octet

That program began with a small octet by Stravinsky and Bartók’s Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta.

The quartet are actually an octet, if their AI counterparts are to be counted – an inventive exercise in transmedia storytelling to match their forward-thinking pop sound.

An octet of guest artists improvises in certain passages embedded within the score but also plays written-out music with the rest of the orchestra.

Aespa, the K-pop girl group, frequently perform alongside their digital avatars — the quartet is meant to be viewed as an octet with digital twins.

So just what did the octet of programs provide for those in attendance?