Science festival headlines event exploring power of music on emotion and memory
Music has always had a unique power and irreplaceable importance in human experience.
An upcoming headline exhibition at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester is a hands-on, immersive project that encourages us to feel, remember and reflect on what music means and has been for us all.
Running from October 21 2022 through to May 21 2023, Turn It Up: The Power of Music invites us to dig deep into the transformative power of music – its mysterious ability to colour our emotions, spark memories, even shape our decisions.
A special live instalment will take place on Saturday October 22, featuring an audio-visual performance by Giant Swan, sound work by Aja and DJ Abena, and digital art from Izzy Bolt.
See the groundbreaking MiMU Gloves, created by Imogen Heap and used by artists like Ariana Grande to use gestures to control electronic music-making software live on stage. Discover some weird and wonderful instruments like the Pyrophone, an organ powered by flames. View a mass display of playback devices from gramophones all the way to modern day items, and the lost technologies in between.
Take part in a musical Turing test and see if you can tell the difference between songs written by humans and machines. Even meet Haile the musical robot, who can improvise drum patterns in response to human musicians.
The 2022-23 Manchester Science Festival is aimed at exploring what makes us human and asking the question, ‘What does the future hold for humanity?’ – and is filled with unmissable programmes and a variety of headline events and interactive exhibits. You can find the full programme here.
Tickets for both the Science Festival and Turn It Up: The Power of Music are available now.
