date:20171221

[LUTE] Re: New music

2017-12-21 Thread John Mardinly

   Beautiful!

   A. John Mardinly, Ph.D., P.E.

   On Dec 21, 2017, at 4:10 PM, Daniel Shoskes <[1]kidneykut...@gmail.com>
   wrote:

   I highly recommend it. I commissioned a work from Ronn McFarlane and I
   think it's one of his most beautiful:
   [2]https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com
   _watch-3Fv-3DiYgAAyMtgtE=DwIFaQ=l45AxH-kUV29SRQusp9vYR0n1GycN4_2jIn
   uKy6zbqQ=VLPJ8OE-c_C6joGeE1ftlvxMmQPq9N6mpKZONBRt90E=Emuo5qxLmFU3e8
   JU82bUbNbz1olJ6JOPsYMQ3UVCixs=SuS2oqddco_A2raid7PX1eKBopY0A844W31YO6P
   E6wo=
   <[3]https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.co
   m_watch-3Fv-3DiYgAAyMtgtE=DwIFaQ=l45AxH-kUV29SRQusp9vYR0n1GycN4_2jI
   nuKy6zbqQ=VLPJ8OE-c_C6joGeE1ftlvxMmQPq9N6mpKZONBRt90E=Emuo5qxLmFU3e
   8JU82bUbNbz1olJ6JOPsYMQ3UVCixs=SuS2oqddco_A2raid7PX1eKBopY0A844W31YO6
   PE6wo=>
   Ronn playing it live:
   [4]https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com
   _watch-3Fv-3DCz3j5muuVKc=DwIFaQ=l45AxH-kUV29SRQusp9vYR0n1GycN4_2jIn
   uKy6zbqQ=VLPJ8OE-c_C6joGeE1ftlvxMmQPq9N6mpKZONBRt90E=Emuo5qxLmFU3e8
   JU82bUbNbz1olJ6JOPsYMQ3UVCixs=FI7_itzSbo8rREudbeHjGblw3WUhN-2NV404fQ8
   5xMQ=
   <[5]https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.co
   m_watch-3Fv-3DCz3j5muuVKc=DwIFaQ=l45AxH-kUV29SRQusp9vYR0n1GycN4_2jI
   nuKy6zbqQ=VLPJ8OE-c_C6joGeE1ftlvxMmQPq9N6mpKZONBRt90E=Emuo5qxLmFU3e
   8JU82bUbNbz1olJ6JOPsYMQ3UVCixs=FI7_itzSbo8rREudbeHjGblw3WUhN-2NV404fQ
   85xMQ=>
   Recording:
   [6]https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__itunes.apple.co
   m_us_album_passacaglia_878859427-3Fi-3D878859469=DwIFaQ=l45AxH-kUV2
   9SRQusp9vYR0n1GycN4_2jInuKy6zbqQ=VLPJ8OE-c_C6joGeE1ftlvxMmQPq9N6mpKZO
   NBRt90E=Emuo5qxLmFU3e8JU82bUbNbz1olJ6JOPsYMQ3UVCixs=QVqbIK-CcOlS8VI
   mkdtxlj2AV_yRjYUsTGSOek8JhZQ=
   <[7]https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__itunes.apple.c
   om_us_album_passacaglia_878859427-3Fi-3D878859469=DwIFaQ=l45AxH-kUV
   29SRQusp9vYR0n1GycN4_2jInuKy6zbqQ=VLPJ8OE-c_C6joGeE1ftlvxMmQPq9N6mpKZ
   ONBRt90E=Emuo5qxLmFU3e8JU82bUbNbz1olJ6JOPsYMQ3UVCixs=QVqbIK-CcOlS8V
   Imkdtxlj2AV_yRjYUsTGSOek8JhZQ=>
   Also commissioned a version of Adon Olam from Rene Schiffer that is in
   the form of a passacaglia with a theorbo part.
   Let's keep them gainfully employed!
   Danny

 On Dec 21, 2017, at 5:38 PM, Jacob Johnson
 <[8]tmrguitar...@gmail.com> wrote:
   I don't think that's entirely accurate. Ronn McFarlane plays his
 own
  compositions, Jakob Lindberg performs the Britten Nocturnal (I
 know,
  it's not that new, and it's not really for lute, but IMO it kinda
  counts), Chris Wilke recorded a whole cd of Roman Turovsky's new
 works
  for baroque lute, I saw Elizabeth Kenny perform TWO recent theorbo
  commissions at the LuteFestWest, and there's certainly more
 examples I
  just can't think of at the moment.
  As soon as I can afford to do so, I intend to commission some works
 for
  myself to play.
  Jacob Johnson
  [uc?export=downloadid6_gM3BRE6ZrYVVZZU5QNmJqdDQrevid6_g
  M3BRE6ZraW9nQ2U4SGNwV0tYVWxobnNBVjBsZi9FNHhzPQ]
  Guitar/Lute
  [1][9]www.johnsonguitarstudio.com
  469.237.0625.
  On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 4:12 PM, Christopher Stetson
  <[2][10]christophertstet...@gmail.com> wrote:
   Hello all.
   An interesting question, Peter, thanks for bringing it up.
 To
answer
   honestly and personally, I'm not especially interested in new
music,
   per se, for any of the instruments I play (mainly lute,
 guitar,
   mandolin, but some others too).I couldn't really say why,
except
   that the music I've looked at from the last 30 years tends,
 and I
mean
   tends, to be difficult and not especially tuneful to my ear.
There
   are exceptions, of course, and I play some of those, though
mostly on
   guitar.I'm not a professional, so I tend to be fairly
conservstive
   in the music I choose to spend time seeking out and playing.
   I
also
   don't play many of the old compositions that fit the above
criteria.
   I fully realize. however,that one person's difficult is
another
   person's interesting, and I'm really glad that people are
 writing
new
   music for lute.
   Best to all, and keep playing,
   Chris.
 On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 2:34 PM, Peter Martin
  <[1][3][11]peter.l...@gmail.com>
 wrote:
  Hello all,
  I recently bought a Wigmore Hall Live CD of a 2013 concert
 by
  countertenor Iestyn Davies and lutenist Thomas Dunford.
  It
   included
  the world premiere performance of a substantial piece by
 Nico
   Muhly
  called Old Bones. Up to now, I'd never heard of

