As a composer and performer, Barbara Buchholz has worked for a wide range of theatres; as artistic director she conceived and produced “TAP IT DEEP” – a unique blend of midified tap dance and new jazz – as well as HUMAN INTERACTIVITY – a collaboration with the Russian computer painter Olga Kumeger, among others.

Barbara Buchholz’ current musical endeavours focus on the Thereminvox, an instrument played without touch, as well as the MIDI Theremin, an innovation commissioned by the artist herself: using a combination of MIDI signals and a sampler, the MIDI Theremin lets her trigger loops and samples by hand gestures in the air.

Multiple invitations by the Russian Office of Cultural Affairs plus a number of stipends have allowed Barbara Buchholz to deepen her studies of these “antenna instruments” at the Theremincenter in Moscow. As master student of Lydia Kavina, a descendent of Theremin’s originator Lev Thermen, she picks up the once interrupted tradition of this instrument and finds new ways and applications in the vicinity of New Music.

In the age of digital media, Barbara Buchholz’ work explores the options of making electronics a dimension of human communication. The combination of Thereminvox and Midi Theremin is a bridge from the oldest to the very latest technology.

Distinctions:
1989 Prizewinner at 'Jazzszene NRW' with the duo "Wilde Ehe spielen Jazz" - 1995 Silberner Amadeus at competition "Musik Kreativ" for the duo "Blech, Bass und Bellaphonie" - 1996 1. prize at "Jazz-Competition" of the town Herford for the group "Tap It Deep" - 1998 2.prize at the composition-competition for Jazz and Improvised Music in OWL for the "Trio der Zukunft" with Matthias Muche (trombone) and Frank Wingold (guitar) - 2002 Specialprize of the town Bielefeld at the composition competition NRW for the interactive Video-Music-Project "Waves“ - 2003 scholarship of the ministry of education and the arts NRW for studying at the Theremincenter Moscow.

CD - productions:
- Reichlich Weiblich 'Live at Moers' (Moers Music) - Blech, Bass und Bellaphonie, "Ong, Drong, Dreoka!" (amf music) - Tati Lille play Hammill "Come And Keep Me Mine" (amf music) - in autumn 2003: Barbara Buchholz "Theremin: With Russia From Love"

Barbara Buchholz - all thereminvox, midi-theremin sampling, bass; Tilmann Dehnhard - flute, alto flute, bass flute, clarinet, bass clarinet; Olga Heppner - violin samples; Paul Kleber - double bass; Jan Krause - sampling drum programming, bass, percussion; Victoria Perskaya - vocals; Yuliya Shmunk - voice; Morin Smolé - vocals; Leonid Soybelman - guitar; Matthias Trippner - drums, keyboards

Tracks: Coyote - Sokolniki - Eclipse - Prospekt Mira - Seaweed - Hunting - Ay Ne Ne - Klarnet Karla - Lullaby - Hidden Melody - Habtap - Voyage - Notchonoy Monolog

"Barbara Buchholz - music for theremin and samples"

Barbara Buchholz - theremin, samples

tracks : hafenconcert - the game - coyote
(videoclip 5´40´´ / QuickTime, MPG)