AETHERPHON, global theremin family

Quoting Gordon Charlton <gordonc@...>:
>
> On 28 Apr 2008, at 23:14, Jessica Hummel wrote:
>> On 28 Apr 2008 at 20:52, kmg5443 wrote:
>>
>> > Been eavesdropping on Levnet....and the reviews of the concerts
>> aren't
>> > good.
>>
>> Frankly I have to disagree. Between some negative comments I also
>> read nice things
>> and even high praise on Levnet for some of the concerts
>> performances, written by some
>> of the most critical people who even only saw the concert on the
>> internet.
>>
>
> I concur, and note that one particularly critical person was
> especially impressed by Kevin Kissinger.
>
>  From what I have seen of the concerts it is quite obvious that you
> all had a completely brilliant time and there were some outstanding
> performances, and even the not-quite-so-outstanding performances were
> still darned good.
>
> I hope that some of you were so enthused by the experience that
> you'll want to do it all again -- in which case I'll see you in
> Lippstadt.
>
> Gordon
>
Thank you for passing this on, Gordon -- glad to hear that my concert  
impressed some people -- even some critical folks.

I didn't get to finish my set -- in fact, only got through two songs  
before my equipment started to go flakey on me.  Fortunately, before  
my set, Jason Danillo with Moog Music gave a "sneak preview" of their  
new product: "The Moog Guitar".  So, I asked if Jason would join me on  
stage for an improv.  I plugged my theremin into a d/i box, Jason  
plugged in, another of Jason's band members joined in on sax -- and we  
improvised a kind of sweet, spacy number that lasted 10-15 minutes (we  
just stopped when it felt "right").  I was fortunate that these  
excellent musicians were willing to jump in and save the show!

I felt really disappointed and frustrated when I went back to my room  
-- so much preparation went into this and to have an equipment failure  
was hard to bear.  The next day, I was overwhelmed with the outpouring  
of support from everyone.  Folks liked my prepared works however they  
seemed to be moved by the impromptu improv done on the fly.

The organizers felt for me, too.  I was able to reconfigure my  
equipment and they gave me a slot on Saturday to perform "Mummies and  
Unholy Ghosts".

The concerts were all very enjoyable.  The level of ingenuity and  
musicianship was high.  And, there were moments of exquisite beauty.   
One performance in particular brought me to tears. I managed to dry my  
eyes and regain composure by the time the show ended and the house  
lights came up.

Music breaks down barriers and can fill the soul.  I left Asheville  
with many new friends, great memories, and fresh inspiration.

I wish you all could have been there.

-- Kevin