Italian composer, Alfredo Catalani and librettist Luigi Illica, created one of opera’s most beautiful
and most famous arias. And like so many sublimely beautiful arias, it’s contrasted by its subject
matter — one that pervades operas: Wally, the heroine, refuses to marry the man her father has chosen
and basically says, “If I can’t marry the man I am in love with, I shall do myself in.”

For forty-seven years this composition has held a special place in our hearts. This was the piece played
at our wedding. Never gets old.

“Life in Pink…” Ain’t got quite the same ring to it in English, huh? But the song’s still bootiful, ain’t it?
Edith Piaf, Marlene Dietrich, Louis Armstrong and lots of other singers sang it. Now, the theremin does.

Hard to believe that “Lesson From Vinegar Mother” was released five years ago. Back then, audiences
were able to watch both the theremin playing as well as the video. Here’s what you would have seen…

Here’s an interlude to go from the frigid winter to the leading edge of spring. The gardens around
our house provide the background for the All-Theremin Balalaika Ensemble’s rendition of “Troika.”

2013. Two solo concerts, then an improvised set with PascAli that showed why the theremin, and in fact,
all instruments need never be constrained to playing any form of traditional melody, tempo, or genre.
Dissolving those boundaries yields moment to moment exploration. Some might say, “That’s just noise!”
Some might say, “Wow!” everyone responds differently to music that challenges the ear’s, mind’s and
heart’s capacity for accepting the unusual. What will your reaction be? There’s new music on the way.
For now, try the unbound sound below…