Having pulled back the curtain, we’ve seen that the orchestra is a complex living organism with all its individual parts moving in perfect unison. Read the second installment of our immersive journey with RTÉ Concert Orchestra.

In tune with the times

RTÉ Concert Orchestra invited us to join them on a musical journey, showing us first-hand that it’s time to set aside any preconceived notions we may have had about the modern role of an orchestra in today’s world.

Music and technology

From the first radio station playing live music to the instantaneous streaming of today, music listening has had a long association with technology. During the past two centuries, recording of music and voice moved from Thomas Edison’s phonograph to vinyl, cassette tapes, CDs and now mp3. Alongside the evolution of recording and listening to music, the instruments and production of music have also evolved and continue to change today.