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 On May 11, 2006, at 5:36 AM, Edward Martin wrote: > Dear Lute List, > > As most of you may already have knowledge of this subject, I am > posting a > reminder that the LSA Festival will be in Cleveland, and the dates of > it > are from Sunday, June 25th, through Friday, June 30, 2006 , on the > campus > of Case Western Reserve University. This will be the third time the > seminar was held in that venue, and it promises to be a fantastic > event, as > there will be great learning opportunities for everyone, not to mention > fabulous concerts. > > What is particularly exciting is the return of Toyohiko Satoh, who > has not > been at an LSA seminar for at least 10 years. He has a long, > distinguished > career, playing all of the lute related instruments, and specializing > in > the baroque lute. Toyohiko recorded the first recording of all baroque > lute music on a baroque lute, and he continues to record. His style > has > changed, and now he will be teaching and performing 11 course music, > and he > will also demonstrate the results of his latest research on technical > performance practices, playing an all gut strung baroque lute at low > tension, with newly learned historic technique, playing by the bridge. > > Another feature is the return of Paul O'Dette, who has been absent > from our > seminar for years. As we know, Paul is one of the finest renaissance > lutenists in our time, and this will be a gift to hear him perform (in > 2 > concerts - one with Ellen Hargis, one solo!), as well as teach. > > We are also featuring Crawford Young on medieval and early renaissance > lutes, and his performance of this repertoire is legendary. > > In addition to these, we also have Ronn McFarlane, and Robet Barto, 2 > of > the most highly respected performers and teachers of the lute; their > performances always promise to be incredible. Back by popular demand > is > Pat O'Brien, our ever so esteemed teacher. > > This is a great opportunity, and where else can you get the chance to > hear > all these people perform in 1 week, not to mention the opportunity to > meet > and maybe have a lesson with Toyohiko ... after over 30 years of > teaching > at the Royal Conservatory in den Haag, he is now semi-retired in > Japan, and > this could be the last time we get to have him here! > > We also are having concerts by Cathy Liddell, the Venere Quartet, Duo > Marchand, Duo Chambure, and we will also present a concert by Earl > Christy, > and up-coming baroque lute professional. Can you imagine the > excitement > of having a lesson with Paul O'Dette, or Ronn McFarlane, or Bob Barto? > > 2 years ago, when the festival was in the same venue, we all had a > fantastic time, and we had the highest turn out, ever. The feedback > was > overwhelmingly positive. For those of you not yet committed to the > event, > please come, as I am sure it will be a grand time for all. > > Some of the classes are for rank beginners, some are for the advanced, > and > everything in between. It will be a fun time for all, so please come! > > See details at: > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~lsa/seminar/Cleveland2006/index.html > > > > > > > > > > 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
