Choir in the Loop Singer-Aware AI Composition Practice

Filippo Carnovalini, Ward Gauderis, Joris Grouwels, and 2 more authors

In Proceedings of the The 6th Conference on AI Music Creativity, Sep 2025

@inproceedings{carnovaliniChoirLoopSingerAware2025,
  title = {Choir in the {{Loop Singer-Aware AI Composition Practice}}},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the {{The}} 6th {{Conference}} on {{AI Music Creativity}}},
  author = {Carnovalini, Filippo and Gauderis, Ward and Grouwels, Joris and {Van den Brande}, Margot and Wiggins, Geraint},
  year = {2025},
  month = sep,
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  address = {Brussels, Belgium},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.17303733},
  urldate = {2025-10-17},
}

This workshop explores the interaction between AI co-created choral composition and human performance through a live, participatory format: an open rehearsal by Café Latte, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel university choir. Via an open call, we invite contributors to submit SATB pieces curated with choral performability, dynamics and expressivity in mind. Selected works will be rehearsed publicly with the co-creators present, offering a unique opportunity to examine how amateur singers engage with AI-assisted composition. The workshop aims to move beyond evaluation paradigms such as the “Musical Turing Test”, instead encouraging collaborative inquiry into how generative systems can meaningfully interact with vocal practice. By involving composers, performers, and audience members, this session explores the reality of AI music performance and contributes to the development of singer-aware generative models and practices.