STANFORD LAPTOP ORCHESTRA (SLORK)
Ge Wang, Nicholas J. Bryan, Jieun Oh, Robert L. Hamilton · University of Michigan Library Repository · 2009
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's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA). This document describes 1) how SLOrk was built, 2) its initial performances, and 3) the Stanford Laptop Orchestra as a classroom. We chronicle its present, and look to its future.