| Announcing
the Lute Society of America's
Summer
Seminar 2008
Sunday, June 22- Saturday, June 28
Case
Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 2008
Faculty Includes… Robert
Barto
Michael Craddock
Daniel Larson, luthier
Catherine Liddell
Edward
Martin
Ronn McFarlane
Nigel North
Ray
Nurse
Pat O'Brien
Paul O'Dette
Venere Lute Quartet
Douglas
Freundlich
Gail Gillispie
Christopher Morrongiello
Phillip Rukavina
Crawford
Young
Eve Kopli, soprano
Eric Mentzel, tenor Page
Last Updated 2/14/2008 (Final Version) |
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Society of America, Inc.
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LSA
Summer Seminar 2008 - Daily Class Schedule:
Check for updates
at http://LuteSociety of America.org
Class
Periods: | Track
I:
Medieval
& Early Renaissance Lute | Track
II:
Renaissance
Lute | Track
III:
Transitional & Baroque Lute |
Period
1
9:00-10:15 AM | Medieval
& Early Renaissance
Lute Master
Class
Crawford Young | Beginning
Lute Class 1
Chris Morrongiello | Continuo
Basics
Pat O'Brien |
Period
1
9:00-10:15 AM | --- | Lute
Building Topics
Dan Larson | English
Lute Music
ca.
1610 - 1630
Nigel
North |
Period
1
9:00-10:15 AM | --- | "Attaignant
101"
Ray Nurse | Performing
Lute Music
in
the French Style
Catherine
Liddell |
Period
2
10:30- 11:45 AM
| Beginning
Lute Class 2
Gail Gillispie | Renaissance
Lute
Master Class
Paul O'Dette | 17th
Century Song
Cathy Liddell & Eric Mentzel
|
Period
2
10:30- 11:45 AM | Masters
of Polyphony: Making
Sense of Early Intabulations
Crawford Young | --- | The
Lute After Weiss
Bob
Barto |
Lunch
12:00-1:00
PM |
Afternoon
Concert Series
Harkness
Hall
1:00-1:50
PM |
Period
3
2:00-3:15 PM
| Medieval
& Renaissance Song
Eve Kopli & Gail Gillispie | The
Art of the Lute Duet
Edward Martin | Baroque
Lute
Master Class
Bob Barto |
Period
3
2:00-3:15 PM | The
Art of Intabulation
Doug Freundlich | Renaissance
Lute Technique
Ronn McFarlane | --- |
Period
3
2:00-3:15 PM | --- | Topic
Class (TBA)
Paul O'Dette | --- |
Period
4
3:30-4:15 PM
| Understanding
Early Polyphony
Gail Gillispie | The
Renaissance Guitar
Michael Craddock | Transitional
and Baroque Lute
Master Class
Nigel North |
Period
4
3:30-4:15 PM | --- |
Elizabethan
& Jacobean Lute Music
Chris Morrongiello
| --- |
Lute
Ensembles
Doug Freundlich
|
Pat
O'Brien Lecture Series
4:30-5:30 PM | Lecturer:
Ray Nurse
Topic: "Searching for Dowland: The idea Behind
the Music"
Note:
No Pat O'Brien lecture on Wednesday, June 25, instead we will have a "Lute
Tasting" session. |
Dinner
5:30-6:30 |
Evening
Concert Series
Harkness Hall
730-9:30
PM |
Showcase
Concert Series
Location TBA
10:15-11:00
PM |
Brief
Course Descriptions
Track
I: Medieval and Early Renaissance Lute (ca. 1200-1500)
Period |
Class Title | Teacher |
| Period
1: | Medieval
and Early Renaissance Lute Master Class
Students perform medieval
(plectrum) and early Renaissance (plectrum and fingerstyle) repertoire in a masterclass
format. |
Crawford Young |
| Period
2: | Beginning
Lute
Students are introduced to the basic principals of lute playing.
