CDs by Beatrix Ward-Fernandez
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Beatrix Ward-Fernandez - Trio
Discus 32CD
(2008)

Beatrix Ward-Fernandez is generally considered one of the world's leading young thereminists.

Born in London and raised in Cadiz, Southern Spain, she began classical violin training on her return to England. Residing in Sheffield, her interest in experimental and improvised musics led almost inevitably to her involvement in the fertile local creative scene, playing violin and castanets!

Long attracted to the sound of the Theremin, she became fascinated with the possibilities it presented. It seemed to her that there had been little or no exploration of its integration and use within acoustic/experimental ensembles. Developing new techniques to meet the demands of these musics became an abiding interest.

Over the past few years she has recorded and/or performed with a vast number of creative artists, including Martin Archer, Mick Beck, Pat Thomas, J.D. Parran, Phillip Thomas, Jez riley French, Pleasure-Drenching Improvers, Damo Suzuki, Chris Corsano and Okkyung Lee. In July 2007 she performed with her regular trio of Derek Saw and Charlie Collins at the Theremin symposium "Hands Off".

She continues to work with Collins on a number of projects, including The Navigators (with guitarist John Jasnoch), Swift are the Winds of Life (with violinist Yvonna Magda) and the improvising/noise group The Other Orchestra.

She is also a member of Mick Beck's improvising big band The Gated Community, as well as numerous ad-hoc ensembles.