[LUTE] Re: New music

2017-12-21 Thread Peter Hoar

   Jozef van Wissem writes music for Baroque lute.

   On 22 December 2017 at 13:43, Stephan Olbertz
   <[1]stephan.olbe...@web.de> wrote:

 I like this one here by Dosia McKay, comissioned by Will Tocaben:
 [2]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6lgO_kWGzo
 And a nice chat with the composer:
 [3]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StxpE-7YrUY
 After 10 minutes it gets kind of funny when she talks about her love
 of
 Bach's bass lines...
 Regards
 Stephan
 -UrsprÃÂ¼ngliche Nachricht-
 Von: [4]lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:[5]lute-arc@cs.dartmouth.
 edu] Im Auftrag
 von Toby Carr
 Gesendet: Freitag, 22. Dezember 2017 00:32
 An: lutelist Net
 Betreff: [LUTE] Re: New music
Matthew Wadsworth's latest CD included a new piece for theorbo by
Stephen Goss that I think is worth mentioning, and I believe they
 have
plans to continue that collaboration
On 21 Dec 2017 23:16, "David van Ooijen"
 <[1][6]davidvanooi...@gmail.com>
wrote:
 Like most (pro) lute players, I play, record and arrange my
 share
  of
 contemporary music, have some written for me even, but it's
 far
 outnumbered by early music.
 On Fri, 22 Dec 2017 at 00:12, Daniel Shoskes
 <[1][2][7]kidneykut...@gmail.com> wrote:
   I highly recommend it. I commissioned a work from Ronn
  McFarlane and
   I think it's one of his most beautiful:
   [2][3][8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYgAAyMtgtE
   <[3][4][9]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYgAAyMtgtE>
   Ronn playing it live: [4][5][10]https://www.youtube.com/
  watch?v=Cz3j5muuVKc
   <[5][6][11]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz3j5muuVKc>
   Recording:
   [6][7][12]https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/passacaglia/
  878859427?i=8788594
   69
   <[7][8][13]https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/passacaglia/
  878859427?i=878859
   469>
   Also commissioned a version of Adon Olam from Rene
 Schiffer
  that is
   in the form of a passacaglia with a theorbo part.
   Let's keep them gainfully employed!
   Danny
   > On Dec 21, 2017, at 5:38 PM, Jacob Johnson

 <[8][9][14]tmrguitar...@gmail.com> wrote:
 >
 >   I don't think that's entirely accurate. Ronn
   McFarlane
plays
 his own
 >  compositions, Jakob Lindberg performs the Britten
Nocturnal (I
 know,
 >  it's not that new, and it's not really for lute, but
   IMO
it
 kinda
 >  counts), Chris Wilke recorded a whole cd of Roman
Turovsky's
 new works
 >  for baroque lute, I saw Elizabeth Kenny perform TWO
recent
 theorbo
 >  commissions at the LuteFestWest, and there's certainly
more
 examples I
 >  just can't think of at the moment.
 >  As soon as I can afford to do so, I intend to
   commission
some
 works for
 >  myself to play.
 >
 >  Jacob Johnson
 >

   [uc?export=downloadid=0B6_gM3BRE6ZrYVVZZU5QNmJqdDQ&
  amp;revid=0B
   6_g
   >  M3BRE6ZraW9nQ2U4SGNwV0tYVWxobnNBVjBsZi9FNHhzPQ]
   >  Guitar/Lute
   >  [1][9][10][15]www.johnsonguitarstudio.com
   >  [16][11]469.237.0625.
   >  On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 4:12 PM, Christopher
 Stetson

 >  <[2][10][12][17]christophertstet...@gmail.com> wrote:
 >
 >   Hello all.
 >   An interesting question, Peter, thanks for
   bringing
it up.
 To
 >answer
 >   honestly and personally, I'm not especially
interested in
 new
 >music,
 >   per se, for any of the instruments I play (mainly
lute,
 guitar,
 >   mandolin, but some others too).   I couldn't
really say
 why,
 >except
 >   that the music I've looked at from the last 30
   years
 tends, and I
 >mean
 >   tends, to be difficult and not especially tuneful
   to
my
 ear.
 >There
 >   are exceptions, of course, and I play some of
   those,
 though
 >mostly on
 >   guitar.   I'm not a professional, so I tend
   to be
fairly
 >

[LUTE] Re: New music

2017-12-21 Thread Stephan Olbertz

I like this one here by Dosia McKay, comissioned by Will Tocaben:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6lgO_kWGzo
And a nice chat with the composer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StxpE-7YrUY
After 10 minutes it gets kind of funny when she talks about her love of
Bach's bass lines...

