The Nadia Reisenberg/Clara Rockmore Foundation has been working on releasing one more album of Clara Rockmore's extraordinary theremin performances. You can help make this important recording happen with a donation to their Magical Music in the Air project.



Best of luck, can't wait to hear it!

Committed to creating an album after recently playing together for the first time, drum artist Sebastian Rochford and thereminist Pamelia Kurstin have released "Ouch Evil Slow Hop".


The ablum got a good review atBBC Music. Sound like exciting work and new theremin music!

Read: Sebastian Rochford/Pamelia Kurstin Team Up - Innovative Project Confirmed (clashmusic.com)

The new CD Euphonic Verses by thereminist Kip Rosser and keyboardist Jef Anderson is now available on Kip's site and worth checking out.

It's a classical album that successfully spans a variety of styles in a unique theremin song book. There's a great combination of old favorites and pieces that seem like they always should have been. The songs from Joseph Canteloube's rarely heard "Chants D'Auvergne" translate beautifully to the theremin. Both movements of Hector Villa-Lobos's "Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5" are here: the well known "Aria" and the often omitted "Dansa". Astor Piazzolla's tango "Lo Que Vendra" is a delight to hear Kip play, it is perfectly suited to his style of volume technique and shows off the equal and dynamic part Jef Anderson plays in this ear pleasing concert of theremin music.

Here's the track list: L'Antoueno - (Canteloube),
Bailero - (Canteloube),
Allegretto Ben Moderato - (Franck),
My Man's Gone Now - (Gershwin),
Lo Que Vendra - (Piazzolla),
Gnossienne No. 1, 2, 3 - (Satie),
The Silver Swan (Gibbons),
Funerailles - (Liszt),
Adagietto - (Mahler),
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 - (Villa-Lobos),
Pastourelle - (Canteloube),
I Give My Heart - (Millocker).




You can order the album on CD or download it at
www.performancekr.com. Congratulations Kip and Jef!

Dalit Hadass Warshaw has released a CD of her work. It not only includes theremin, but a particular theremin that remains of special interest to all us here at ThereminWorld.


On her website Dalit explains:

""
... this CD has provided me with the ideal venue in which to perform on a unique and profoundly historical instrument: Clara Rockmore’s theremin, which was built and customized to her specifications by its inventor, Lev Termen, in the late 1930’s, and on which she last performed in 1993.
""

It does my heart good to know that Clara Rockmore's theremin not only stayed in the "extended family" but contues to sing out at the hands of this talented composer and teacher. You can get the CD at Albany Records.

Congratulations Dalit!

And thanks Brian R for the tip in the forum.

Octant is an acoustic-robotic band built by lead singer Matt Steinke. He's raising money to produce a record of the mechnical band's songs. His "Optical Theremin Sampling Watch" is availble as a premium for a donation, the details are on the Octant Kickstarter project site.

Thereminist Thorwald Jorgensen
is recording the Fuleihan Theremin Concerto, here's a video of his rehearsal with pianist Thijn Vermeulen.

New York-based Thereminist Armen Ra has released a new album entitled, "Armen Ra Plays the Theremin". The CD is available on-demand from Amazon.com. We haven't heard it yet, so if you buy it, please be sure to post a review!

Score another one for originality and creative genius inspired by the theremin! Moldover has released an album housed in a CD case that also doubles as an optical theremin (of sorts).

The CD's insert features a circuit board with all the track titles listed in etched copper as well as a noise generator. 2 optical sensors let you modify the sound. From the demo video (theremin around the 1 minute mark), it's unclear to me what control you actually get over the sound other than modifying pitch over about an octave, but you can't deny it just looks fun to try! The case also features a headphone jack so you can play it on the go or use it in a show. Another version of the case includes a removable miniature version of the circuit board for even more portability.

Moldover is also the creator of controllerism.com, a site dedicated to "the art of manipulating sounds and creating music live using computer controllers and software" (and my new favorite hangout).

You can order your own copy of Moldover's CD from the band's website.

Read: Video: Moldover CD case rocks a light theremin, our socks (Engadget)

Xenovibes celebrated its 5th birthday May 8th.



And now there's advance word on a new CD release from them at allaboutjazz.com



Happy belated birthday wishes and congratulations on the new album! Thanks GordonC for the good news.