Tod Machover

Music honcho at MIT's MediaLab.

http://web.media.mit.edu/~tod/

http://web.media.mit.edu/~tod/Personal/

Current project is Toy Symphony. <http://www.media.mit.edu/hyperins/Toy Symphony/index2.html>

Involves children by using MusicToys, which require no formal training to produce music. <http://www.media.mit.edu/hyperins/Toy Symphony/musictoysmain.html>

The Hyperscore software is available online. <http://www.media.mit.edu/hyperins/Toy Symphony/musictoysscore.html>

I saw VALIS performed by in the 80s.