The NY Theremin Society promotes the visibility and application of the Theremin in performing arts, music and education.
NYC Theremin Workshop Oct. 22nd
REGISTRATION is closed.
Learn How To Play The Theremin with Master Thereminist Dorit Chrysler
Tuesday October 22nd 2024 at MAINDRAGMUSIC
7pm - Sold Out
8.15pm - Added Class - Sold Out
50 South 1st Street Between Kent Ave and, Wythe Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11249
Limited Capacity - Each student will have their Own Instrument - Suited for All Levels
“BUT TO CREATE MUSIC ON IT - THAT IS A VERY DEMANDING ART"
CLARA ROCKMORE in talks with Charles Amirkhanian and Laurie Spiegel about her practice of the Theremin - NEW YORK CITY, MARCH 7TH, 1979
Read the full interview HERE
Clara Rockmore
Theremin Workshop
June 9th 2024 at
Caramoor
Join us at Soundscape Festival on the beautiful Caramoor grounds in Katonah NY on Sunday, June 9th - returninging for a third year in a row, we invite audiences to draw out the mysterious and haunting sounds of the Theremin in the Spanish Courtyard 1.30pm - 3.30pm, free event
Lucie Rosen - Ambassador of the Theremin
Join us June 9th at CARAMOOR for a talk at 3:30pm–4:15pm / Music Room / When Lucie Rosen Met Theremin: Discovering Caramoor’s Archives with Dorit Chrysler
AMBIENT CHURCH & NY THEREMIN SOCIETY PRESENT - TICKETS HERE
Theremin Workshop January 28th, 2024
A Day of Theremin Workshops in BERLIN on Sunday, January 28th 2024 hosted by Dorit Chrysler at her studio in collaboration with the NYTS. Suited for beginners & advanced players - space is limited with each participant having access to their own theremin instrument. Join the theremin Orchestra! For more Info & RSVP: HERE
photo: WilliamNadylam at PioneerWorks @nyts
Calder Plays Theremin - NYTS Record Release
NYTS presents its second release: Calder Plays Theremin by Dorit Chrysler - this special edition LP is featuring a foreword by Albert Glinsky and is available at MoMA Stores and Bandcamp: https://nythereminsociety.bandcamp.com
co-released by the Fridman Gallery
NY Workshop at Caramoor - June 4th, 2023
SOUNDSCAPES festival presents free Theremin Workshops on the outdoor grounds of the Caramoor Estate - Katonah, NY
BERLIN Theremin Workshops March 12th - 2023 at KW
KW INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART hosts immersive Theremin Orchestra Workshops for all levels with Dorit Chrysler, who is showing her video installation CALDER PLAYS THEREMIN at KW on March 9th.
KW THEREMIN WORKSHOPS BERLIN - March 12th - Timeslots: 11am / 2pm / 5pm
Register HERE - costs: suggested donations - limited space - Duration: 1 hour
Build your own Theremin: February 12th 2023 in Austria
BUILD YOUR OWN THEREMIN : Registration is now open for another round of our popular NYTS Theremin Building Workshops this time in Graz, Austria: the NY Theremin Society in partnership with Schaumbad Artist Space: Theremin Maker Charly Hobbs invites you to build your own functional Theremin using Open Theremin, an open source hardware and software project on Sunday February 12th at the Schaumbad Art Space - rsvp - costs: $3.50 or w/Theremin MaterialCosts: $120.-
Duration: 3 hours - 2pm at Schaumbad - rsvp
Theremin Workshop
February 11th 2023 in Austria
LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE THEREMIN with Charly Hobbs and Dorit Chrysler: Registration is now open for new round of our popular NYTS Theremin Workshops, this time in partnership with Schaumbad Art Space in Graz, Austria
Saturday, February 11th at the Schaumbad Art Space 5pm - costs: $3.50 - limited space - rsvp
Duration: 1 hour - suited for all levels
Theremin Class for Kids February 11th 2023 in Austria
Children, LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE THEREMIN with Charly Hobbs and Dorit Chrysler: Registration is now open to explore this wondrous instrument that you might know from Science Fiction movies: The NYTS in partnership with Schaumbad Art Space in Graz, Austria
Saturday, February 11th at the Schaumbad Art Space 1pm - costs: $3.50 rsvp is required.
