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 -----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
