Lute Festival 2008 is now over.  It again took place at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.  It has been an unsurpassed week of lute activities including a concert series, courses, lectures and myriad opportunities to share our enthusiasm for the lute with other like-minded people, from beginners to the most famous professional players.  Some photos and MP3 files have been added already, and a more complete and detailed retrospective on the event will appear here shortly.  Briefly, the faculty included:

• Robert Barto — Concert Program
• Michael Craddock — Concert Program
• Eve Kopli, vocal — Concert Program
• Daniel Larson, luthier
• Catherine Liddell — Concert Program
• Edward Martin
• Ronn McFarlane — Concert Program
• Eric Mentzel, vocal — Concert Program
• Nigel North — Concert Program
• Ray Nurse
• Pat O’Brien
• Paul O’Dette — Concert Program
• The Venere Lute Quartet — Concert Program
• Douglas Freundlich
• Gail Gillispie
• Christopher Morrongiello
• Phil Rukavina
• Crawford Young — Concert Program

•  German Lute Society International Lute Festivals, held annually for the last 11 years.  The 2008 event took place 4 – 6 April.
•  Les Journées du Luth 2008 of the Société de Luth Français – 25, 26 & 27 January 2008, Toulouse.  Masterclasses, concerts and exposition.  Recto (121 KB) & verso (352 KB) of the flyer.
•  Third Annual Meeting of the Sociedad de la Vihuela – 6, 7 & 8 December 2007, Valencia, Spain.
•  Second Annual Meeting of the Sociedad de la Vihuela – 1, 2 & 3 December 2006, Úbeda, Spain.
•  First Annual Meeting of the Sociedad de la Vihuela – 3 & 4 December 2005, Salamanca, Spain.
•  Festival de Luth de la Société de Luth de la Nouvelle-France, 14 – 16 May 2004.