The NY Theremin Society Presents: GOOD Vibrations - Theremin X 4 FT Dorit Chrysler, Michael Evans, Rob Schwimmer and Allison Sniffin

Show Description

Invented 1919 by Russian electro physicist Lev Sergejewitch Termen, the Theremin is the only instrument generating sound without being touched.  Notoriously hard to play, it is one of the first electronic instruments that inspired the creation of synthesizers in future generations.

Founded in 2005 by Suzanne Fiol of Issue Project Room and Dorit Chrysler, composer/thereminist, The NYThereminSociety started its concert series and created a platform for Thereminists and Enthusiasts.

It is not every day that a handful of thereminists come together and surprise audiences with the vast variety of sound and interpretations this instrument is capable of..


Dorit Chrysler ("Queen of the Theremin" Village Voice" - "A Wizard, a true Theremin Star" Ann Magnuson, Paper Magazine ) Austrian born composer/musician Dorit Chrysler has presented her work at Lincoln Center, Coachella Festival, World Trade Center, Roskilde Festival, The Venice Biennale, Vienna Konzerthaus, Moogfest & CBGB's - she is a featured Moog Music artist and her contemporary electronic compositions have taken her around the world, including concerts in Brazil, Japan, Russia & Australia. Having released several records, she has also written sound tracks for TV and Cinema, as well as for visual artists such as Jesper Just. Other collaborators include Elliott Sharp, JG Thirlwell, Anders Trentemoeller, The The & Gibby Haynes. Dorit produced and curated the 10 piece Theremin Orchestra at the Disney Hall of Los Angeles. Her solo work includes Theremin, Vocals, Laptop and Taurus.

Michael Evans percussionist and thereminist investigates and embraces the collision of sound and theatrics; combining ordered systems with intuitive choices of sound making. He has worked with EasSide Percussion, Eleven Twenty-nine, Fast Forward, Fulminate Trio, God Is My Co-Pilot, Susan Hefner, Lary Seven, Gordon Monahan, Evan Parker, Psychotic Quartet, LaDonna Smith, The Talking Band and Peter Zummo. He will be accompanied by harpist Mia Theodaratus.

Rob Schwimmer A pianist-composer described as a "Theremin master" in The New York Times and a "Theremin hero" in The New Yorker, Rob was theremin soloist with The Orchestra of St. Luke's at Caramoor playing the premiere of Bernard Herrmann's Scene d'Amour from Vertigo performed with theremin for the first time and played theremin and piano on Matthew Barney's epic Cremaster 3 movie. A founding member of Polygraph Lounge, Rob has worked with Wayne Shorter, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Paul Simon, Bobby McFerrin, Willie Nelson, Chaka Khan, Laurie Anderson, Simon & Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, Bette Midler, Adam Guettel, T-Bone Walker, Sam Rivers, Marc Shaiman, Trey Anastasio, The Klezmatics, Theo Bleckmann, Christian Marclay, Gwyneth Paltrow, Marshall Brickman, Mary Cleere Haran, Arif Mardin, Mabou Mines, John Cale, Steve Buscemi, Burt Bacharach, The Roches, Edie Brickell, Teo Macero, Hal Willner, Vernon Reid, The Everly Brothers, Ethel, Kurt Vonnegut, Sammy Davis... Rob has recently added the Haken Continuum to his arsenal of instruments!

Allison Sniffin is a multi-instrumentalist (piano, French horn, violin) and composer, who began playing the theremin in the late 90‘s. She joined Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble in the mid-90‘s, and currently collaborates as performer, engraver, editor and orchestrator (she is a featured performer on many of Monk’s recordings). Allison and accompanist Cynthia Powell, who built the instrument she plays, appeared together in a documentary about the theremin for CUNY-TV.