TEDxAldeburgh Overview

TEDxAldeburgh
Musical Ideas Worth Spreading!
Chaired by Suffolk based, TED Music Director Thomas Dolby, the day will feature sessions on three different subjects: Perspectives, Play and Participation. Tod Machover, David Toop and United Visual Artists, with recorded talks from David Byrne and Mark Johnson. William Orbit, Sarah Nicolls and Nick Ryan present their thoughts on Play in a session which also includes recorded talks by Evelyn Glennie and Benjamin Zander. For the Participation session, Tim Exile and Imogen Heap give their insights live at Snape alongside recorded talks by Derek Sivers and Itay Talgam. The day will also include live performances from Imogen Heap and Peter Gregson as well as coinciding with Aldeburgh's New Music New Media course also presenting on the day. This is an unparalleled opportunity to gather in one place the great minds and explorers of contemporary music. Don't miss it.
TEDx was created in the spirit of TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design), a global movement founded to disseminate "ideas worth spreading". TEDx allows organizations and individuals the opportunity to stimulate dialogue through TED-like experiences, hence TEDx Aldeburgh. TEDx Aldeburgh offers a rare opportunity to hear from some of the world's greatest thinkers and doers in contemporary music.