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."
> 
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> 
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