Regards
Stephan

-Ursprüngliche Nachricht-
Von: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] Im Auftrag
von Toby Carr
Gesendet: Freitag, 22. Dezember 2017 00:32
An: lutelist Net
Betreff: [LUTE] Re: New music

   Matthew Wadsworth's latest CD included a new piece for theorbo by
   Stephen Goss that I think is worth mentioning, and I believe they have
   plans to continue that collaboration

   On 21 Dec 2017 23:16, "David van Ooijen" <[1]davidvanooi...@gmail.com>
   wrote:

Like most (pro) lute players, I play, record and arrange my share
 of
contemporary music, have some written for me even, but it's far
outnumbered by early music.
On Fri, 22 Dec 2017 at 00:12, Daniel Shoskes
<[1][2]kidneykut...@gmail.com> wrote:
  I highly recommend it. I commissioned a work from Ronn
 McFarlane and
  I think it's one of his most beautiful:
  [2][3]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYgAAyMtgtE
  <[3][4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYgAAyMtgtE>
  Ronn playing it live: [4][5]https://www.youtube.com/
 watch?v=Cz3j5muuVKc
  <[5][6]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz3j5muuVKc>
  Recording:
  [6][7]https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/passacaglia/
 878859427?i=8788594
  69
  <[7][8]https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/passacaglia/
 878859427?i=878859
  469>
  Also commissioned a version of Adon Olam from Rene Schiffer
 that is
  in the form of a passacaglia with a theorbo part.
  Let's keep them gainfully employed!
  Danny
  > On Dec 21, 2017, at 5:38 PM, Jacob Johnson
  <[8][9]tmrguitar...@gmail.com> wrote:
  >
  >  I don't think that's entirely accurate. Ronn McFarlane
 plays
  his own
  > compositions, Jakob Lindberg performs the Britten
 Nocturnal (I
  know,
  > it's not that new, and it's not really for lute, but IMO
 it
  kinda
  > counts), Chris Wilke recorded a whole cd of Roman
 Turovsky's
  new works
  > for baroque lute, I saw Elizabeth Kenny perform TWO
 recent
  theorbo
  > commissions at the LuteFestWest, and there's certainly
 more
  examples I
  > just can't think of at the moment.
  > As soon as I can afford to do so, I intend to commission
 some
  works for
  > myself to play.
  >
  > Jacob Johnson
  >
  [uc?export=downloadid=0B6_gM3BRE6ZrYVVZZU5QNmJqdDQ&
 amp;revid=0B
  6_g
  > M3BRE6ZraW9nQ2U4SGNwV0tYVWxobnNBVjBsZi9FNHhzPQ]
  > Guitar/Lute
  > [1][9][10]www.johnsonguitarstudio.com
  > [11]469.237.0625.
  > On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 4:12 PM, Christopher Stetson
  > <[2][10][12]christophertstet...@gmail.com> wrote:
  >
  >  Hello all.
  >  An interesting question, Peter, thanks for bringing
 it up.
  To
  >   answer
  >  honestly and personally, I'm not especially
 interested in
  new
  >   music,
  >  per se, for any of the instruments I play (mainly
 lute,
  guitar,
  >  mandolin, but some others too).  I couldn't
 really say
  why,
  >   except
  >  that the music I've looked at from the last 30 years
  tends, and I
  >   mean
  >  tends, to be difficult and not especially tuneful to
 my
  ear.
  >   There
  >  are exceptions, of course, and I play some of those,
  though
  >   mostly on
  >  guitar.  I'm not a professional, so I tend to be
 fairly
  >   conservstive
  >  in the music I choose to spend time seeking out and
  playing.  I
  >   also
  >  don't play many of the old compositions that fit the
 above
  >   criteria.
  >  I fully realize. however,  that one person's
 difficult
  is
  >   another
  >  person's interesting, and I'm really glad that
 people are
  writing
  >   new
  >  music for lute.
  >  Best to all, and keep playing,
  >  Chris.
  >
  >On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 2:34 PM, Peter Martin
  >

[LUTE] Re: New music

2017-12-21 Thread sterling price

I have composed a few big works for the baroque lute, and I'm now working on 
something for 15 course archlute.
Sterling 

