This space is very special in that it eschews the rancor and strife of the times and confines the discussion to subjects that, while we do not always agree, do not become heated and stupid.
Consider this a respectful plea to continue in that vein. Joseph Mayes ________________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Tristan von Neumann <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 4, 2018 3:59 PM To: lutelist Net Subject: [LUTE] Re: Early Music life Thank you Dr. Mardinly for backing me up. Am 04.01.2018 um 19:51 schrieb John Mardinly: > The bad news here is that Tristan was absolutely correct. > > A. John Mardinly, Ph.D., P.E. > The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters > Francisco Goya > > On Jan 3, 2018, at 7:25 PM, Roger Landes <[1][email protected]> > wrote: > > Tristan von Neumann: > Was this message meant to be private? If it was then you owe all the > members of this list an apology. But if you intended it to go to the > entire list you should be banished by the the list administrators. > Roger Landes > [2]https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.rogerlandes. > com&d=DwIFaQ&c=l45AxH-kUV29SRQusp9vYR0n1GycN4_2jInuKy6zbqQ&r=VLPJ8OE-c_ > C6joGeE1ftlvxMmQPq9N6mpKZONBRt90E&m=fDacMx83I7a-3M8DVn9J4YIA6X7fufvLmxK > a3YkOJm0&s=kzWqRyEaXaLu4FmBSDLHjEGKGyVhzgOP_ZW-7qJPz7M&e= > On 1/3/2018 8:16 PM, Tristan von Neumann wrote: > > Dumb people don't just get smart with the "right government", my > friend... > Your whole system is rotten, and believe you me, even some third > party candidates would not have been able to make the great purge > happen. > Am 03.01.2018 um 19:51 schrieb John Mardinly: > > America, being in the throes of "Make America Great Again", is > unfortunately in general hostile to any music that requires more > than > two brain cells to appreciate. Fortunately, there are some > exceptions. > A. John Mardinly, Ph.D., P.E. > The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters > Francisco Goya > On Jan 3, 2018, at 9:32 AM, Ron Andrico > <[1][email protected]> > wrote: > Thank you for your New Year's greeting, Tristan. > Much as I would wish the US early music scene to be otherwise, > it is > for the most part not what might be characterized as informal, > inviting > nor inclusive. While there are a few soloists and ensembles > attempting > to perform in less traditional venues, the attempts are not > really > successful. Ronn McFarlane did in fact play in a bar in > Cleveland > once. I had lunch with him the following day and he reported > that > there were 10 people in attendance. > I have written about this at some length and will continue to > do so, > but the early music scene in the US really caters to > sit-down-and-shut-up audiences who are encouraged to > participate in > some weird fan worship culture. There are a few exceptions, > and > Mignarda is definitely among the exceptions. We make it a > point to > seek out non-traditional audiences, and we have deliberately > been > performing in a variety of smaller venues, restaurants, coffee > shops, > libraries and in house concert settings for most of our 15 > years as a > duo. We also perform in churches and the usual larger venues, > but we > like having contact with our audiences. > I am of the opinion that early music will die out with the > rapidly > ageing baby-boom generation unless more of an effort is made > on the > part of performers to connect with people of all ages and > backgrounds > and encourage informal ensemble playing. In the coming year, > we will > be initiating a series of local informal gatherings where > amateurs > and > professionals can connect and share a love of making ensemble > music. > Wish us luck. > RA > __________________________________________________________________ > From: [2][email protected] > <[3][email protected]> on > behalf > of Tristan von Neumann <[4][email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2018 1:41 PM > To: lutelist Net > Subject: [LUTE] Early Music life > Happy New Year to all who are on the European calendar. > Here's one question - is there any noticeable Early Music life > going > on > in your neighborhood, besides the 19th/20th century concert > context > (which I always find a bit awkward)? > Ever heard of a bar where there are Early Music jam sessions? > Have you ever seen Early music picknicks in the park or in the > woods? > Do you play table music at your own private dinner parties? > To get on or off this list see list information at > [1][5]https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.cs.dar > t > mouth.edu_-7Ewbc_lute-2Dadmin_index.html&d=DwIBAg&c=l45AxH-kUV29SRQu > sp9 > vYR0n1GycN4_2jInuKy6zbqQ&r=VLPJ8OE-c_C6joGeE1ftlvxMmQPq9N6mpKZONBRt9 > 0E& > m=QKQkBULSF-JVeL5jAEzAZwrkhRVVOZKSSXqTGmAzBLk&s=VbCh6jEi0jZP2iVsY4l6 > 6D2 > VPOwiacK-Qk090pfM33w&e= > [2]Lute Mail list technical information > [6]www.cs.dartmouth.edu > How do I get on the lute mail list? 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