Music and the internet in the age of covid-19

摘要

The lives of classical musicians over the last few months have been rather turbulent with diaries being wiped clean and uncertainty remaining on when live music as we know it might be able to return. It has been wonderful to see the innovative and engaging steps that many ensembles have made to keep elements of performance going, thereby both keeping audiences entertained and providing musicians with much needed work in these unprecedented times. These have come in a variety of approaches, from YouTube and Facebook premieres of pre-recorded concerts through to virtual concerts given by solo musicians in isolation. There has also been the creation of multi-tracked, virtual performances from early music ensembles and choirs that have no doubt pushed musicians’ technological skills to the limit!