What does it sound like when AI makes music?

How can artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies be used to compose music and bring it to life digitally? Scientists at the High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS), the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra (SKO) and the Media Solution Center Baden-Württemberg (MSC-BW) are researching just that. On October 18, 2022, the interdisciplinary research team and the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra will be giving a taste of their experimental musical–technological collaboration.

7:30 to 8:30 p.m: Podium discussion with

• Markus Korselt, Managing and Artistic Director of the SKO
• Ludger Brümmer, Professor of Composition for Digital Media at the University of Music Trossingen and member of the Hertz Lab at ZKM I Karlsruhe
• Bernd Eberhardt, Professor of Computer Animation at the Stuttgart Media University and first chair of the MSC-BW
• Dennis Hoppe, Head of Strategic Development in Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing at the HLRS of the University of Stuttgart

The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Felix Heidenreich from the International Center for Cultural and Technological Studies (IZKT) at the University of Stuttgart. The live stream will end after the discussion.

9:00 to 9:45 p.m.: Workshop concert

The Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra (SKO) is one of the leading chamber orchestras in Europe. For years, the ensemble has been experimenting with novel technologies and exploring how they can achieve an innovative way to experience a classical concert. In this context, the SKO is cooperating with the Media Solution Center Baden-Württemberg (MSC-BW): The goal of the collaboration is to combine different expertise from related research disciplines – experience with AI and the computing power from the High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS) at the University of Stuttgart meet the Hertz Laboratory of the Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe (ZKM) and the Stuttgart Media University (HdM) as interfaces between art, science, and technology. Together, the researchers explored how AI and other technologies can be used to compose music and bring it to life digitally. The High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart supports this collaboration through the CATALYST project.

The event “KollegIn KI musiziert” takes place as part of the debate series of the project “Fragen an KollegIn KI” (Questions for colleague AI), which is one of 25 projects funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research as part of Science Year 2022. It is a cooperation of the Interchange Forum for Reflecting on Intelligent Systems (IRIS) and the International Center for Cultural and Technological Research (IZKT) of the University of Stuttgart with the Stuttgart Media University. A cross-university project seminar and a digital citizens’ council have already taken place. The public debate series invites all interested parties to submit questions to KollegIn KI three more times this year.

Science Year 2022 – Participate! invites all citizens to submit their own questions for science and thereby provide impetuses for potential future-oriented fields and research projects. That’s because: “Science and research are present in all areas of our lives. Whether it’s the growing importance of algorithms in everyday life or the impact of our lifestyles on the global climate, our society is facing major challenges in the 21st century. In order to take these on together and actively shape society, it is important to carefully examine research findings and contribute our own perspectives. The Science Years are an initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) together with Wissenschaft im Dialog (WiD). For 22 years, they have been supporting the exchange between research and society as a central instrument of science communication.

We cordially invite media representatives to the event “KollegIn KI musiziert” (Colleague AI makes music), where the results of the research team’s experiments will be discussed – and heard!

Time: Tuesday, October 18, 7:30 p.m.
Location: Stadtbibliothek Stuttgart (Public Library Stuttgart), Mailänder Platz 1, 70173 Stuttgart

Media representatives should register by e-mail at Felicie Kohlrausch. The podium discussion will also be livestreamed. However, the concert that follows can be heard only on site.