No clue. At 12:25 PM 4/6/2011, Roman Turovsky wrote: >out of curiosity: >how many times did Hoppy use the expression "That was almost good!" >during the master class? >RT > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Martin" <e...@gamutstrings.com> >To: "Eugene C. Braig IV" <brai...@osu.edu>; <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> >Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 1:15 PM >Subject: [LUTE] Re: Hopkinson Smith Concert > > >>Yes, he is an absolute master, and I am in awe of him as well. He >>has the way of getting to the point, in a most insightful manner. >> >>ed >> >>At 11:52 AM 4/6/2011, Eugene C. Braig IV wrote: >> >>>I do not know of Mrs. Smith's musical activities. However, I can tell you >>>about a similar event I coordinated in Columbus, OH this past weekend. I >>>was very pleased with the turnout for Hoppy's concert and all the support >>>from Early Music, WOSU, the Columbus Dispatch, etc. We had attendees from >>>as far away as Peabody in MD and Sarnia, Ontario. >>> >>>Concert was Friday evening. For a pre-concert talk (expected on the Early >>>Music series with whom we collaborated), Hoppy took Sanz's one-line >>>tarantella and discussed in lay terms (and demonstrating on his guitar) how >>>he elaborated the rasgueado patterns and concocted melodic figures over the >>>notated progression to arrive at a performance piece worth hearing. I may >>>be biased, but his was one of the most entertaining talks I've ever heard on >>>that series. The concert itself was good: guitar music by Sanz, Guerau, and >>>Santa Cruz. >>> >>>The master class he gave on Saturday afternoon was the highlight of the >>>weekend for me. It was both insightful and a near-overwhelming display of >>>the man's genius. We also had four performers; they played Bach on modern >>>guitar, de Murcia and Bartolotti on 5-course guitars, and Piccinini on liuto >>>attiorbato. There was also a piano handy in the chapel where the master >>>class was held. To demonstrate phrasing and musical ideas, he would hop >>>between his own (5-course guitar) and participants' instruments and piano, >>>transposing by ear at the piano to accommodate different concert pitches and >>>play in tune with whatever participant's instrument was on deck, realizing >>>complex harmony on the fly. Remarkable! ...And he conveys all with an air >>>of sincere generosity and without me perceiving any arrogance. >>> >>>I'm still reeling. >>> >>>Eugene >>> >>> >>> > -----Original Message----- >>> > From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On >>> > Behalf Of Edward Mast >>> > Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 11:42 AM >>> > To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Net >>> > Subject: [LUTE] Hopkinson Smith Concert >>> > >>> > I had the pleasure of hearing HS give a recital last night of Spanish >>> > music of the 17th century (on Baroque guitar). I've heard him twice >>> > before in recitals of Renaissance lute music, but even though >>> the lute > is >>> > the instrument I'm trying to learn to play, this guitar >>> recital > captivated >>> > me in a way that the lute recitals didn't. Not sure why. But >>> I came > away >>> > with a bit of envy for you baroque guitarists who have this wonderful >>> > repertory to draw on (eg. Sanz, Guerau, Santa Cruz). >>> > >>> > The evening before, I attended a master class given by HS. Four >>> > guitarists (modern) played; three played transcriptions of >>> Bach, while > the >>> > fourth played a Kellner transcription. HS showed profound >>> insights > into >>> > the music and worked with the players in a congenial, but musically >>> > exacting way. >>> > >>> > A 'mini review', for what it's worth. I think Hopkinson Smith >>> is one > of >>> > the more remarkable musicians in early music; a wonderful player, and a >>> > fine pedagogue. Does anyone know if his wife is also active in >>> the > early >>> > music field? (A recorder friend of mine thinks she may have >>> been a > teacher >>> > at a recent workshop on early notation which she attended). >>> > >>> > -Ned >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > To get on or off this list see list information at >>> > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >> >> >> >>Edward Martin >>2817 East 2nd Street >>Duluth, Minnesota 55812 >>e-mail: e...@gamutstrings.com >>voice: (218) 728-1202 >>http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1660298871&ref=name >>http://www.myspace.com/edslute >>http://magnatune.com/artists/edward_martin >> >> >>
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