# Ge Wang: The DIY orchestra of the future

Ge Wang makes computer music, but it isn’t all about coded bleeps and blips. With the Stanford Laptop Orchestra, he creates new instruments out of unexpected materials—like an Ikea bowl—that allow musicians to play music that’s both beautiful and expressive.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2014
- Runtime: 17 min
- By: TED.com
- Genres: Education, Science, Music
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/GeWang_2014X)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-NC-ND 3.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/GeWang_2014X?play=1)