If we want more audience we need to be inclusive and not exclusive. A number of comments on this thread appear exclusive; almost a parody of the attitude that has been attributed to main stream classical musicians.
Stephen, I heartily agree with your comments. The lute community is and will continue to evolve. The challenge is to embrace people with wide variety of interest and background while continuing to explore and disseminate what was. I too remember Julian Bream as an early introduction and seeing my first lute in college. I joined the collegium and within 2 years had built my first lute. David Sent from my iPhone On Aug 12, 2013, at 6:24 AM, Stephen Stubbs <fartrea...@gmail.com> wrote: > [Stephen] > There is an interesting book by Phyllis Tickle entitled The Great > Emergence. It deals with modern Christianity and how it is evolving. > > > I think her main theme applies to the lute world as well. The > 'traditionalist' or 'fundamentalist' lute group will decline, and a > rise of a 'hybrid' (Phyllis had another term for this, but I've > forgotten what it was) lute group will occur. If not, the lute will > slowly fade away. > > The lute world needs to reach out to the non-traditional audience. > The SCA and the followers of Sting are a prime resource that should be > cultivated and encouraged. > > For What It's Worth > "The Other" Stephen Stubbs > Champaign, IL USA > > "Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will > not have, nor do they deserve, either one." > Benjamin Franklin (American Statesman, Scientist, Philosopher, > Printer, Writer, and Inventor. 1706-1790) > > -----Original Message----- > [Tom] Are we trying creatively to increase general audience for lute > music here, or are we practicing exclusivity? I'm looking at SCA and > Ren Faires solely as a group of potential music buyers. Why not > encourage the interest and point it in the right direction? > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