Duration: 1 hour
Give Theremin Music
THEREMIN100 - Electronic Music Written For Theremin
The Ultimate Collection of Contemporary Theremin Music featuring 50 International Artists in celebration of 100 Years of the Theremin - now available on Bandcamp as Deluxe Vinyl Edition, CD and Digital. ©NYTS 001
Check out partaking artists and follow us on our Theremin100 Youtube Channel
onsite THEREMIN WORKSHOPS Summer/Fall 2022:
October 27th: MAINDRAG MUSIC Brooklyn NY
June 2nd: HIRSCHHORN SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM Washington DC SOUNDSCENE
June 4th: CARAMOOR FOUNDATION Katonah NY SOUNDSCAPE FESTIVAL
June 25th: STUDIO ODEONSPLATZ MERCEDES BENZ Munich, DE
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. Photo: Steve Marsiglia/ MAN-EATER WITH PENNANTS. 1945 by Alexander Calder, American, 1898–1976 Sheet iron, steel rods, and paint, 14 ft. (426.7 cm) high Å~ approx. 30 ft. (914.4 cm) diam. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase, 1945 © 2022 Calder Foundation New York/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York - Read more about CALDER PLAYS THEREMIN here. On View at FRIDMAN GALLERY March 9- 23rd 2022
Photo: Udo Siegfridt
THEREMIN WORKSHOPS:
Saturday,February 26
ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS THEREMIN online WORKSHOP Saturday, February 26th at 2pm EST - cost $30
Register here
01/22/22 Online Claravox Workshop w/ moog engineer Steve Dunnington - 12pm - FREE
01/15/22 NYC Theremin Workshop at MAIN DRAG - 3pm - SOLD OUT
01/08/22 Online Theremin Workshop - 2pm EST - SOLD OUT
10/02/21 CLARAVOX THEREMIN WORKSHOP - 2pm EST - SOLD OUT
10/02/21 BERLIN THEREMIN WORKSHOP - 4pm - SOLD OUT
CALDER PLAYS THEREMIN
Dorit Chrysler
March 9 – 23, 2022 on view at FRIDMAN GALLERY 169 Bowery NYC
Fridman Gallery is pleased to present Calder Plays Theremin, a video installation featuring the multi-movement orchestra for the theremin composed by Dorit Chrysler, a Berlin-based composer and sound artist. Commissioned by The Museum of Modern Art to make a sound piece in conjunction with the exhibition Alexander Calder: Modern from the Start, Chrysler identified two of Calder's sculptures, Snow Flurry, I (1948) and Man-Eater with Pennants (1945), to interact with and "play" the theremin. The film is assembled from the sounds and images Chrysler recorded, along with MoMA conservators and handlers, of the sculptures interacting with her instruments. Read more about Chrysler and the composition here.
Calder Plays Theremin
Written for Theremin Orchestra in Four Movements, by Dorit Chrysler, Film Direction: Michael Tyburski
July 2nd & 3rd 2021 HOS Festival presents Theremin Workshops
The Berlin HEROINES OF SOUND FESTIVAL presents Theremin Workshops June 2 & 3rd at the Radialsystem in collaboration with the NYThereminSociety - July 1st is premiering the film “SistersWithTransistors” by Lisa Rovner, featuring female electronic music pioneers including Clara Rockmore - this event will also feature a live performance of “ A Paraphrase” written for Theremin by Laurie Spiegel
Learn How To Play The THEREMIN: Upcoming Theremin Classes Saturday MAY 22nd!
The NYTS offers Online Theremin Classes for Groups and Individuals - hosted by Master Thereminist Dorit Chrysler, the next THEREMIN ONLINE GROUP CLASSES on Saturday MAY 22ND 2021 are now open for Registration - more Information & Bookings: HERE
photo: Pascal Perich at PioneerWorks @nyts
How To Play The THEREMINI: Online Theremin Class May 22nd 2021
How to maximize a THEREMINI’s playing ability through calibration and settings
Sunday, May 22nd - 1pm EST - BOOK
Learn How To Play The THEREMIN: January 30th 2021 Online Group Class
On Saturday, January 30th, 2021 The NYTS offers a day of Theremin Online Group Classes for beginners and advanced students, held by thereminist & composer Dorit Chrysler - for more information & bookings: HERE
photo: Jake Marsiglia ©nyts
“What if you move into a city and one of your neighbors is a great thereminist just like you? This is what happened to Carolina Eyck and Dorit Chrysler. Both musicians moved to Berlin in 2020 and live by chance a 10-minute-walk away from each other. This performance of Silent Night was the result of a neighbor’s visit, but add some electromagnetic fields and a great deal of theremin expertise to the mix.
Film by: Marc Samper. Video Freelance - Cinema
The New York Theremin Society wishes you all safe holidays and a Happy New Year. May 2021 bring more theremin collaborations and lucky coincidences to our community!
Theremin Classes in BERLIN Oct. 31st
A round of Safe On Site Theremin Workshops are taking place in October: Saturday October 31st in BERLIN Mitte and at the Castle Rothschild Klangraum Festival on October 14th/15th in Austria at Waidhofen/Ybbs - limited to ten people per class with a Theremin provided for each student, we continue our popular On Site Theremin Workshops - more details & rsvp here
2020
Our last Theremin Workshop before the lock down took place in NY on March 7th and we were lucky to have NYC LENS documenting it.
As we all try to keep each other safe, waiting for music and art to reemerge, the NYTS encourages you to contact us with any questions you might have regarding your practice of the Theremin. We offer private online classes with select teachers - for more information please contact us HERE
Theremin100 Record Release at AMBIENT CHURCH - Feb. 8th
TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF THEREMIN 100, the NY THEREMIN SOCIETY is hosting a 100 YEARS OF THEREMIN concert event at AMBIENT CHURCH on FEBRUARY 8th 2020
January 18, 2020: NYTS Theremin Workshops in Williamsburg, Bkln
REGISTER NOW - The NYTS in partnership with the Main Drag Music Foundation presents a new round of Theremin Workshops on Saturday Jan. 18th in Williamsburg, BKLN : More Info & RSVP
Mixed Level Theremin Workshops
2019: NYTS and Brown University present free Theremin Workshops in collaboration with the KID COOL THEREMIN SCHOOL at The Big Bang Science Fair & Waterfire Festival in Providence, RI on September 28th. Supported by MoogMusic
CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF THE THEREMIN
THEREMIN 100
VINYL/CD/DIGITAL THEREMIN COMPILATION
THEREMIN 100 FEATURES original works by 50 INTERNATIONAL THEREMIN ARTISTS FROM 18 COUNTRIES - available on Bandcamp
