Classic ‘Tom and Jerry’ Cartoon Soundtrack Performed by a Full Orchestra in a Concert
In the summer of 2013, the renowned John Wilson Orchestra embarked on a captivating musical journey, bringing to life the timeless magic of MGM’s classic Tom and Jerry cartoons from…
Tchaikovsky’s London Odyssey: Impressions, Acclaim, and Triumph
Pyotr Tchaikovsky is known throughout the world as one of the greatest composers and conductors. Author of seven symphonies, ten operas and three ballets, including the phenomenal The Nutcracker and Swan Lake,…
Famous Musicians with Their Equally Famous Musician Children
Sometimes, talent just runs in the family. Here, we take a look at some extremely famous and successful musicians who had equally musically-inclined children. Do you think these parents were…
Talented Pakistani Musicians Deliver a Wonderful Rendition of Dave Brubeck’s Iconic Jazz Composition, “Take Five”
How’s this for fusion? Here we have The Sachal Studios Orchestra, based in Lahore, Pakistan, playing an innovative cover of “Take Five,” the jazz standard written by Paul Desmond and performed…
The Harp Twins’ Distinctive Interpretation Of Metallica’s “One” Is Provided By Camille And Kennerly
The only thing better than an impressively talented harp player is two impressively talented harp players. And Camille and Kennerly Kitt, America’s twin sister harpists, deliver on every aspect of…
Meet the World’s First Beatboxing Champion in 1938 Who Pioneered the Art Form
You thought beatboxing emerged as a result of the hip-hop culture? Yeah, so do we, but apparently, we were all wrong. Techniques similar to beatboxing have been present in many…
Soviet Inventor Léon Theremin Shows Off the Theremin, the Early Electronic Instrument That Could Be Played Without Being Touched (1954)
You know the sound of the theremin, that weird, warbly whine that signals mystery, danger, and otherworldly portent in many classic sci-fi films. It has the distinction of being not only the…
Watch Jimmy Page Perform Some Haunting Live Theremin Performances, an Early Soviet Electronic Instrument
It can be frustrating for Led Zeppelin fans to hear the band reduced to plagiarism lawsuits or the quintessence of sexually-aggressive rock-star entitlement (though much of that is deserved). For one…
Creepy Music and Soviet Spycraft: The Amazing Life of Leon Theremin
“The theremin specifically, and Leon Theremin’s work in general is the biggest, fattest, most important cornerstone of the whole electronic music medium. That’s were it all began.” — Robert…
Discover Clara Rockmore, A Pioneer In Electronic Music Who Played The Theremin For The First Time In The Early 1920s
Fascination with the theremin, the otherworldly electronic musical instrument developed in the late 1910s and early 1920s out of Soviet research into proximity sensors, may never cease. Some of that…