The festival dedicated to the instrument that is “played without being played” includes a program of concerts, talks and open classes for adults and children.
This year the festival will cover a wide range of musical proposals and styles as a preview of the celebration of 100 years of the creation of the instrument (2019). The guest artists bring a repertoire that will encompass classical music, jazz, electronica and more experimental sounds. Participating will be Lydia Kavina from the United Kingdom/Russia), the group Blueblut from Austria (Pamelia Stickney, Chris Janka and Mark Holub), Thorwald Jørgensen from the Netherlands and Coralie Ehinger from the Therminal C project from Switzerland.
The theremin is the first electronic musical instrument created in 1919 by the Russian physicist León Theremin. Its particularity and magic is that it is the only instrument that is played without being played. The classic design is in a box with two antennas. The musician just brings his hands closer and the sound emerges. The antennas create an electromagnetic field around them that is intervened when you bring your hand closer, which causes the sound.
Nov 16 to 18, 2018
Concerts
Fri—8 p.m., Sat—7 and 9 p.m., Sun—6 and 8 p.m.
Classes
Saturday—4 and 5:30 p.m.
Room A1 (building A, floor 1).
Free, with voluntary contribution.