Sent from my iPad

> On Dec 21, 2017, at 4:10 PM, Daniel Shoskes  wrote:
> 
> I highly recommend it. I commissioned a work from Ronn McFarlane and I think 
> it’s one of his most beautiful:
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYgAAyMtgtE 
> 
> 
> Ronn playing it live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz3j5muuVKc 
> 
> 
> Recording: 
> https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/passacaglia/878859427?i=878859469 
> 
> 
> Also commissioned a version of Adon Olam from Rene Schiffer that is in the 
> form of a passacaglia with a theorbo part.
> 
> Let’s keep them gainfully employed!
> 
> Danny
> 
> 
> 
>> On Dec 21, 2017, at 5:38 PM, Jacob Johnson  wrote:
>> 
>>   I don't think that's entirely accurate. Ronn McFarlane plays his own
>>  compositions, Jakob Lindberg performs the Britten Nocturnal (I know,
>>  it's not that new, and it's not really for lute, but IMO it kinda
>>  counts), Chris Wilke recorded a whole cd of Roman Turovsky's new works
>>  for baroque lute, I saw Elizabeth Kenny perform TWO recent theorbo
>>  commissions at the LuteFestWest, and there's certainly more examples I
>>  just can't think of at the moment.
>>  As soon as I can afford to do so, I intend to commission some works for
>>  myself to play.
>> 
>>  Jacob Johnson
>>  [uc?export=downloadid=0B6_gM3BRE6ZrYVVZZU5QNmJqdDQrevid=0B6_g
>>  M3BRE6ZraW9nQ2U4SGNwV0tYVWxobnNBVjBsZi9FNHhzPQ]
>>  Guitar/Lute
>>  [1]www.johnsonguitarstudio.com
>>  469.237.0625.
>>  On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 4:12 PM, Christopher Stetson
>>  <[2]christophertstet...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>   Hello all.
>>   An interesting question, Peter, thanks for bringing it up.To
>>answer
>>   honestly and personally, I'm not especially interested in new
>>music,
>>   per se, for any of the instruments I play (mainly lute, guitar,
>>   mandolin, but some others too).I couldn't really say why,
>>except
>>   that the music I've looked at from the last 30 years tends, and I
>>mean
>>   tends, to be difficult and not especially tuneful to my ear.
>>There
>>   are exceptions, of course, and I play some of those, though
>>mostly on
>>   guitar.I'm not a professional, so I tend to be fairly
>>conservstive
>>   in the music I choose to spend time seeking out and playing.I
>>also
>>   don't play many of the old compositions that fit the above
>>criteria.
>>   I fully realize. however,that one person's difficult is
>>another
>>   person's interesting, and I'm really glad that people are writing
>>new
>>   music for lute.
>>   Best to all, and keep playing,
>>   Chris.
>> 
>> On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 2:34 PM, Peter Martin
>>  <[1][3]peter.l...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>  Hello all,
>>  I recently bought a Wigmore Hall Live CD of a 2013 concert by
>>  countertenor Iestyn Davies and lutenist Thomas Dunford. It
>>   included
>>  the world premiere performance of a substantial piece by Nico
>>   Muhly
>>  called Old Bones. Up to now, I'd never heard of it, which
>>   surprised
>>  me because Muhly is a very successful young American composer.
>>His
>>  new opera Marnie has just premiered at English National Opera,
>>   and his
>>  previous opera Two Boys was given at ENO and at the Met in New
>>   York.
>>  The score of Old Bones is available from Music Sales. Yet I
>>   can't see
>>  that the lute world has paid the slightest attention to it.
>>  Which sets me wondering, not about Muhly as such, but about new
>>   music
>>  generally. With the honourable exception of Jacob
>>  Heringman,
>>   scarcely
>>  anyone plays it. Any thoughts on why this is? Are we
>>  simply
>>   not
>>  interested in new music?
>>  Peter
>>  --
>>   To get on or off this list see list information at
>> 
>> [2][4]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
>>   --
>>References
>>   1. mailto:[5]peter.l...@gmail.com
>>   2. [6]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
>> 
>>  --
>> 
>> References
>> 
>>  1. http://www.johnsonguitarstudio.com/
>>  2. mailto:christophertstet...@gmail.com
>>  3. mailto:peter.l...@gmail.com
>>  4. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
>>  5. mailto:peter.l...@gmail.com
>>  6. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
> 
> 
> --

[LUTE] Re: New music

2017-12-21 Thread Eric Hansen

   Hartt School composer David Macbride composes solo lute music for me, a
   total of 13 pieces as of this writing.   I played one of them at the
   Lute Society Seminar in Cleveland a few years ago, it's up on YouTube.
 He and I have begun to record the pieces, a few at a time.
   Best to all,
   Eric

   On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 5:38 PM, Jacob Johnson
   <[1]tmrguitar...@gmail.com> wrote:

 I don't think that's entirely accurate. Ronn McFarlane plays his
 own
compositions, Jakob Lindberg performs the Britten Nocturnal (I
 know,
it's not that new, and it's not really for lute, but IMO it kinda
counts), Chris Wilke recorded a whole cd of Roman Turovsky's new
 works
for baroque lute, I saw Elizabeth Kenny perform TWO recent
 theorbo
commissions at the LuteFestWest, and there's certainly more
 examples I
just can't think of at the moment.
As soon as I can afford to do so, I intend to commission some
 works for
myself to play.
Jacob Johnson
[uc?export=downloadid=0B6_gM3BRE6ZrYVVZZU5QNmJqdDQ&
 amp;revid=0B6_g
M3BRE6ZraW9nQ2U4SGNwV0tYVWxobnNBVjBsZi9FNHhzPQ]
Guitar/Lute
[1][2]www.johnsonguitarstudio.com
[3]469.237.0625.

  On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 4:12 PM, Christopher Stetson
  <[2][4]christophertstet...@gmail.com> wrote:
   Hello all.
   An interesting question, Peter, thanks for bringing it up.
   To
answer
   honestly and personally, I'm not especially interested in new
music,
   per se, for any of the instruments I play (mainly lute, guitar,
   mandolin, but some others too). I couldn't really say why,
except
   that the music I've looked at from the last 30 years tends, and
   I
mean
   tends, to be difficult and not especially tuneful to my ear.
There
   are exceptions, of course, and I play some of those, though
mostly on
   guitar. I'm not a professional, so I tend to be fairly
conservstive
   in the music I choose to spend time seeking out and playing.
 I
also
   don't play many of the old compositions that fit the above
criteria.
   I fully realize. however, that one person's difficult is
another
   person's interesting, and I'm really glad that people are
   writing
new
   music for lute.
   Best to all, and keep playing,
   Chris.
 On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 2:34 PM, Peter Martin

