Pamelia Stickney ༘ Georg Vogel

A new experimental duo project by Georg Vogel and Pamelia Stickney, two virtuostic musicians with a passion for harmony and appreciation for diverse musical styles, who specialize in performing on instruments built with the capacity for reaching microtonal intervals – the Claviton and the Theremin.

What is a Claviton?
Its sound resembles a harpsichord when acoustic, and with the use of midi, many more sound colors are accessible. The main feature of the Claviton keyboard instrument is the multi-tone/microtonal keyboard with multiple upper keys divided to enable enharmonic differentiation as independent pitches; an octave is comprised of 31 tones.

In doing so, a tradition is taken up again which had its heyday on harpsichords and organs in the 16th and early 17th centuries and then fell into oblivion.

What is a Theremin?
Invented over 100 years ago, it is the grandfather of keyboard synthesizers. What sets it apart from the later generation of synths is the fact that it is the only instrument which is played without any physical contact. There is one antenna for pitch control, and another for controlling volume level – the movements of the hands/body of the performer create an interference within the electromagnetic fields of the antennae which with skilled hands can be shaped to resemble a human voice or a stringed instrument – which are capable of producing microtones.

Georg and Pamelia will be ‘Turning the Screws’, stretching the listeners ears to experience new sensations in harmony with original compositions (influenced by classical and jazz styles) exploring the rich microntonal palette that is possible with their unique instruments.