Ars Electronica Festival · 2008
the benchmark consort
by Hans W. Koch
🏆 Award of Distinction · Prix Ars Electronica 2008
“the benchmark consort” by Hans W. Koch received an Award of Distinction in the Digital Musics & Sound Art category of the Prix Ars Electronica 2008.
“the benchmark consort” is a performance for an infinite number of volunteers with laptops (Mac or PC), playing unamplified. It consists of the pieces “more&more” for a laptop-orchestra of volunteer participants and a soloist, playing the piece bandoneonbook on a Titanium PowerBook.
About Hans W. Koch
Hans W. Koch (DE), born in 1962, studied music, history and physics at the Weingarten/Wuerttberg University of Education from 1984 to 1988 and composition at the Cologne University of Music with Johannes Fritsch from 1988 to 1995.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.