Courante by Dawn Culbertson
hello, I've uploaded a small piece by Dawn Culbertson on the abc archive: This is a piece I received in 1999 from her and I hope many people will enjoy playing it. http://www.science.uva.nl/~walstra/ABCArchive/index.html taco walstra To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
Re: Dawn Culbertson
On Monday 29 November 2004 01:12, you wrote: This is indeed a very sad message. I remember that I mailed with her a few times off-list about contemporary music several years ago. Dawn sent me by surface mail some of her compositions. Between those pieces was a very nice small courante. I will put the piece in some form on the web this week. Taco Walstra To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
Re: Dawn Culbertson
Stewart, I probably should have written this off list to you, I didn't correspond with Dawn. But your final paragraph, about playing in a pub and being subbed for during a break - and that taken from her thoughts in her email - rang a bell. I think I'll have to print her message as you transcribed it, and like you think of it now and then. It is trivial to say that in October when my old (50 years ago) group was singing in a restaurant that had invited us, and took a break, the juke box started. We said to hell with it and paid our bill and went to another place (actually a rather large mansion where the host took care of all the booze). But that is not my point. Dawn said it well, but I'm afraid she was wrong. We are dinosaurs, we who can make a mistake and grin at the audience and then do better. The world is living on canned music, so much so that the live artists go on stage and gyrate and lip synch to their own canned music. One of the nice things about live music is that mistakes disappear. I've heard tapes of my performances and wondered how I got away with them, but we all know that the missed note vanishes as the new verse is played. And that is the bad thing about canned music, it isn't perfect - it is created perfection. What a wonderful thing is silence, fifty years ago when I was actively performing we didn't have silence between the sets, we had people coming up to talk (no CD or whatever being played). A good time, and a less hyper time. And one could say that today's format is more entertaining and more to the needs of the audience. Well, I'll agree, but I'll not admire that audience. When I hear a good piece played I want to hear it again in my mind, or speak with the performer. These people are not hearing music, they are requiring noise. May Dawn rest in peace, and may her griping words live. I share her gripe, as do we all. And thank you for bringing them back to our attention. Best, Jon To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
Re: Dawn Culbertson
Ed, It is sad to hear of Dawn's passing. I met her at a LSA seminar many years ago. She was enthusiastic about the lute and it's music. A devoted advocate for our beloved instrument. She will be missed. Sal Salvaggio __ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
Dawn Culbertson
Dear Ed, It is certainly sad news that Dawn Culbertson has died. I never met her, but I enjoyed reading her contributions to this list. She combined a love of the lute and its music with common sense. Typical was her attitude to piped music in public places, expressed in her message to this list on 16th May 2001. This is what she wrote: In my case, it depends. I have no objection to some pleasant background music (live, preferably) playing at a restaurant or cafe, or at an event like an art opening or reception. But I don't like whatever system of thinking believes that there must be music on at all times, everywhere. I don't see the point of music, particularly loud, obnoxious music, playing at malls, stores, banks or while you're on hold. And I think someone ought to outlaw the playing of canned music in between sets of live music anywhere. I've NEVER been able to figure out the mentality behind that. (In fact, that happened at one restaurant where I've played--the minute I put down my lute for a 5 break, some idiot would turn on the CD player and out would come Tori Amos, Cuban music or jazz. I have no objection to any of these three but not under those circumstances! And why did the people that worked there think the patrons would object to 5 minutes of silence between my sets? I can't figure that out for the life of me.) I had read that particular message yesterday morning, browsing through her e-mails in my computer archives. I remembered it later that evening, while playing guitar in a Nottingham pub. As soon as we stopped playing for a short break, someone switched on a CD. May she rest in peace. Stewart McCoy. - Original Message - From: Edward Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 7:00 PM Subject: Dawn Culbertson To all on the lute list, It gives me great sadness to announce to the lute net that Dawn Culbertson passed away. She was a contributor to this list occasionally, was a lutenist in the Baltiomore area, and was a current board member of the lute Society of America. I liked Dawn very much, and I recall spending time with her this summer at the LSA festival in Cleveland. She loved the lute, and was kind and enthusiastic person. I do not know what else to say, other than I am very sad about it. Ed Martin To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
Dawn Culbertson
To all on the lute list, It gives me great sadness to announce to the lute net that Dawn Culbertson passed away. She was a contributor to this list occasionally, was a lutenist in the Baltiomore area, and was a current board member of the lute Society of America. I liked Dawn very much, and I recall spending time with her this summer at the LSA festival in Cleveland. She loved the lute, and was kind and enthusiastic person. I do not know what else to say, other than I am very sad about it. Ed Martin X-Ironport-AV: i=3.87,113,1099285200; d=scan'208; a=456942904:sNHT14158260 : :: : ::: : : Subject: sad news this weekend Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 08:59:25 -0600 : X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: sad news this weekend Thread-Index: AcTUka9iCtIolCZXTAKOrl/OyqZcKg== From: Hoban, Dick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Nancy Carlin [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Michael Peterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-OriginalArrivalTime: 27 Nov 2004 14:59:25.0722 (UTC) FILETIME=[AFC0EFA0:01C4D491] I just received some sad news that Dawn Culbertson has passed away. I thought you might want to pass this information along to the lute community. I am copying in the message below, that I received from the English Country Dance list. Best, Dorrie P.S. Thank you for the info on the 2006 Lute Fest [message from English Country Dance list] Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 16:03:44 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Dawn Culbuertson Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dawn Culbertson, a participant and contributor to this list, collapsed and died at the Baltimore Folk Music Society Thanksgiving night dance in Baltimore on Thursday, November 25th. She had Thanksgiving diner with several friends in the folk community, arrived near the end of the dance, and danced a few contra dances. While chatting after the dance, she slumped to the floor. She received immediate emergency assistance, but it seems likely that she had died immediately. She was 53. Dawn called English country dance, played recorders and lute for ECD (in another persona, she played punk lute), danced, and sang. In honor of this year's cicada visit, she choreographed and wrote the music to a dance called Cicadas. She was a journalist and wrote perceptive music reviews. Mike Franch Baltimore, Md. USA 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
