Event

Conducting the Ether

The Open Ears Festival and the Perimeter Institute present:

Conducting the Ether

Pushing the Perimeter, Thursday, June 2, 8:00 pm at the Mike Lazaridis Theatre of Ideas

From Tesla to T-sticks, this concert draws its thrills from the electric ether in these remarkable new and older works for chamber ensemble. 2014 Giller Prize-winning author Sean Michaels will be present to read from his brilliant historical novel Us Conductors setting the scene for the 1928 beginnings of the theremin the worlds first motion sensor music instrument. The program begins with Martinus seminal work for theremin and chamber ensemble (1944) and extends to a new work for karlax a new motion sensor instrument designed and performed by D Andrew Stewart.

Since her debut with the Berlin Philharmonic, Carolina Eyck has established herself internationally as the world's foremost theremin virtuoso. Her stunning technique will be featured in several works including a new work by Omar Daniel involving Nicola Teslas high voltage coil invented in 1891.

Carolina Eyck, theremin

James Mason, oboe

Gregory Oh, piano

D. Andrew Stewart, karlax

Ian Whitman, bass

Omar Daniel, tesla electronics

Sean Michaels, author

PROGRAM

Sean Michaels - Us Conductors novel (2014) excerpts

Bohuslav Martinu - Fantasia for theremin, oboe, string quartet and piano (1944)

D Andrew Stewart - New work for karlax (T-stick) and string quartet (2016 Premiere)

Omar Daniel - New work for theremin, tesla coil, organ, and string quartet (2016 Premiere)

Jan Bilk - stigma integrum for theremin and string quintet (2009)