>I've had a delightful weekend with an out of town visitor >here to
Cleveland,
>yes the very Roman Turovsky has been here to present >some music to the
>Ukrainian cultural community played on the 13 course.
Sounds absolutely riveting!!! The Ukraine has culture?
> he gave to a class of banduria students, a discussion >which touched as
>well on the torban.
Sounds like a big fish in a small pond! What's a Torbin?
This certainly has peaked my own >interest in the
>fascinating and often-neglected part of musical history!
That's where it should remain, in musical history.
Now for some real lute music!
Michael Thames
www.ThamesClassicalGuitars.com
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Subject: lute outreach
> Dear folks:
>
> I've had a delightful weekend with an out of town visitor here to
Cleveland,
> yes the very Roman Turovsky has been here to present some music to the
> Ukrainian cultural community played on the 13 course. Yesterday I
assisted a little
> in playing some examples of 6 course and also 11 course repertoire in a
brief
> lecture he gave to a class of banduria students, a discussion which
touched as
> well on the torban. This certainly has peaked my own interest in the
> fascinating and often-neglected part of musical history! Roman also
played some
> arrangements of Ukrainian folksongs on the 13 course, which I must say is
a very
> suitable instrument for the haunting melodies.
>
> To top it off there was an amazing solo vocal performance given last night
by
> Mariana Sadowska of Ukrainian songs she learned from women in small
villages
> during her travels, given inside the setting of a a former Ukrainian
church on
> the west side of Cleveland's downtown.
>
> I would be interested to hear about any other interesting lute outreach
that
> others have been doing.
>
> Kenneth Be
>
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