That CD that Arthur mentions below. I have copies for sale through the LSA's CD sales project. They cost $16 plus postage, etc = $2.50 in the US, $3.50 for Canada and $6.00 for other parts of the world. If anyone wants a copy they can call me at 925/686-5800 or fax me at 925/680-2582 with credit card info. WE also can sell them using a check or a credit card by mailing an order to me at Lute Society of America, PO Box 6499, Concord, CA 94524 USA.
Nancy Carlin >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Edward Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Arthur Ness" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Lute Net" ><lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> >Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 2:30 PM >Subject: [LUTE] Re: VERY OFF TOPIC! (political?) > > > Art, the article also mentioned you! > > > > ed > > > > Edward Martin > > 2817 East 2nd Street > > Duluth, Minnesota 55812 > > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > voice: (218) 728-1202 >==============================================>Hi Ed, > >I was surprised to see my name mentioned in the article, >since I'd >contributed so little. The reporter called me for >information, and since >I'd just heard the excellent Boston MFA lecture >on ouds by Peter Kyvelos, I gave him his number. >Kyvelos, a third generation luthier, certainly >demonstrated his expertise in his lecture, with >illustrations played by a local oud virtuoso. His >instruments _start_ at $US 6,000. > >If you ask around it is possible to find places where >middle eastern musicans gather. > >Kyvelos lecture was in part to celebrate the Museum's >purchase of an 1899 oud by a very famous maker, Emmanuel >Venios. Here is the instrument with a sound bite. (The >MFA is taking an interest, whenever possible, in >demonstrating the sounds of the old instruments in their >collection. There is a CD of Chris Hendriksen playing >the Voboam guitar, for example. There is an "audio >tour that includes a few pieces played by Chris." >[scroll down]) > >http://www.mfa.org/collections/search_art.asp?recview=true&id=451454&coll_keywords=venios&coll_accession=&coll_name=&coll_artist=&coll_place=&coll_medium=&coll_culture=&coll_classification=&coll_credit=&coll_provenance=&coll_location=&coll_has_images=&coll_on_view=&coll_sort=0&coll_sort_order=0&coll_view=0&coll_package=0&coll_start=1 > >The Voboam belonged to a courtier at Versailles. Her >name is on the instrument. > > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html Nancy Carlin Associates P.O. Box 6499 Concord, CA 94524 USA phone 925/686-5800 fax 925/680-2582 web site - www.nancycarlinassociates.com Administrator THE LUTE SOCIETY OF AMERICA web site - http://LuteSocietyofAmerica.org --
