The Fragmented Orchestra, an unprecedented and visionary new work, ran from 12 December 2008 - 22 February 2009 at FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) as part of Liverpool’s European Capital of Culture programme.

A huge, geographically distributed musical structure across 24 sites throughout the UK, The Fragmented Orchestra mirrored the function of the human brain and the way it processes sound to produce a compelling and ever-changing new instrument and composition.

The Fragmented Orchestra was presented as part of FACT’s Ding>>Dong exhibition which focused on emerging and pioneering music and performance. On Friday 12 December, PRSF, FACT and the Wellcome Trust presented a panel discussion involving experts in music, science and neuropsychology, (David Toop, sound artist and writer, Dr Daniel Glaser, Head of Special Projects, The Wellcome Trust, Robert Worby, presenter/composer and Jane Grant (The Fragmented Orchestra) giving their perspectives on this groundbreaking new work.