The Joy Of Playing Theremin
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the NYThereminSociety
THE NY THEREMIN SOCIETY celebrates 20 YEARS of music, education and community building. Join our upcoming 20th ANNIVERSARY events in 2025!
Dec. 5th 2025 MET Fifth Avenue presents: How to Listen to The Theremin with the NYThereminsociety
Join the NY Theremin Society in a guided workshop and learn to play the theremin in a group setting.
Friday, December 5, 2025 2–3 pm - Gallery 681 The AndreMertensGallery for MusicInstruments
FREE with Museum admission; admission is pay what you wish for New York state residents, and free for children 12 and under with an adult, and a caregiver accompanying a visitor with a disability. Note: Space is limited; first come, first served.
Thursday Nov. 20th 2025
BKLN Theremin Workshop at MAINDRAG MUSIC
Learn to draw out the mysterious and haunting sounds of the theremin with Thereminist Dorit Chrysler as you explore playing techniques in small groups with 5 Theremin Instruments.
Duration: 1.5 hrs
Cost: $45.-
Space is Limited TICKETS
7pm
20 Years NYTS at Pioneerworks Oct.12
Celebrating 20 years of the NYTS at Pioneerworks.org Second Sundays - FREE
Pioneerworks has played a pivotal role in advancing the NYTS program by generously providing residency space since 2013. This support was instrumental in shaping our theremin workshop series, ultimately culminating in a landmark NYTS concert showcasing a 17-piece theremin orchestra. Their contribution has been fundamental to the growth and success of our initiatives. Watch HERE: NYTS PW Workshop
20 Years NYTS at Pioneerworks Oct.12
12 - 1pm: Film Screening Calder Plays Theremin
2 - 4pm: Sounds Of The Future: Open Theremin Studio w/ NYTS members & Mike Buffington RCA
4pm: “Body Frequencies” Sound Sculpture and Performance by sound art pioneer Liz Phillips
5pm: Live Performance Featuring Dorit Chrysler and with visuals of the Optipus Collective
All events at PW Main Hall - DETAILS FREE
Lincoln Center March 8th 2025
Young People’s Concert: The Future Is Female at David Geffen Hall - 1pm Pre-Concert activities include NYTS Theremin Explorations - TICKETS
Thank you, Festival Klangmoorschopfe
September 25 Soundartfestial Klangmoorschopfe: Thank you for taking our theremin workshops to the beautiful Appenzell region of Switzerland. Amidst cows and barns containing sound art installations, visitors from near and far explored Theremin technology.
Stockholm Theremin Workshop May 25
Theory and Praxis of Theremin Applications
During her composer residency at EMS in Stockholm, SWEDEN, Thereminist Dorit Chrysler is hosting a workshop at Rumtiden Idea Lab Närkesgatan 6 X 116 40 Stockholm - 8pm
Register HERE
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Lincoln Center March 8th 2025
In collaboration with the NYPhilharmonics:
Young People’s Concert: The Future Is Female at David Geffen Hall - 1pm - TICKETS
Brooklyn Theremin Master Class Sunday March 23rd
Learn to draw out the mysterious and haunting sounds of the theremin from renowned composer and thereminist Dorit Chrysler as you explore calibration, playing techniques, pitch and volume in small groups with 5 Theremin Instruments. Duration: 1.5 hrs Cost: $50.-
Berlin Theremin Workshop March 2nd 2025
In collaboration with Playtronica Berlin Station the NYTS hosts a Theremin Workshop on Sunday, March 2nd at Schwedter Strasse 36A in Berlin Mitte. Suited for beginners and advanced students. Space is limited 5pm Sold Out
7pm Class Added - TICKETS Sold Out
WFMU NJ Theremin Workshop January 31st 2025
The Art of Playing The Theremin with Dorit Chrysler at Monty Hall, NJ 8 pm Sold Out
Clara Rockmore Interview 1979
“But To Create Music On It - That Is A Very Demanding Art” READ the interview conducted by Laurie Spiegel and Charles Amirkhanian in New York on March 7th, 1979
Switzerland Theremin Workshop September 2025
Soundart Festival KLANGMOOR located in the scenic Appenzell region of Switzerland is featuring NYTS Theremin Workshops at its 2025 edition. DTBA
Metropolitan Museum October 25th & 26th 2024
Theremin Lecture & Concert Presentation at the Metropolitan Museum Musical Instrument Galleries presented by Dorit Chrysler in collaboration with the NYTS
photo: Lucien Samaha
Lucie Rosen Ambassador of the Theremin
Join us June 9th 2024 at CARAMOOR for a talk at 3:30pm–4:15pm / Music Room / When Lucie Rosen Met Theremin: Discovering Caramoor’s Archives with Dorit Chrysler
CALDER PLAYS THEREMIN
NYTS announces its second release: "Calder Plays Theremin" by Dorit Chrysler. This special edition LP includes a foreword by Albert Glinsky and is available at MoMA Stores and Bandcamp. It is co-released by the Fridman Gallery.
Celebrating 100 Years of THEREMIN
THEREMIN100 - Electronic Music Written For Theremin
THEREMIN 100 features original works by 50 THEREMIN ARTISTS FROM 17 COUNTRIES
Available on Bandcamp as Deluxe Vinyl Edition/ CD/Digital ©NYTS 001
Check out partaking artists and follow us on our Theremin100 Youtube Channel
Washington DC Hirschhorn Museum Thereminworkshops
Washington DC, June 2nd SOUNDSCENE Festival invited the NYTS to host Theremin Workshops at the HIRSCHHORN SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM
CALDER PLAYS THEREMIN at the MOMA
The NY Theremin Society presents: CALDER PLAYS THEREMIN by Dorit Chrysler - Sound Installation based on a MoMA Sound Commission. Read more about CALDER PLAYS THEREMIN here. On View at FRIDMAN GALLERY March 9- 23rd 2022