<[1][3][5]peter.l...@gmail.com>

 wrote:
  Hello all,
  I recently bought a Wigmore Hall Live CD of a 2013 concert
   by
  countertenor Iestyn Davies and lutenist Thomas Dunford.
It
   included
  the world premiere performance of a substantial piece by
   Nico
   Muhly
  called Old Bones.  Up to now, I'd never heard of it,
   which
   surprised
  me because Muhly is a very successful young American
   composer.
His
  new opera Marnie has just premiered at English National
   Opera,
   and his
  previous opera Two Boys was given at ENO and at the Met in
   New
   York.
  The score of Old Bones is available from Music Sales.
   Yet I
   can't see
  that the lute world has paid the slightest attention to it.
  Which sets me wondering, not about Muhly as such, but about
   new
   music
  generally.  With the honourable exception of Jacob
  Heringman,
   scarcely
  anyone plays it.  Any thoughts on why this is?  Are
   we
  simply
   not
  interested in new music?
  Peter
  --
   To get on or off this list see list information at

   [2][4][6]http://www.cs.dartmouth.
 edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
 --
  References
 1. mailto:[5][7]peter.l...@gmail.com
 2. [6][8]http://www.cs.dartmouth.
 edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
--
 References
1. [9]http://www.johnsonguitarstudio.com/
2. mailto:[10]christophertstet...@gmail.com
3. mailto:[11]peter.l...@gmail.com
4. [12]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
5. mailto:[13]peter.l...@gmail.com
6. [14]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

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   Librarian & lutenist

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References

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   2. http://www.johnsonguitarstudio.com/
   3. tel:469.237.0625
   4. mailto:christophertstet...@gmail.com
   5. mailto:peter.l...@gmail.com
   6. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
   7. mailto:peter.l...@gmail.com
   8.

[LUTE] Re: New music

2017-12-21 Thread Toby Carr

   Matthew Wadsworth's latest CD included a new piece for theorbo by
   Stephen Goss that I think is worth mentioning, and I believe they have
   plans to continue that collaboration

   On 21 Dec 2017 23:16, "David van Ooijen" <[1]davidvanooi...@gmail.com>
   wrote:

Like most (pro) lute players, I play, record and arrange my share
 of
contemporary music, have some written for me even, but it's far
outnumbered by early music.
On Fri, 22 Dec 2017 at 00:12, Daniel Shoskes
<[1][2]kidneykut...@gmail.com> wrote:
  I highly recommend it. I commissioned a work from Ronn
 McFarlane and
  I think it's one of his most beautiful:
  [2][3]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYgAAyMtgtE
  <[3][4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYgAAyMtgtE>
  Ronn playing it live: [4][5]https://www.youtube.com/
 watch?v=Cz3j5muuVKc
  <[5][6]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz3j5muuVKc>
  Recording:
  [6][7]https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/passacaglia/
 878859427?i=8788594
  69
  <[7][8]https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/passacaglia/
 878859427?i=878859
  469>
  Also commissioned a version of Adon Olam from Rene Schiffer
 that is
  in the form of a passacaglia with a theorbo part.
  Let's keep them gainfully employed!
  Danny
  > On Dec 21, 2017, at 5:38 PM, Jacob Johnson
  <[8][9]tmrguitar...@gmail.com> wrote:
  >
  >  I don't think that's entirely accurate. Ronn McFarlane
 plays
  his own
  > compositions, Jakob Lindberg performs the Britten
 Nocturnal (I
  know,
  > it's not that new, and it's not really for lute, but IMO
 it
  kinda
  > counts), Chris Wilke recorded a whole cd of Roman
 Turovsky's
  new works
  > for baroque lute, I saw Elizabeth Kenny perform TWO
 recent
  theorbo
  > commissions at the LuteFestWest, and there's certainly
 more
  examples I
  > just can't think of at the moment.
  > As soon as I can afford to do so, I intend to commission
 some
  works for
  > myself to play.
  >
  > Jacob Johnson
  >
  [uc?export=downloadid=0B6_gM3BRE6ZrYVVZZU5QNmJqdDQ&
 amp;revid=0B
  6_g
  > M3BRE6ZraW9nQ2U4SGNwV0tYVWxobnNBVjBsZi9FNHhzPQ]
  > Guitar/Lute
  > [1][9][10]www.johnsonguitarstudio.com
  > [11]469.237.0625.
  > On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 4:12 PM, Christopher Stetson
  > <[2][10][12]christophertstet...@gmail.com> wrote:
  >
  >  Hello all.
  >  An interesting question, Peter, thanks for bringing
 it up.
  To
  >   answer
  >  honestly and personally, I'm not especially
 interested in
  new
  >   music,
  >  per se, for any of the instruments I play (mainly
 lute,
  guitar,
  >  mandolin, but some others too).  I couldn't
 really say
  why,
  >   except
  >  that the music I've looked at from the last 30 years
  tends, and I
  >   mean
  >  tends, to be difficult and not especially tuneful to
 my
  ear.
  >   There
  >  are exceptions, of course, and I play some of those,
  though
  >   mostly on
  >  guitar.  I'm not a professional, so I tend to be
 fairly
  >   conservstive
  >  in the music I choose to spend time seeking out and
  playing.  I
  >   also
  >  don't play many of the old compositions that fit the
 above
  >   criteria.
  >  I fully realize. however,  that one person's
 difficult
  is
  >   another
  >  person's interesting, and I'm really glad that
 people are
  writing
  >   new
  >  music for lute.
  >  Best to all, and keep playing,
  >  Chris.
  >
  >On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 2:34 PM, Peter Martin
  > <[1][3][11][13]peter.l...@gmail.com>
  >wrote:
  > Hello all,
  > I recently bought a Wigmore Hall Live CD of a
 2013
  concert by
  > countertenor Iestyn Davies and lutenist Thomas
 Dunford.
   It
  >  included
  > the world premiere performance of a substantial
 piece
  by Nico
  >  Muhly
  > called Old Bones.   Up to now, I'd never
 heard of

