Music
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Society
Society England
“The Orchestras of Auschwitz”: This Musical Quilt Honors Holocaust Prisoners
The remnants of more than 200 musical scores arranged and played by orchestras at Auschwitz concentration camp have been “recomposed” into a piece by a British conductor to honor the victims of the Holocaust and make sure that the horrors they experienced are never forgotten.
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Society
Society USA
Welcome to the Stage, AI: Historic Grand Performance Kicked Off
For the first time in history, an artificial intelligence-powered screen joined the Philadelphia Orchestra in a joint performance where the AI generated real-time images that followed the beat of the music via the help of an algorithm.
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Animals
Animals Australia
Move Over, Music Giants: Album of Bird Calls Soars in the Charts
An album featuring the squawks and squeaks of 53 local endangered birds reached third place on the Top 50 chart in Australia, ahead of international superstars, thus shedding a light on the precarious situation of many feathered species.
- Environment
- Technology
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Society
Society Burkina Faso
Thanks to This Charity, Prisoners Spend Their Jail Time Writing Plays and Making Music
A charity in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, is helping prisoners find revitalization through art – teaching them to sing, dance or write plays, while also organizing music competitions and theatrical performances they can partake in.
- Society