Dear Daniel, Thanks for the youtube address. The lute isn't entirely drowned out. One can clearly hear the last note way up the neck (10th fret?). In my opinion, it would have been better to ditch the lute, and strum chords on a baroque guitar instead. The fancy divisions on the violins are all very lovely, but I think it needs a strong rhythm section to hold it together. Think bluegrass.
On the subject of Tony Rooley's performance, I would say that any lute in a hall big enough to hold over 800 people, is going to be difficult to hear, whoever it is playing. I don't know Tony Rooley well, but when I have spoken to him in the past, he has been very approachable. He is not averse to criticism, and would probably agree with much of what Bruno had to say. Best wishes, Stewart McCoy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Shoskes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "gary digman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "lutelist" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 6:25 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Lute concert > >> "When the bagpipe plays, you will not be able to hear the lute, but >> the lute >> is pleasant to look at. So, when the bagpipe plays, enjoy the lute." >> >> Gary >> > > For a lute that is pretty to look at but drowned out, see > > http://youtube.com/watch?v=hQywhloSBlE To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