[LUTE] Re: New music

2017-12-21 Thread David van Ooijen

   Like most (pro) lute players, I play, record and arrange my share of
   contemporary music, have some written for me even, but it's far
   outnumbered by early music.
   On Fri, 22 Dec 2017 at 00:12, Daniel Shoskes
   <[1]kidneykut...@gmail.com> wrote:

 I highly recommend it. I commissioned a work from Ronn McFarlane and
 I think it's one of his most beautiful:
 [2]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYgAAyMtgtE
 <[3]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYgAAyMtgtE>
 Ronn playing it live: [4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz3j5muuVKc
 <[5]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz3j5muuVKc>
 Recording:
 [6]https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/passacaglia/878859427?i=8788594
 69
 <[7]https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/passacaglia/878859427?i=878859
 469>
 Also commissioned a version of Adon Olam from Rene Schiffer that is
 in the form of a passacaglia with a theorbo part.
 Let's keep them gainfully employed!
 Danny
 > On Dec 21, 2017, at 5:38 PM, Jacob Johnson
 <[8]tmrguitar...@gmail.com> wrote:
 >
 > I don't think that's entirely accurate. Ronn McFarlane plays
 his own
 >compositions, Jakob Lindberg performs the Britten Nocturnal (I
 know,
 >it's not that new, and it's not really for lute, but IMO it
 kinda
 >counts), Chris Wilke recorded a whole cd of Roman Turovsky's
 new works
 >for baroque lute, I saw Elizabeth Kenny perform TWO recent
 theorbo
 >commissions at the LuteFestWest, and there's certainly more
 examples I
 >just can't think of at the moment.
 >As soon as I can afford to do so, I intend to commission some
 works for
 >myself to play.
 >
 >Jacob Johnson
 >
 [uc?export=downloadid=0B6_gM3BRE6ZrYVVZZU5QNmJqdDQrevid=0B
 6_g
 >M3BRE6ZraW9nQ2U4SGNwV0tYVWxobnNBVjBsZi9FNHhzPQ]
 >Guitar/Lute
 >[1][9]www.johnsonguitarstudio.com
 >469.237.0625.
 >On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 4:12 PM, Christopher Stetson
 ><[2][10]christophertstet...@gmail.com> wrote:
 >
 > Hello all.
 > An interesting question, Peter, thanks for bringing it up.
 To
 >  answer
 > honestly and personally, I'm not especially interested in
 new
 >  music,
 > per se, for any of the instruments I play (mainly lute,
 guitar,
 > mandolin, but some others too). I couldn't really say
 why,
 >  except
 > that the music I've looked at from the last 30 years
 tends, and I
 >  mean
 > tends, to be difficult and not especially tuneful to my
 ear.
 >  There
 > are exceptions, of course, and I play some of those,
 though
 >  mostly on
 > guitar. I'm not a professional, so I tend to be fairly
 >  conservstive
 > in the music I choose to spend time seeking out and
 playing. I
 >  also
 > don't play many of the old compositions that fit the above
 >  criteria.
 > I fully realize. however, that one person's difficult
 is
 >  another
 > person's interesting, and I'm really glad that people are
 writing
 >  new
 > music for lute.
 > Best to all, and keep playing,
 > Chris.
 >
 >   On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 2:34 PM, Peter Martin
 ><[1][3][11]peter.l...@gmail.com>
 >   wrote:
 >Hello all,
 >I recently bought a Wigmore Hall Live CD of a 2013
 concert by
 >countertenor Iestyn Davies and lutenist Thomas Dunford.
  It
 > included
 >the world premiere performance of a substantial piece
 by Nico
 > Muhly
 >called Old Bones.  Up to now, I'd never heard of
 it, which
 > surprised
 >me because Muhly is a very successful young American
 composer.
 >  His
 >new opera Marnie has just premiered at English National
 Opera,
 > and his
 >previous opera Two Boys was given at ENO and at the Met
 in New
 > York.
 >The score of Old Bones is available from Music Sales.
Yet I
 > can't see
 >that the lute world has paid the slightest attention to
 it.
 >Which sets me wondering, not about Muhly as such, but
 about new
 > music
 >generally.  With the honourable exception of Jacob
 >Heringman,
 > scarcely
 >anyone plays it.  Any thoughts on why this is?
  Are we
 >simply
 > not
 >interested in new music?
 >Peter
 >--
 > To get on or off this

[LUTE] Re: New music

2017-12-21 Thread Daniel Shoskes

I highly recommend it. I commissioned a work from Ronn McFarlane and I think 
itâs one of his most beautiful:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYgAAyMtgtE 


Ronn playing it live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz3j5muuVKc 


Recording: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/passacaglia/878859427?i=878859469 


Also commissioned a version of Adon Olam from Rene Schiffer that is in the form 
of a passacaglia with a theorbo part.

Letâs keep them gainfully employed!

