Debussy - Beau Soir - Stranger Strings: Theremin & Harp Duo

Claude Debussy, "Beau Soir"
Performed by Stranger Strings: Theremin & Harp Duo
Charlie Draper - Theremin; Holly Lowe - Harp
TEDxNaperville 2020

Conjuring sounds from thin air, Charlie Draper and Holly Lowe perform as STRANGER STRINGS, an electro-acoustic classical duo combining theremin and concert harp. Modern circuits and antique strings combine in dramatic counterpoints: as hands flutter in mid-air, the instruments' complementary tonal streams cascade and blur into one. The results are otherworldly yet serene. Formed in 2019, the duo has performed with the Radio Science Orchestra at TEDSummit, at Bluedot Festival, and London's Thames Tunnel. Now, in their début solo programme, they present a spectrum of music for these striking instruments, producing music to delight, mystify and astound in equal measure.

With thanks to Charterhouse School
Filmed 1 November 2020 for TEDxNaperville