Author: Olesya Rostovskaya
Olesya Rostovskaya (Russian: Олеся Ростовская; born January 6, 1975) is a Russian producer, composer, theremin player, carillonneur, organist, russian zvon bell-ringer.
At 9 P.M. after Lockdown: Improvisation Q&A
Where do improvisations come from? In what way is the improviser different from other musicians? How can one guess what their partners are going to play? And should one commit hara-kiri after the improvisation? Three experienced musicians, who recorded a live concert album called, “At 9 p.m. after Lockdown” – on the first day after […]
How to understand peals in the Russian tradition
Despite the of prohibition of bell peals after the revolution in 1917, which lasted for several decades during the Soviet period, the culture of the Orthodox peal is still widely spread across Russia. It has survived, and is known to everyone in modern Russia, regardless of their faith, because the sound of bells goes far […]