[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future

2015-02-28 Thread Christopher Wilke
On Wed, 2/25/15, Daniel Shoskes [3]kidneykut...@gmail.com wrote: Subject: [LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future To: Ron Andrico [4]praelu...@hotmail.com Cc: Lute List [5]lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Date: Wednesday

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future

2015-02-28 Thread Franz Mechsner
An: kidneykut...@gmail.com kidneykut...@gmail.com, chriswi...@cs.dartmouth.edu chriswi...@cs.dartmouth.edu Cc: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Betreff: [LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future Dear Danny and all, I want to apologize for my recent comments in this discussion. It was my

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future

2015-02-28 Thread Daniel Shoskes
: [LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future To: Ron Andrico praelu...@hotmail.com mailto:praelu...@hotmail.com Cc: Lute List lute@cs.dartmouth.edu mailto:lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2015, 1:07 PM Ron: when I read many of your posts, I sometimes feel confused and undereducated

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future

2015-02-27 Thread Ron Andrico
To: chriswi...@cs.dartmouth.edu; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu; gjoachim...@wp.pl From: praelu...@hotmail.com Subject: [LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future Thanks for your thoughtful post, Chris. Your project is worthy of support and you did an excellent job of describing the current

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future again

2015-02-27 Thread Christopher Wilke
] Re: Lute in the Future again To: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Date: Thursday, February 26, 2015, 9:59 PM On Feb 26, 2015, at 1:33 PM, Christopher Wilke chriswi...@yahoo.com wrote: Howard, I'll be frank. You are having way too much fun tearing apart the sincere

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future again

2015-02-27 Thread Christopher Wilke
and Composer www.christopherwilke.com On Fri, 2/27/15, Matthew Daillie dail...@club-internet.fr wrote: Subject: [LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future again To: howard posner howardpos...@ca.rr.com Cc: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Date: Friday, February

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future again

2015-02-27 Thread howard posner
On Feb 27, 2015, at 6:51 AM, Christopher Wilke chriswi...@cs.dartmouth.edu wrote: I apologize to you. I must say, I am entirely taken aback at your extremely impassioned defense of Danny. This leads me to believe that I may have somehow inadvertently touched upon some latent issues of your

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future again

2015-02-27 Thread Matthew Daillie
As an innocent by-stander to these exchanges (lying low downstream to the trenches) but as a member of the lute community who reads most of the posts, I have been rather surprised by the veiled or sometimes outright criticism by Ron and Dr. Chris of other musicians' efforts and the unabashed

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future again

2015-02-26 Thread howard posner
On Feb 26, 2015, at 10:34 AM, Christopher Wilke chriswi...@cs.dartmouth.edu wrote: Keeping one's mouth shut and pretending there is no dysfunction in the early music industry is absolutely unhealthy. We should ALL be keenly aware of that in the wake of the recent Philip Pickett scandal.

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future

2015-02-26 Thread Christopher Wilke
...@gmail.com wrote: Subject: [LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future To: Ron Andrico praelu...@hotmail.com Cc: Lute List lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2015, 1:07 PM Ron: when I read many of your posts, I sometimes feel confused and undereducated. You often refer to “those people we all

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future

2015-02-26 Thread howard posner
On Feb 26, 2015, at 10:34 AM, Christopher Wilke chriswi...@cs.dartmouth.edu wrote: Having been a victim of this system myself (repeatedly and much more frequently lately, it seems), I can totally understand Ron's reticence in naming names. Even describing scenarios in a general manner

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future

2015-02-26 Thread Christopher Wilke
Howard, You have made a correct observation of the the facts. The wording of my message does not allege that Danny, or any other named individual, ever made these particular statements or held this view. Instead, I asserted that if one were make such statements, they would

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future again

2015-02-26 Thread Christopher Wilke
Howard, I'll be frank. You are having way too much fun tearing apart the sincere, heartfelt confessions of musicians who - quite unlike yourself - are struggling to simultaneously make a living and art in a difficult environment. I could counter-refute your semantics, but I don't

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future

2015-02-26 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Shoskes kidneykut...@gmail.com wrote: Subject: [LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future To: Ron Andrico praelu...@hotmail.com Cc: Lute List lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2015, 1:07 PM Ron: when I read many of your posts, I sometimes feel confused and undereducated. You often refer

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future again

2015-02-26 Thread r.turov...@gmail.com
On 2/26/2015 2:45 PM, howard posner wrote: On Feb 26, 2015, at 10:34 AM, Christopher Wilke chriswi...@cs.dartmouth.edu wrote: Keeping one's mouth shut and pretending there is no dysfunction in the early music industry is absolutely unhealthy. We should ALL be keenly aware of that in the

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future again

2015-02-26 Thread r.turov...@gmail.com
I think I'll be tempted to semantically simplify Chris' tirade: There are a few musicians who get the lion's share of business, win all sorts of awards etc. Coincidently they more often than not make a less than pleasurable listening experience. There is a small consolation in knowing that in

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future again

2015-02-26 Thread howard posner
On Feb 26, 2015, at 1:33 PM, Christopher Wilke chriswi...@yahoo.com wrote: Howard, I'll be frank. You are having way too much fun tearing apart the sincere, heartfelt confessions of musicians who - quite unlike yourself - are struggling to simultaneously make a living and art in a

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future

2015-02-25 Thread Ron Andrico
Thanks for your thoughtful post, Chris. Your project is worthy of support and you did an excellent job of describing the current dilemma for recording artists in accurate and diplomatic terms. Most people involved in the lute world, whether they are first-class players like you, or

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future

2015-02-25 Thread Edward Martin
Thanks for all the interesting posts on this topic.A Chris, thanks for mentioning Tom Walker and me about asking for support with recording projects.A We (Dan Larson of Gamut Music) asked for support in our Courante project, and received it!A Yes, all the things stated are true,

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future

2015-02-25 Thread Daniel Shoskes
Ron: when I read many of your posts, I sometimes feel confused and undereducated. You often refer to “those people we all know” or “certain groups” and I guess I’m not with the “in crowd” because I honestly don’t know who or what you mean. So, for the information of me and others like me on

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future

2015-02-25 Thread Mayes, Joseph
Whew!!! I thought it was just me. Joseph Mayes On 2/25/15 1:07 PM, Daniel Shoskes kidneykut...@gmail.com wrote: Ron: when I read many of your posts, I sometimes feel confused and undereducated. You often refer to ³those people we all know² or ³certain groups² and I guess I¹m not with the

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future

2015-02-25 Thread David Smith
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 9:49 AM To: Ron Andrico Cc: Christopher Wilke; lute@cs.dartmouth.edu; Grzegorz Joachimiak Subject: [LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future Thanks for all the interesting posts on this topic.A Chris, thanks for mentioning Tom Walker and me about asking for support

[LUTE] Re: Lute in the Future

2015-02-24 Thread Charles Mokotoff
Chris, et al, very well said. My hat is off to you and the new generation of lutenists/early music performers.A I am now a backer, best wishes for a successful endeavor! Charles Mokotoff On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 12:21 PM, Christopher Wilke [1]chriswi...@cs.dartmouth.edu wrote: