theremin amp loan - Lydia Kavina

[unclechristo]

It was in my diary for months to loan my theremin amp to a thereminist playing at the Leicester International Music Festival at the museum. I got a few surprises.

1. I got an early morning call the day before the day i expected to loan the amp saying could I bring the amp in 30 mins to the museum for the rehearsals.

2. the thereminist in question was Lydia Kavina - inventor Leon Theremin's great niece and his last pupil who I;ve met at several theremin gatherings.

I took my amp to the museum, but then there was quite a bit of hanging around waiting to either retrieve it or see it placed in a safe place. In the evening I took Lydia on a walk to show her the town and drop her at her meal with the other musicians.

Next day I dropped the amp back at the museum and in the evening attended the concert with my classical music fan chum Simon, which was nice. The theremin & string quartet piece by Martinu was the standout piece.

It was a strange couple of days, but nice to see and hear Lydia again.