Yes, I still miss him. ed
At 10:16 PM 10/9/2009, Nancy Carlin wrote: > David was so enthusiastic about baroque lute back in the days when very > few people played them. I am glad to have this opportunity to remember > an old friend. > Nancy > > I have done this a good deal. There was a lutenist who many of the > older members may recall... David Phillips. He was a tremendous > lover of the lute, and a baroque lute scholar as well. I played a > tombeau, by deVissee at his funeral in 1981. I performed it on a > lute which he received on his death day, but had not heard it. > I have also played at many funerals, and occasionally, at a > viewing. I even did this 11 years ago at my mother's funeral. > I also play the lute every year in October, at a large medical > center's service of remembrance for all the children that died in > the > past year. > Good for you, David. I am sure that what you decide to do will be a > comfort to those that are grieving. > ed > At 02:35 PM 10/9/2009, Daniel Winheld wrote: > >"Strummin' on the old Tombeaux"? - > > > > >Have any of you ever been hired to play at a "viewing"? As in > where > > >the deceased is lying in an open casket, to be viewed by family > and > > >friends...? I was hired yesterday to play at one on Monday. An > hour > > >and a half's worth of lute music. This is unique in my > experience: > > >I've never even seen a dead body before, let alone provided > ambient > > >music for such an occasion. It's gonna be interesting... > > > > > >Best, > > > > > >David Rastall > > > >-- > > > > > > > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at > >[1] http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG - [2]www.avg.com > >Version: 8.5.421 / Virus Database: 270.14.8/2425 - Release Date: > >10/09/09 08:10:00 > Edward Martin > 2817 East 2nd Street > Duluth, Minnesota 55812 > e-mail: [email protected] > voice: (218) 728-1202 > [3]http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1660298871&ref=name > [4]http://www.myspace.com/edslute > > Nancy Carlin Associates > P.O. Box 6499 > Concord, CA 94524 USA > phone 925/686-5800 fax 925/680-2582 > web site - [5]www.nancycarlinassociates.com > Administrator THE LUTE SOCIETY OF AMERICA > web site - [6]http://LuteSocietyofAmerica.org > -- > >References > > 1. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > 2. http://www.avg.com/ > 3. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1660298871&ref=name > 4. http://www.myspace.com/edslute > 5. http://www.nancycarlinassociates.com/ > 6. http://lutesocietyofamerica.org/ > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 8.5.421 / Virus Database: 270.14.9/2426 - Release Date: >10/09/09 18:43:00 Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [email protected] voice: (218) 728-1202 http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1660298871&ref=name http://www.myspace.com/edslute
