I've been to quite a few (although I won't be able to make this one:-(, and they normally have a pretty good mix of Baroque and Ren attendees and faculty (including some who do both). I'd guess the usual proportion is roughly 60/40 Ren/Baroque. There should be more than enough in the way of courses to keep you occupied unless your interests are extremely narrow. The usual problem is having too much to choose from and too little time.
Guy ----- Original Message ----- From: Rob Dorsey<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 'Sean Smith'<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; 'Lutelist'<mailto:lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 7:13 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: LSA Lute Festival 2006 in Cleveland All, It sounds like a great experience but I have a few questions. Do most attendees stay in the dorm? I cannot imagine Cleveland in June without air-conditioning. That brings a dorm room to $600 for the 6 days, add 400 in "tuition" and it's a grand not counting lunch and beers. That's a pretty expensive week. That begs the question, in the mind of those who have attended previously, is it worth it? I've got chips flying trying to get a 13 course baroque instrument finished to take for the "tasting". Will I be allowed to put it in? Is it mostly a renaissance festival? I see a couple of baroque players (Satoh, Barto) so it must have a "fair and balanced" baroque presence. Is that a good assessment? I've had a master class with Satoh before so I know it's most worthwhile. Will there be baroque folk for the private lessons? So many questions, so little money, Rob Dorsey, luthier Florence, KY USA http://RobDorsey.com<http://robdorsey.com/> -----Original Message----- From: Sean Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 9:39 PM To: Lutelist Subject: [LUTE] Re: LSA Lute Festival 2006 in Cleveland Sounds like a good line-up to me: got the early and late covered, the long-time players, the johnny-come-latelys, serious big names, great teachers and some seriously above-average concerts from names you've always wondered about. Then there's the other folks who show up: folks who ask good questions in class, folks who've tried that string set-up you were going to, folks who scoot over and invite you over to their table, folks w/ a 'this' lute or a 'his' lute, folks w/ a cool duet, folks selling facsimiles, mod eds and cds, folks w/ edifying stories, awful jokes and dubious tuning tricks. Folks definitely getting the lute thing for a week. Sean To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html<http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html> --
