{"id":10029,"date":"2020-09-03T01:19:19","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T22:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theremintimes.ru\/?p=10029"},"modified":"2021-04-19T10:55:29","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T07:55:29","slug":"charlie-draper-in-search-of-the-tardis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theremin.today\/?p=10029&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Draper in search of the Tardis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Based near London, Charlie has devoted himself to these instruments. Since he began his career in 2005, Charlie hasf performed at venues including London\u2019s Wigmore Hall, Oslo\u2019s Opera House, New York\u2019s Public Theatre, Tate Britain, the British Library, Glastonbury Festival, and Mexico\u2019s Auditorio Metropolitano. He has performed numerous works for theremin and orchestra including Schillinger’s «First Airphonic Suite» (UK premiere), R\u00f3zsa’s «Spellbound Concerto», Herrmann’s «Suite from the Day the Earth Stood Still» and Elfman’s «Mars Attacks!», and featured on BBC 1, BBC2, ITV, BBC Radio 3, Channel 4, and Classic FM.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Masha Theremin:<\/strong> Charlie, you became a finalist of the Theremin Star competition, I don\u2019t know how you feel about this, but Theremin Today is very glad to welcome you as a finalist of the competition since you are really one of the initiatives and promising young participants in the world theremin community. Our sincere congratulations, Charlie !<\/span><\/p>\n

What do you think about\u00a0 theremin competitions, do we need this format\u00a0 today? What do you feel about the significance of feedback from the audience for concert thereminists, do you pay attention to this factor? Do you think that today there is an important stage in the process of popularizing the theremin when the audience begins to understand the difference between the theremin approaches and finally makes personal choi\u0441e? Of course, this is only the beginning of a very smooth and consistent process that will take at least a decade, but it seems to me that a turning point has already came — every year it\u2019s becoming more and more difficult to satisfy the audience by only fact of owning a \u2018\u2019magic\u2019\u2019instrument and a set of cliches from sci- fi films of the past century. I have a feeling that we have come close to an important stage in the development of theremin and that in the new century the culture of theremin perception will begin to take shape among the audience, people will consciously make a choice in favor of one or another theremin artist. What do you think of it?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Charlie Draper:<\/strong>First of all, thank you Peter for organising the Theremin Star competition. It was exciting to be part of this shared journey spanning so many genres and continents! Reaching the final came as a huge surprise, not least because entrants were nominated without their knowledge, but also because my entry was selected at the very last moment for inclusion. This meant an intensive period of lobbying friends, family and anyone I could persuade to vote for my video to maximize my chances of attending the much-vaunted 2020 Thereminology Festival in Russia. In the end I didn\u2019t win the popular vote, but the outcome has increased the profile of all the performers and of the Russian Theremin School in a positive and constructive way. I was particularly happy that the video of mine selected was a live recording of an ensemble performance. As for your other question, I think we\u2019re merely seeing increasing confirmation of what was always the case: the best players are the best musicians, and novelty is only a temporary substitute for musicianship.<\/span><\/p>\n