Theremidi Orchestra (TO) wants to learn how to make gadgets on their own, to move far away from existing interfaces and images. In a time of television user packages, it brings obsolete antennas back to life. The radio frequency is still out there, and sometimes the orchestra gets lucky and catches a glimpse of its scratchy hum. TO are absolutely fascinated by the development of the newest gadgets, not for their intended purpose, but to explore their potential to produce the humming, glissandos and squeaks of the theremin and electromagnetic pulses. DIY theremins are unpredictable and basic. Nevertheless, they offer a multitude of sounds if they are connected to the most unexpected antennas, from conductive ink to umbrellas, wire ducklings, air tubes, flowers, and scrap metal. TO is combined by participants of TEREMINI in TEREMIDI physical interface workshop, which took place on Ljudmila in May 2011, under the mentorship of Borut Savski, who after a while also joined the Orchestra.
TO are generating sounds and images live with the help of theremidi interfaces and are connected to open-source technologies and free-software.
The Theremini Orchestra: Ida Hiršenfelder, Dare Pejić, Tina Dolinšek, Borut Savski, Robertina Šebjanič, Isac Petruzzi, Saša Spačal, Matic Urbanija, Dušan Zidar, Ian Soroka, Luka Frelih, Tilen Sepič in Simon Bergoč.
Theremidi Orchestra released début double EP 4011 under Trivia Records in March 2013. Buy or download it free here.
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Début album 4011 just released!!!
Audiovisual Performances
- Women’s Section of Theremidi Orchestra: A tribute to the female composers of electronic music at the Red Dawns Festival, Menza pri koritu, Ljubljana, 8th March, 2013
- Cosmostalgia at KSEVT, Vitanje, Slovenia, 26th December, 2012
- RADART #3 & new year party of Radio Študent 89,3 MHz, 18th december, 2012
- The Silent Noise at Ada Lovelace Day, Cyberpipe, Ljubljana, 16th October, 2012
- In-Sync: Score No.2 performance at Slobodni festival 6/Free Festival 6, Mursko Središće, Croatia, 8th July 2012 // Gallery
- Score No.1 – Organism Chaos Score for an Ongoing Workshop at CoFestival, Dance Theatre Ljubljana (PTL), Ljubljana, 4th June 2012
- Draht Orchestra at LiWoLi Festival - Art Meets Radical Openness, Linz, 24th May 2012 // Gallery + Interview
- Sound Intervention: Urban Dadaism on Megawhat show, Radio Student, Ljubljana, 21st May 2012
- Antennas For All! - the closing event of REAL TIME SETTINGS FOR NER[D/V]ES exhibition, ŠKUC Gallery, Ljubljana, 19th April 2012
- Second Attempt, Festival KIBLIX, Kino Udarnik, Maribor, 20th November 2011 // Gallery
- Public Rehearsal, M3C Festival, Murska Sobota, 10th October 2011
- First Performance at the ending of exhibition Powered by Ljudmila, Ljubljana City Art Gallery, in the collaboration with Platform RADAR, Radio Student, Ljubljana, 22nd June 2011 // Gallery
Workshops
- TEREMINI in TEREMIDI physical interface, mentor Borut Savski. From 15th till 17th June 2011.
- Teremini Workshop and Teremidi Orchestra in Zagreb, mentors Borut Savski, Luka Frelih and TO. Organised by Media Lab I'MM_, Zagreb (HR). From 16th till 17th December 2011
- TouchTone Workshop: live performance touch sound synthesizer, mentors Borut Savski, Luka Frelih and TO. As a part of exhibition Real Time Settings for Ner[d/v]es and with cooperation of Gallery ŠKUC. On April 18th 2012.
- Small electronics noise gadgets workshop in Linz - Make a Theremidi Orchestra, mentors Borut Savski, Luka Frelih and TO. On May 25th 2012.
- Make a Theremidi Orchestra on Slobodni festival (Free festival 6), mentors Borut Savski, Luka Frelih and TO. On July 8th 2012.
- Technology Workshop on Sajeta 2012, with Cirkulacija 2. Between 24th and 29th July 2012.
Gadgets and Devices ♥
- Theremidi Kit Manual by Borut Savski
- MicroNoise and TouchTone Kit Manual by Borut Savski, Luka Frelih and Saša Spačal
Cosmostalgia (2012)
TO performers: Ida Hiršenfelder, Dare Pejić, Robertina Šebjanič, Saša Spačal, Ian Soroka, Simon Bergoč.
LiWoLi - Art Meets Radical Openness (2012)
Draht = žica = drat = wire
TO performers: Ida Hiršenfelder, Dare Pejić, Tina Dolinšek, Borut Savski, Robertina Šebjanič, Saša Spačal, Dušan Zidar, Luka Frelih in Matic Urbanija.
Exhibition Closing: Real Time Settings for Ner[d/v]es: Antennas For All! (2012)
TO performers: Ida Hiršenfelder, Dare Pejić, Tina Dolinšek, Borut Savski, Robertina Šebjanič, Saša Spačal, Dušan Zidar, Luka Frelih in Matic Urbanija.
Festival KIBLIX (2011)
TO performers: Ida Hiršenfelder, Dare Pejić, Tina Dolinšek, Borut Savski, Robertina Šebjanič, Saša Spačal, Dušan Zidar, Luka Frelih, Matic Urbanija in Tilen Sepič.