four notes repeated ad nauseum?

Sounds like Philip Glass.

[Beringia]

5. interesting

I am curious how it would sound.