There is a new crop of musical instruments that forgo the old world of wood, strings, brass, reeds and horsehair in favor of new high-tech sensors, sensors that promise to capture the subtleties of human performance gestures as well as or better than traditional instruments. Among these instruments is a very creative design from the UK called the Eigenharp:

[http://www.eigenlabs.com/|www.eigenlabs.com]

On this evening, the Eigenharp will be demonstrated and discussed by two representatives of the company. Also, David Wessel will demonstrate his [http://cnmat.berkeley.edu/user/david_wessel/blog/2009/01/15/slabs_arrays...|SLABS instrument].

And Roger Linn will demonstrate his [http://www.rogerlinndesign.com/products/linnstrument/index.html|LinnStrument].