Ensemble Spooky Tune is a collaboration between film conductor George Morton and the c/o chamber orchestra, an ensemble that performs without a permanent conductor in its regular concert activities.
George Morton is regarded as one of the leading conductors of live film concerts and has conducted a broad repertoire of film scores. He is a regular guest conductor with the Babylon Orchestra Berlin, where he has already led more than 75 performances. THE CAT AND THE CANARY marks another collaboration between Morton and silent-film composer Neil Brand. In 2024, Morton orchestrated Brand’s score for THE WINNING OF BARBARA WORTH for the Silent Film Festival in Pordenone.
The c/o chamber orchestra was founded in Berlin in 2014 by former members of the Baltic Sea Youth Philharmonic. The musicians wanted to preserve the energy and excitement of a youth orchestra while taking artistic responsibility for shaping the music themselves. The ensemble’s name derives from the postal abbreviation “c/o” (“care of”). Just as a letter is entrusted to another person’s care, a composer entrusts music to the care of musicians. The c/o chamber orchestra has appeared to great acclaim at festivals including Young Euro Classic, the Usedom Music Festival, and Sommerwinds Münster. Its debut recording, Divertimento!, was selected as BBC Radio 3’s “CD of the Week.
For the performance of THE CAT AND THE CANARY, Ensemble Spooky Tune will be joined by Carolina Eyck, widely regarded as the world’s leading theremin virtuoso.
Invented in 1920, the theremin is an electronic musical instrument played without physical contact. Pitch and volume are controlled by the position of the performer's hands relative to two antennas. The instrument is named after its inventor, Lev Termen, who became known in the United States as Leon Theremin. August 27, 2026, will mark the 130th anniversary of his birth.
Carolina Eyck has performed in more than 30 countries and has appeared with orchestras including the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Brussels Philharmonic. In 2022, she performed at the BBC Proms, and in 2025 she toured with the Australian Chamber Orchestra. She has released several solo albums and, through her project Theremin & Voice, is also active as a composer and producer of film music.
