Tonight, David talks with award-winning broadcaster Robert Sherman about the woman generally considered to be the world's most accomplished performer of the theremin (one of the earliest fully electronic musical instruments, which requires no physical touch during performance).
Also on the program tonight: lots of music by composers you may not have heard, including Leo Smit, Stefania de Kenessey, Arturo Marquez and Evan Ziporyn (who is also one of the founding members of the adventurous Bang on a Can ensemble). Rounding out the evening are works by Bohuslav Martinu and Manuel de Falla.
Also on the program tonight: lots of music by composers you may not have heard, including Leo Smit, Stefania de Kenessey, Arturo Marquez and Evan Ziporyn (who is also one of the founding members of the adventurous Bang on a Can ensemble). Rounding out the evening are works by Bohuslav Martinu and Manuel de Falla.
Clara Rockmore
Clara Rockmore (1911-1998) was the greatest performer of the theremin in history. A child prodigy who started on the violin (but abandoned it due to health problems), Rockmore developed an entire technique and fingering system for the theremin, working with the instrument's inventor Léon Theremin.
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