With five theremin artists performing this is becoming one of the major U.S. theremin events of the summer.
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ELECTRO-MUSIC 2007 is here. The largest festival of electronic music in the country will feature five well-known thereminists, performing in both solo and group settings. Audiences will have a unique chance to see just how versatile the grandfather of all electronic instruments really is.
From June 1st through 3rd, the Cheltenham Art Center will be buzzing (literally) with a huge array of performers from around the country and Europe, featuring 40 concert performances by some of today’s most innovative composers and musicians.
Here’s how the theremins at EM 2007 shake out:
KEVIN KISSINGER:
Friday, June 1st at 7:30pm EDT Kevin utilizes aerial fingering and uses theremin as a tonal instrument. He’ll be performing on a Moog Etherwave Pro in surround-sound, completely enveloping the listeners. Kevin's set will include two world-premiere works for Theremin and multiple live loops without pre-recorded elements
SPIKE THE PERCUSSIONIST aka ASTROGENIC HALLUCINATING:
(also http://www.myspace.com/astrogenic ) Saturday, June 2nd at 3:30pm EDT SPIKE the Percussionist is a percussionist and composer of noizology. The name Astrogenic Hallicinating is less about the music and more fitting for the images conjured up while listening to his creations.
MICHAEL PECK:
Saturday, June 2nd at 11:00pm EDT Michael will be utilizing his Etherwave and an awe-inspiring array of electronic instruments for a set with longtime collaborator Mark Mahoney. Together, they incorporate both analog and digital synthesizers, software based instruments and theremin to weave deep space and dark ambient soundscapes to sculpt austere visions derived from sound.
JAMES SPITZNAGEL:
(also http://www.levelgreen.com) Sunday, June 3rd at 4:30pm EDT With band mate J. Robert Lennon, the duo are The Bemus Point, hailing from Itaca, New York. James uses the Moog Etherwave as a controller for a Dave Smith Evolver synth as well as the Inverse Room Photosynth made by Lennon.
KIP ROSSER:
Sunday June 3rd – Demonstration at 12:15pmEDT, Performance at 7:oopm EDT Kip will be using a Moog Etherwave to explore the theremin’s range and techniques during an afternoon demonstration: "Serenity, Power and Love - A Theremin Triad ". Later that evening, with jazz pianist and composer Tara Buzash, the two will embark on a deep exploration of the possibilities for jazz.
For a complete lineup of all of Electro-Music 2007’s performers and their performance times, go to http://event.electro-music.com. While you’re there you can purchase tickets from a full three-day pass to a single day. Check out the forums, photos from last year’s festival and an mini-documentary of Electro-Music 2006.
ELECTRO-MUSIC 2007 runs from noon to midnight, Frid
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Break-an-antenna guys!
If any other TW denizens are able to go please let us know what it's like. This is an up and coming festival to be sure.
Tim Lofgren asked me to be part of an ensemble that he put together "on the fly" at the festival. We had no time to rehearse or even to discuss the performance in great detail prior to the set.
Here as some pics and a short writeup:
http://velva9000.com/electromusic2007.htm
The beginning started out with a gentle electronic "noise drone" -- unpitched -- while the Rebecca, Lyne, and I traded off little motives -- playing off of each other. Ge and Tim matched the energy with percussion and electronica -- after a few minutes of sonically introducing ourselves, we quickly and intuitively melded into an ensemble. The ending was magical... Lynn (voilin) start playing patterns of sustained notes. I watched her fingers on the fingerboard and played in harmony with her... anticipating the notes by watching her hands. Rebecca (flute) started doing the same thing... thus we we created close harmony while Ge, Brian, and Tim provided a gentle wash of electronica behind us.
At the end, the audience lept to their feet. I will always remember the experience of making music with these immensely talented and sensitive musicians.
Was your pitch rod really askew, or is it just the camera angle?
Also, what of the other thereminists?
The Epro's pitch rod is tilted back by design.
[i]Also, what of the other thereminists?[/i]
Kip Rosser played a demo and a set on Sunday. Others used motion sensing devices as part of their music-making, too. My set was Friday night.
The theremin performances were very-well recieved at electro-music and am sure that we made many friends for the theremin in the course of the weekend.
I guess this is because for players who hold their forearm upright it is more comfortable to drop the elbow a little ( <--- like my avatar) rather than holding the upper arm parallel to the ground. In this position when the forearm is perpendicular to the upper arm it would not be parallel to a perfectly vertical pitch rod, but it would be parallel to the ePro's reclined rod.
Clever.
[runs to tool box]
and the other boys sing: "Ha, ha, made you get out your bubble level and loo-ook"
Wow, I never noticed it.
Mine tilts slightly towards the player,
and to the player's right.