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Thanksgiving Theremin: “La Vie En Rose,” Clara Rockmore and Nadia Reisenberg

25 November 2022 grant 0


This is from the 2017 Bridge Records release of Dvořák, Ravel, Gershwin & Others: Chamber Works, the “lost Clara Rockmore theremin album.”

Rockmore, of course, was … Read the rest “Thanksgiving Theremin: “La Vie En Rose,” Clara Rockmore and Nadia Reisenberg”

Thanksgiving Theremin: “Ecuatorial” by Edgar Varese

24 November 2022 grant 0

This is a piece written (by a pupil of Claude Debussy’s) for woodwind, percussion, bass vocal and two theremin cellos – an instrument similar to a theremin, and invented by … Read the rest “Thanksgiving Theremin: “Ecuatorial” by Edgar Varese”

Thanksgiving Theremin: Léon Boëllmann – Prière à Notre-Dame by Lydia Kavina

26 November 2021 grant 0

An excerpt of a concert for theremin and organ, played at Moscow’s Bogolubov Library on September 19, 2021, with Lydia Kavina on the Thereminvox and Maria Makarova on the organ.

Thanksgiving Theremin: Carolina Eyck, Theremin Lesson 01: Pitch Field and Setup | Playing the Major Scale

25 November 2021 grant 0

Even if you don’t have a theremin at home, watching the lesson is strangely fascinating. Bodies affecting the invisible fields.

Thanksgiving Theremin: “Etude in B-flat minor” by Karol Szymanowski, Grégoire Blanc on theremin, GlassDuo on glass harp.

27 November 2020 grant 0

Originally written for piano, but more haunting in this arrangement. Supported by a grant from the Polish Ministry of Culture.

Thanksgiving Theremin: “How to play a scale on the theremin” – Carolina Eyck

26 November 2020 grant 0

She’s probably the highest-profile thereminist on the internet, and she’s not above sharing a little wisdom.

She also gives lessons over yonder: https://carolinaeyck.com/lessons… Read the rest “Thanksgiving Theremin: “How to play a scale on the theremin” – Carolina Eyck”

Thanksgiving Theremin: “Remembrance” by Carolina Eyck, from Elegies for Theremin and Voice

30 November 2019 grant 0

Remembrance · Carolina Eyck

She also does a mean Kate Bush cover….

Thanksgiving Theremin: “Beowulf (excerpt) on Hurdy-Gurdy and Theremin” by Peter Pringle

28 November 2019 grant 0


The very old Anglo-Saxon poetry, the pretty darn old hurdy-gurdy, and the pretty new theremin. Goes together oddly well, unearthly aesthetic to unearthly aesthetic.

From the YouTube … Read the rest “Thanksgiving Theremin: “Beowulf (excerpt) on Hurdy-Gurdy and Theremin” by Peter Pringle”

Thanksgiving Theremin: Moon River (Henry Mancini) by Carolina Eyck and Bertram Burkert

23 November 2018 grant 0

I don’t think Lula Mae is ever coming home. (And if you don’t get the reference, go now and watch the movie!)

Thanksgiving Theremin: Once Upon a Time in the West (Ennio Morricone), by Katica Illényi & Győr Philharmonic Orchestra

22 November 2018 grant 0

They just don’t cowboy like they used to.

Thanksgiving Theremin: Handel’s “As When the Dove,” by Peter Pringle

24 November 2017 grant 0

Pringle’s dedication is absolutely admirable.

From his description:

There is a lot of very fast fingering and some extended baroque trills in this piece which are hard to see because

… Read the rest “Thanksgiving Theremin: Handel’s “As When the Dove,” by Peter Pringle”

Thanksgiving Theremin: Ennio Morricone’s “The Ecstasy of Gold,” by Carolina Eyck.

23 November 2017 grant 0

We’ve had Eyck on here before, but not like this:

Thanksgiving Theremin: “Blue Monday” by Orkestra Obsolete (New Order cover)

25 November 2016 grant 0

This cover came out in March this year, celebrating the anniversary of New Order’s 1983 hit. The idea was to remake the groundbreaking electronic song only using instruments –… Read the rest “Thanksgiving Theremin: “Blue Monday” by Orkestra Obsolete (New Order cover)”

Thanksgiving Theremin: Carolina talks Theremin – An overview for composers and music lovers

28 November 2015 grant 0

In which the virtuoso discusses the techniques, range and aesthetics of the instrument.

And, you know, plays a little.

Thanksgiving Theremin: Theremin and Synths (Improvisation) by Carolina Eyck and Marius Leicht

27 November 2015 grant 0

Straight into the hearts of space with this one.

Hope your Thanksgiving weekend (if you’re celebrating) is, like, totally cosmic.

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