OFF: Theremin performance in London

[Doug Pearson]

UK folks into electronic music may want to check this event out ... it
sounds very cool!  I've seen Lydia Kavina perform, and she is an immensely
talented Thereminist.

    -Doug
     jasret at mindspring.com

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Tues 7th August, 7:30pm
Horse Hospital, London.

Demonstration: Tony Bassett
aka Mr Theremin

Eccentric London based inventor Tony Bassett
runs Number One Electronics and
has been creating Theremins and other pieces
of exotic electronica since
1962. Tony will talk about his work,
demonstrate how to create a theremin
from scratch and for a finale turn one of the
audience members into a human
Theremin and play a tune on them!

Performance:
Musician Miss Hypnotique will perform a
eclectic set including Rachmaninoff
and the Star Trek theme tune on a traditional
Theremin.

Screening: Theremin -
An Electronic Odyssey
By Steven M Martin

A documentary about the amazing life of Leon
Theremin, inventor of the
theremin, the electronic musical instrument so
beloved of 50s sci-fi movie
music. Theremin amazed America with his
instrument until his kidnapping by
Soviet agents in the mid-30s. Upon his release
from a labor camp, he worked
on surveillance devices for the KGB. Almost 60
years later , he is brought
back to America for a touching reunion with
his friends and colleagues.

Performance:
The Evening will culminate with a performance
by Bruce Woolley and The Radio
Science Orchestra - who have previously
collaborated with Lydia Kavina, the
world's leading Thereminvox player and great
niece of Leo Theremin. Before
conceiving The Radio Science Orchestra Bruce's
writing credits include Video
Killed the Radio Star for Buggles and Grace
Jones' Slave to the Rhythm.
Using amongst others a Theremin, Moogs and a
midi Theremin they will perform
a set specially put together for the event
featuring 50s sci-fi soundtracks,
original compositions and a tribute to Delia
Derbyshire from the BBC
Radiophonic Workshop who had been invited to
speak at the event but died on
3rd July 2001.


COME EARLY
DOORS 7.30
£6 / £5 MEMBERS / CONCS