The £50,000 PRS foundation prize for new music has been awarded to the Organ of Corti, an intriguing project that recycles environmental sound. But does the prize have a future?The winner of the 2010 Performing Right Society foundation prize for new music is... the Organ of Corti. Named (I think rather beautifully) for that part of the inner ear that contains auditory sensory cells, the project uses sonic crystals (marvellously sci-fi, this) to "recycle" existing sound. As described by the cre...
Guardian Music — The £50,000 PRS foundation prize for new music has been awarded to the Organ of Corti, an intriguing project that recycles environmental sound. But does the prize have a... more info