CJ Thomas shared his version of Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych’s Carol Of The Bells, arranged for piano and synthesizer.
“On a last-minute whim, I decided to create a version of Carol Of The Bells, originally composed by Mykola Leontovych. It’s one of my favorite pieces of holiday music. Hope you enjoy!”
The video captures a live performance of Nicolas Bernier‘s Transfer for 10 monophonic synthesizers (2022), by Ensemble d’oscillateurs.
“This is most probably the first score ever written for, and performed on, ten Moog Music Mother-32 synthesizers,” notes Bernier. “The ensemble is now collaborating with composers to expand the repertoire towards a variety musical outcomes that will grow over the next years.”
Performed by Ensemble d’oscillateurs:
Marc-Antoine Bernier, Gabrielle Caux, Hubert Crépin, Mathieu Drolet, Gabriela Hébert, Rémy Jannelle, Loic Minty, Gael Moriceau, Zacharie Perreault-Samson, Charles St-André
MDD Jessheim has shared this video, capturing a live synth performance of 9 Jessheim High School students, covering Michael Jackson’s classic Thriller.
The performance keeps the original vocals, but everything else is played live on 11 synths, electric drums and congas.
The students use a wide range of synths, listed below, and end the performance by dispatching the drummer in a surprisingly graphic manner.
Performers & Credits:
Amalie Asbjørnsen Fjeld: Behringer Poly D, Roland Jupiter 6
Divine Piinuka Laar Sillim: Korg X50
Fredrik Julseth Jacobsen: Casio CZ-1000, Yamaha SY99
Fredrik Ole August Ødegård: Congas
Ingeborg de Vibe Bunæs: ASM Hydrasynth, Korg MS-20 mini
Iver Graabræk-Dyndahl: Yamaha DTX502 (electric drums)
Krzysztof Pawel Krzyzanowski: Ensoniq SQ-1
Linnea Roset Sunde: Roland Ax-Edge
Nicholas Tobar Sepulveda: Roland Juno 60, Arturia MicroBrute
…with Michael Jackson on vocals (from the original multitrack recording)
Sindre Winge: Video editing
Jan Terje Augestad: Arrangement, synth programming, mixing
