I ran across this and thought everyone here would be interested.
The link starts at my favorite part 
I know a Vocoder is more conventional, but I would love to see someone as skilled as Ms Harper using an instrument like this in a more abstract way.
WARNING
The end of the video has sexism in it.
Cool video. I always wanted to get a Flame Midi Talking Synth and I’m bummed that I failed to do so when I had the chance. Clearly not the same level of articulation as the Bell Labs unit but cool nonetheless, I think.
that looks really fun
Yea, I was triggered by the word ‘audience’ 
But seriously, the woman, sorry, person, playing it must have some serious skills!
I wish I had that level of dedication.
How often do you hear a video of people discussing phonemes, fricatives, plosives and sibilants? Lol.
As an English teacher, this warms my heart!
It even had good interrogative intonation 