Danny



> On Dec 21, 2017, at 5:38 PM, Jacob Johnson  wrote:
> 
>I don't think that's entirely accurate. Ronn McFarlane plays his own
>   compositions, Jakob Lindberg performs the Britten Nocturnal (I know,
>   it's not that new, and it's not really for lute, but IMO it kinda
>   counts), Chris Wilke recorded a whole cd of Roman Turovsky's new works
>   for baroque lute, I saw Elizabeth Kenny perform TWO recent theorbo
>   commissions at the LuteFestWest, and there's certainly more examples I
>   just can't think of at the moment.
>   As soon as I can afford to do so, I intend to commission some works for
>   myself to play.
> 
>   Jacob Johnson
>   [uc?export=downloadid=0B6_gM3BRE6ZrYVVZZU5QNmJqdDQrevid=0B6_g
>   M3BRE6ZraW9nQ2U4SGNwV0tYVWxobnNBVjBsZi9FNHhzPQ]
>   Guitar/Lute
>   [1]www.johnsonguitarstudio.com
>   469.237.0625.
>   On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 4:12 PM, Christopher Stetson
>   <[2]christophertstet...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>Hello all.
>An interesting question, Peter, thanks for bringing it up.To
> answer
>honestly and personally, I'm not especially interested in new
> music,
>per se, for any of the instruments I play (mainly lute, guitar,
>mandolin, but some others too).I couldn't really say why,
> except
>that the music I've looked at from the last 30 years tends, and I
> mean
>tends, to be difficult and not especially tuneful to my ear.
> There
>are exceptions, of course, and I play some of those, though
> mostly on
>guitar.I'm not a professional, so I tend to be fairly
> conservstive
>in the music I choose to spend time seeking out and playing.I
> also
>don't play many of the old compositions that fit the above
> criteria.
>I fully realize. however,that one person's difficult is
> another
>person's interesting, and I'm really glad that people are writing
> new
>music for lute.
>Best to all, and keep playing,
>Chris.
> 
>  On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 2:34 PM, Peter Martin
>   <[1][3]peter.l...@gmail.com>
>  wrote:
>   Hello all,
>   I recently bought a Wigmore Hall Live CD of a 2013 concert by
>   countertenor Iestyn Davies and lutenist Thomas Dunford. It
>included
>   the world premiere performance of a substantial piece by Nico
>Muhly
>   called Old Bones. Up to now, I'd never heard of it, which
>surprised
>   me because Muhly is a very successful young American composer.
> His
>   new opera Marnie has just premiered at English National Opera,
>and his
>   previous opera Two Boys was given at ENO and at the Met in New
>York.
>   The score of Old Bones is available from Music Sales. Yet I
>can't see
>   that the lute world has paid the slightest attention to it.
>   Which sets me wondering, not about Muhly as such, but about new
>music
>   generally. With the honourable exception of Jacob
>   Heringman,
>scarcely
>   anyone plays it. Any thoughts on why this is? Are we
>   simply
>not
>   interested in new music?
>   Peter
>   --
>To get on or off this list see list information at
> 
>  [2][4]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
>--
> References
>1. mailto:[5]peter.l...@gmail.com
>2. [6]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
> 
>   --
> 
> References
> 
>   1. http://www.johnsonguitarstudio.com/
>   2. mailto:christophertstet...@gmail.com
>   3. mailto:peter.l...@gmail.com
>   4. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
>   5. mailto:peter.l...@gmail.com
>   6. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
> 


--

[LUTE] Re: New music

2017-12-21 Thread Jacob Johnson

I don't think that's entirely accurate. Ronn McFarlane plays his own
   compositions, Jakob Lindberg performs the Britten Nocturnal (I know,
   it's not that new, and it's not really for lute, but IMO it kinda
   counts), Chris Wilke recorded a whole cd of Roman Turovsky's new works
   for baroque lute, I saw Elizabeth Kenny perform TWO recent theorbo
   commissions at the LuteFestWest, and there's certainly more examples I
   just can't think of at the moment.
   As soon as I can afford to do so, I intend to commission some works for
   myself to play.

   Jacob Johnson
   [uc?export=downloadid=0B6_gM3BRE6ZrYVVZZU5QNmJqdDQrevid=0B6_g
   M3BRE6ZraW9nQ2U4SGNwV0tYVWxobnNBVjBsZi9FNHhzPQ]
   Guitar/Lute
   [1]www.johnsonguitarstudio.com
   469.237.0625.
   On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 4:12 PM, Christopher Stetson
   <[2]christophertstet...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello all.
An interesting question, Peter, thanks for bringing it up.To
 answer
honestly and personally, I'm not especially interested in new
 music,
per se, for any of the instruments I play (mainly lute, guitar,
mandolin, but some others too).I couldn't really say why,
 except
that the music I've looked at from the last 30 years tends, and I
 mean
tends, to be difficult and not especially tuneful to my ear.
 There
are exceptions, of course, and I play some of those, though
 mostly on
guitar.I'm not a professional, so I tend to be fairly
 conservstive
in the music I choose to spend time seeking out and playing.I
 also
don't play many of the old compositions that fit the above
 criteria.
I fully realize. however,that one person's difficult is
 another
person's interesting, and I'm really glad that people are writing
 new
music for lute.
Best to all, and keep playing,
Chris.

