Tech Nation - Gershwin Lives! and ImagiNation
       
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       05/24/1994 - Gershwin Lives! and ImagiNation
       
       Moira Gunn speaks with Artis Wodehouse, a pianist and Gershwin
       scholar, who has studied the piano rolls of George Gershwin under a
       grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Her work has
       led her to convert some 65 of the 130 known Gershwin rolls into
       today's technology. A CD, recently released by Elektra Records, is
       entitled "Gershwin Plays Gershwin: The Piano Rolls." Dr. Gunn and Ms.
       Wodehouse discuss the technology of the early player pianos and how
       the rolls were translated into notation that could be played by a
       Yamaha Disklavier piano. A Disklavier is on hand in the studio for
       actual demonstration.
       
       Also, Moira Gunn speaks with Jeff Liebowitz, director of marketing for
       the ImagiNation network. Mr. Liebowitz discusses this innovative new
       network that enables users to establish graphical "personas" and to
       play adventure games with other actual personas. They also discuss the
       socialization aspects of the network, including the 13 marriages that
       have resulted from people meeting on the network, and the unusual
       connections formed between people of all ages.
       
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