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...and a Lothar New Year.

Since Santa and his gang have been thrust upon us by the stores even earlier this year, you may be getting an early start on your holiday shopping.

Check out the Lothars Online Shopping Emporium for those Aether-Heads on your list!
Besides their recordings (must haves for any Theremin Addict), they've added

Nadia Reisenberg & Clara Rockmore Foundation Web Site

The family and friends of Clara Rockmore and her sister Nadia Reisenberg have been very busy for the past few years.Since the initial formation of the Nadia Reisenberg/Clara Rockmore Foundation, we have been able to enjoy re-releases of classic, and some previously unavailable recordings by these remarkable sister virtuosos.

The foundation has just launched a new web site to serve as a public archive for these important musicians.

Lev Termen - Passed Into History Nov. 3rd

Monday, Nov 3rd, was the 15th anniversary of Lev Termen's passing into the Aether. This has been such an historic week, I was not able to do him the honor of a memento until today. Gosh, 15 years already, that man changed our lives. We cannot let him be forgotten!
Hope you have a moment this week to think of him.
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2 new additions to our music shop

Just in time for the holidays, we've added 2 new essential listening albums to our music shop:

Spellbound! Original Works For Theremin by Lydia Kavina (also available as a downloadable MP3 album for $9.99)

Spellbound Will Scare the Aether Outtya!

It is SkooOO000OOooky Theremin Time Again.
The infamous Spellbound Halloween is on it's way!

This year's Halloween special is on....Halloween! A special night and time, HALLOWEEN Friday night, Oct. 31st, at 10 PM Eastern US time on Cygnus Radio. Two hours and change of new and play list Halloween music!

If you have scared yourself playing and got a recording

Important Fun: Thereminists for Obama

Mira

I promise, I had nothing to do with this! Democraticstuff.com is offering a "Thereminists for Obama" button for a mere $1. Sure, Bill Clinton could play the saxophone, but that's nothing compared to a theremin-playing President!

MoogLab: Live Video Controlled by Theremin

The Bob Moog Foundation has not only been doing great work to catalogue Bob's archives but tremendous outreach too. As an embodiment of the mission to carry on his innovations fitting together as a new organic whole the human and the technical, Sean McDonald and other foundation members worked with HatchFest (an arts festival focused on innovation which is held regionally in different parts of the country), and the software group VidVox on some cool new Theremin Magic.

Tiny Hands Needed: The Micro Theremin

TW member Alessandro has constructed what may be the World's Smallest Theremin.

Let's hope it gets into the Guinness Book of World Records and spreads World Thereminization along side the World's » read more | add new comment | original article

Lucie Bigelow Rosen - Getting To Know Her

Of the three biggest influences in the early history of space controlled instruments, the theremin triumvirate of Lev Termen, Clara Rockmore, and Lucie Bigelow Rosen, Lucie Rosen has been the least documented and appreciated. Almost no recordings of her have been available.

With her work as sponsor of the inventor, Lev Termen, a commissioner of new works for the theremin, and a touring performer, Lucie Rosen was tremendously important in the early life and eventual survival of the instrument.

Lucie Bigalow Rosen - Getting To Know Her

Of the three biggest influences in the early history of space controlled instruments, the theremin triumvirate of Lev Termen, Clara Rockmore, and Lucie Bigalow Rosen, Lucie Rosen has been the least documented and appreciated. Almost no recordings of her have been available.

With her work as sponsor of the inventor, Lev Termen, a commissioner of new works for the theremin, and a touring performer, Lucie Rosen was tremendously important in the early life and eventual survival of the instrument.

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