Time Machine for Three Conductors and Orchestra is a two-movement orchestral composition by the American composer Michael Daugherty.
To perform Time Machine, a standard symphony orchestra must be divided into three separate ensembles and led by three conductors simultaneously.
[1] Daugherty described the piece in the score program note, writing:Time Machine is an adventure in rhythm, sound and space for three conductors and orchestra.
"[3] Mark Estren of The Washington Post praised the work as "blar[ing] along just wonderfully, from a sonic point of view, providing an effective contrast between 'Past' and 'Future'.
To perform the work, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra was led by conductors Marin Alsop, Mei-Ann Chen, and Laura Jackson.