  On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 2:34 PM, Peter Martin
   <[1][3]peter.l...@gmail.com>
  wrote:
   Hello all,
   I recently bought a Wigmore Hall Live CD of a 2013 concert by
   countertenor Iestyn Davies and lutenist Thomas Dunford. It
included
   the world premiere performance of a substantial piece by Nico
Muhly
   called Old Bones. Up to now, I'd never heard of it, which
surprised
   me because Muhly is a very successful young American composer.
 His
   new opera Marnie has just premiered at English National Opera,
and his
   previous opera Two Boys was given at ENO and at the Met in New
York.
   The score of Old Bones is available from Music Sales. Yet I
can't see
   that the lute world has paid the slightest attention to it.
   Which sets me wondering, not about Muhly as such, but about new
music
   generally. With the honourable exception of Jacob
   Heringman,
scarcely
   anyone plays it. Any thoughts on why this is? Are we
   simply
not
   interested in new music?
   Peter
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   1. http://www.johnsonguitarstudio.com/
   2. mailto:christophertstet...@gmail.com
   3. mailto:peter.l...@gmail.com
   4. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
   5. mailto:peter.l...@gmail.com
   6. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[LUTE] Re: New music

2017-12-21 Thread Roman Turovsky

well, IMO there are grounds for cautious optimism in regard to new lute
music:
first - quite a number of people have composed for lute intermittently,
and some are composing actively.

second - new lute music does get played, and even better: recorded.
third: Yours truly has two CD's on Amazon (and a lot of digital
outlets), recorded by Chris Wilke, and Massimo Marchese,

both are world-class players:
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps=%22roman+turovsky%22=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3A%22roman+turovsky%22
RT

On 12/21/2017 5:12 PM, Christopher Stetson wrote:

Hello all.
An interesting question, Peter, thanks for bringing it up. To answer
honestly and personally, I'm not especially interested in new music,
per se, for any of the instruments I play (mainly lute, guitar,
mandolin, but some others too). I couldn't really say why, except
that the music I've looked at from the last 30 years tends, and I mean
tends, to be difficult and not especially tuneful to my ear. There
are exceptions, of course, and I play some of those, though mostly on
guitar. I'm not a professional, so I tend to be fairly conservstive
in the music I choose to spend time seeking out and playing. I also
don't play many of the old compositions that fit the above criteria.
I fully realize. however, that one person's difficult is another
person's interesting, and I'm really glad that people are writing new
music for lute.
Best to all, and keep playing,
Chris.

On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 2:34 PM, Peter Martin <[1]peter.l...@gmail.com>
wrote:

Hello all,
I recently bought a Wigmore Hall Live CD of a 2013 concert by
countertenor Iestyn Davies and lutenist Thomas Dunford.It
included
the world premiere performance of a substantial piece by Nico
Muhly
called Old Bones.Up to now, I'd never heard of it, which
surprised
me because Muhly is a very successful young American composer.
His
new opera Marnie has just premiered at English National Opera,
and his
previous opera Two Boys was given at ENO and at the Met in New
York.
The score of Old Bones is available from Music Sales.Yet I
can't see
that the lute world has paid the slightest attention to it.
Which sets me wondering, not about Muhly as such, but about new
music
generally.With the honourable exception of Jacob Heringman,
scarcely
anyone plays it.Any thoughts on why this is?Are we simply
not
interested in new music?
Peter
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[LUTE] Re: New music

2017-12-21 Thread Christopher Stetson

   Hello all.
   An interesting question, Peter, thanks for bringing it up.   To answer
   honestly and personally, I'm not especially interested in new music,
   per se, for any of the instruments I play (mainly lute, guitar,
   mandolin, but some others too).   I couldn't really say why, except
   that the music I've looked at from the last 30 years tends, and I mean
   tends, to be difficult and not especially tuneful to my ear.   There
   are exceptions, of course, and I play some of those, though mostly on
   guitar.   I'm not a professional, so I tend to be fairly conservstive
   in the music I choose to spend time seeking out and playing.   I also
   don't play many of the old compositions that fit the above criteria.
   I fully realize. however,   that one person's difficult is another
   person's interesting, and I'm really glad that people are writing new
   music for lute.
   Best to all, and keep playing,
   Chris.

   On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 2:34 PM, Peter Martin <[1]peter.l...@gmail.com>
   wrote:

Hello all,
I recently bought a Wigmore Hall Live CD of a 2013 concert by
countertenor Iestyn Davies and lutenist Thomas Dunford.It
 included
the world premiere performance of a substantial piece by Nico
 Muhly
called Old Bones.Up to now, I'd never heard of it, which
 surprised
me because Muhly is a very successful young American composer.
  His
new opera Marnie has just premiered at English National Opera,
 and his
previous opera Two Boys was given at ENO and at the Met in New
 York.
The score of Old Bones is available from Music Sales.Yet I
 can't see
that the lute world has paid the slightest attention to it.
Which sets me wondering, not about Muhly as such, but about new
 music
generally.With the honourable exception of Jacob Heringman,
 scarcely
anyone plays it.Any thoughts on why this is?Are we simply
 not
interested in new music?
Peter
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[LUTE] New music

2017-12-21 Thread Peter Martin

   Hello all,
   I recently bought a Wigmore Hall Live CD of a 2013 concert by
   countertenor Iestyn Davies and lutenist Thomas Dunford.   It included
   the world premiere performance of a substantial piece by Nico Muhly
   called Old Bones.   Up to now, I'd never heard of it, which surprised
   me because Muhly is a very successful young American composer.   His
   new opera Marnie has just premiered at English National Opera, and his
   previous opera Two Boys was given at ENO and at the Met in New York.
   The score of Old Bones is available from Music Sales.   Yet I can't see
   that the lute world has paid the slightest attention to it.
   Which sets me wondering, not about Muhly as such, but about new music
   generally.   With the honourable exception of Jacob Heringman, scarcely
   anyone plays it.   Any thoughts on why this is?   Are we simply not
   interested in new music?
   Peter

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