I'll have a problem with that strange kind of costume tomorrow because I'll play with a modern ensemble and have no suitable costume. I simply forgot that one has to wear tuxedo on orchestra performances. So apart from the usual "couldn't the lute play a bit louder" the clothes are the biggest problem.
All the best Thomas ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 12:19 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: non-emotional romanticism > In einer eMail vom 23.09.2006 12:07:53 Westeurop=E4ische Normalzeit > schreibt > [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > >> Personally I don't like costume performances (which work so well for >> Pantagruel) because they bring a certain distance (like the tuxedo of a >> classical pianist) > > I would like to add, that I don't think the future of early music lies in > all > ensembles wearing costumes. > I think it works for us because both me and Dominik come from a rock > background and when I performed with rock bands I always wore a "costume" > . The funny > thing is that Dominik just got back from Leipzig playing in Mozart in a > period > orchestra and complained about having to wearing "stupid costume" he > meant > his tuxedo ! > > best wishes > Mark > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
