I agree with Diana Poulton, but there are times to escape "greed, noise and violence" and times to speak out against it - whatever the forum may be. On Aug 27, 2011, at 1:27 PM, William Samson wrote:
> Oh dear - Getting a little bit heated and political. Remember you are > lutenists - You should be above all this and setting a good example. > > My teacher, the late, great Diana Poulton wrote of the lute: > > "The grace of its appearance, the quiet beauty of its > sound and the intellectual depth of its music seemed to > offer an experience in complete contrast to the ever > increasing materialism of present day society with the > greed, noise and violence which surrounds us on all sides." > > -- > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
