I don't know if it was the same concert, but I remember him playing an
all DeVise concert at a Lute Seminar Dominican College. Someone told me
later he had injured a finger and played the whole concert with three
fingers. I think nobody noticed any flaws. I think Paul Odette started
off the week playing a lot of Dalza on a little lute. I remember you
remarking to him how it was very folk-like in spirit.
On Oct 18, 2010, at 10:10 PM, Peter Danner wrote:
I heard Hoppy under two very different situations back in the '70s
when I was an officer with the Lute Society of America. Both were at
summer seminars, which in those days were held in California. The
first was at a seminar at Idyllwild in the mountains southeast of Los
Angeles, where USC has a summer arts program. Hoppy played in an
auditorium there that had a glass roof. It was not a large hall, but
unfortunately there was a summer rain storm happening at the same
time. Hoppy's playing was totally drowned out by the pitter-pat of
the rain on the roof.
The other occasion worth mentioning was at Dominican College in San
Rafael. I was fortunate enough to draw Hoppy Smith as a roommate. The
night before his big concert, he said he hoped I didn't mind if he
practiced a bit as I was heading to bed. Hoppy was focused on de
Visee in those days, and I still remember falling off to sleep to the
delicious sounds of his theorbo and Les Sylvains.
Peter Danner
On Oct 18, 2010, at 1:26 AM, Thomas Schall wrote:
I can follow your comment about Hoppy because he is playing at a
*very* low volume. I have heard him both in a large church playing as
well as in a small salon. The first has been disappointing - the
second has been a nice experience.
I've heard Julian Bream in a larger room - volume has not been a
problem at all .
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