On Thursday 11 May 2006 02:56, Edward Martin wrote: wow, what a list of players for a lute society event! Maybe you can get them to play a nice lute quartet or whatever together? taco
> Dear Lute List, > > As most of you may already have knowledge of this subject, I am posting a > reminder that the LSA Festival will be in Cleveland, and the dates of it > are from Sunday, June 25th, through Friday, June 30, 2006 , on the campus > of Case Western Reserve University. This will be the third time the > seminar was held in that venue, and it promises to be a fantastic event, as > there will be great learning opportunities for everyone, not to mention > fabulous concerts. > > What is particularly exciting is the return of Toyohiko Satoh, who has not > been at an LSA seminar for at least 10 years. He has a long, distinguished > career, playing all of the lute related instruments, and specializing in > the baroque lute. Toyohiko recorded the first recording of all baroque > lute music on a baroque lute, and he continues to record. His style has > changed, and now he will be teaching and performing 11 course music, and he > will also demonstrate the results of his latest research on technical > performance practices, playing an all gut strung baroque lute at low > tension, with newly learned historic technique, playing by the bridge. > > Another feature is the return of Paul O'Dette, who has been absent from our > seminar for years. As we know, Paul is one of the finest renaissance > lutenists in our time, and this will be a gift to hear him perform (in 2 > concerts - one with Ellen Hargis, one solo!), as well as teach. > > We are also featuring Crawford Young on medieval and early renaissance > lutes, and his performance of this repertoire is legendary. > > In addition to these, we also have Ronn McFarlane, and Robet Barto, 2 of > the most highly respected performers and teachers of the lute; their > performances always promise to be incredible. Back by popular demand is > Pat O'Brien, our ever so esteemed teacher. > > This is a great opportunity, and where else can you get the chance to hear > all these people perform in 1 week, not to mention the opportunity to meet > and maybe have a lesson with Toyohiko ... after over 30 years of teaching > at the Royal Conservatory in den Haag, he is now semi-retired in Japan, and > this could be the last time we get to have him here! > > We also are having concerts by Cathy Liddell, the Venere Quartet, Duo > Marchand, Duo Chambure, and we will also present a concert by Earl Christy, > and up-coming baroque lute professional. Can you imagine the excitement > of having a lesson with Paul O'Dette, or Ronn McFarlane, or Bob Barto? > > 2 years ago, when the festival was in the same venue, we all had a > fantastic time, and we had the highest turn out, ever. The feedback was > overwhelmingly positive. For those of you not yet committed to the event, > please come, as I am sure it will be a grand time for all. > > Some of the classes are for rank beginners, some are for the advanced, and > everything in between. It will be a fun time for all, so please come! > > See details at: > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~lsa/seminar/Cleveland2006/index.html > > > > > > > > > > Edward Martin > 2817 East 2nd Street > Duluth, Minnesota 55812 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > voice: (218) 728-1202 > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