No previous lute playing experience necessary! |
Gail Gillispie |
| Period
2: | Masters
of Polyphony: Making Sense of Early Intabulations
A faculty member
of the Schola Cantorum in Basel, Switzerland, expert medieval and Renaissance
lutenist Crawford Young helps students to decipher the earliest sources of lute
tablature. | Crawford
Young |
| Period
3: | Medieval
and Renaissance Song
Singers and lutenists are coached on performing
song repertoire from medieval and early Renaissance sources. Renowned soprano
Eve Kopli leads the class along with lutenist Gail Gillispie. | Eve
Kopli and Gail Gillispie |
| Period
3: | The
Art of Intabulation
Doug Freundlich, a master of intabulation techniques,
helps students "intabulate" or arrange lute solo and ensemble music
from their favorite non-lute vocal and instrumental pieces - from ANY era! | Douglas
Freundlich |
| Period
4: | Understanding
Early Polyphony
Gail helps students understand the rules and concepts
governing the creation of polyphonic music - and how to bring this understanding
into our performances of lute and vocal music from the medieval and Renaissance
eras. |
Gail Gillispie |
Track
II: Renaissance Lute (ca. 1500-1620)
Period
| Class
Title | Teacher |
| Period
1: | Beginning
Lute
Students are introduced to the basic principals of lute playing.
No previous lute playing experience necessary! | Christopher
Morrongiello |
| Period
1: | Lute
Building Topics
This class will cover lutes from the 15th c. to
18th c. Topics include:
1) Lute design for
production
2) Moldless bowl construction
3) Lute front vibrating patterns
| Daniel
Larson |
| Period
1: | "Attaignant
101"
A very detailed look at the repertoire
in the two Attaignant prints, exploring how it is almost all arrangements of contemporary
popular songs and dances, rather than unique compositions for lute. Discovering
how the arrangements are derived (and how to extend this repertoire by applying
similiar arrangement techniques) is a main feature of the class. Dance types,
performance issues and some common misunderstandings about particular pieces are
discussed. There is an extensive handout. |
Ray Nurse |
| Period
2: |
Renaissance Lute Master Class
Students perform and are coached
in Renaissance repertoire using thumb-under techniques in a masterclass format. | Paul
O'Dette |
| Period
3: | The
Art of the Lute Duet
College of St. Scholastica lute teacher Edward
Martin leads a class in which students learn "hands-on" the skills required
to successful perform pieces from the charming repertoire of the lute duet. |
Edward Martin |
| Period
3: | Renaissance
Lute Technique
Students are helped with advanced techniques in the
Renaissance thumb-under style of playing. | Ronn
McFarlane |
| Period
3: | Renaissance
Lute Topic Class (TBA) | Paul
O'Dette |
| Period
4: | The
Renaissance Guitar
Lutenist and Renaissance guitarist Michael Craddock
explores the sizable and exquisite repertoire for the Renaissance guitar, its
techniques and sources. |
Michael Craddock |
| Period
4: | Elizabethan
and Jacobean Lute Music
Having recently completed his Oxford Ph.D.,
with a dissertation on the music of Daniel Bacheler, Chris Morrongiello discusses
the lute repertoire, music making, and the role of the lute in society in this
the "Golden Age" of English lute music. | Christopher
Morrongiello |
| Period
4: | Lute
Ensembles - "All Playing All of the Time"
Students learn
techniques necessary to play together in ensembles of three and more lutes. This
class involves a lot of time playing in ensemble. Rarer instruments (soprano,
alto and bass lutes) are provided for student use. | Douglas
Freundlich |
Track
III: Transitional and Baroque Lute (ca. 1610-1750)
Period
|
Class Title | Teacher |
| Period
1: | Beginning
Continuo
Students learn the basic concepts of continuo playing including
basic principals of harmony, simple figures, ground bass patterns, etc. Singers
learn the characteristics of singing with lute accompaniment. | Pat
O'Brien |
| Period
1: | English
Lute Music ca. 1610-1630
Eminent English lutenist Nigel North discusses
English lute music of ca. 1610 - 1630, including the works of Robert Johnson and
lute sources such as Herbert of Cherbury, M.L. Lute Book, Board Ms, and Varietie
of Lute Lessons (1610). |
Nigel North |
| Period
1: | Performing
Music in the French Style
French Baroque lute expert, Catherine
Liddell discusses various musical and technical aspects of playing music from
this enchanting repertoire. | Catherine
Liddell |
| Period
2: | 17th
Century Song
Singers and lutenists are coached on performing song
repertoire from early Baroque sources. |
Eric Mentzel & Catherine Liddell |
| Period
2: | Baroque
Topic Class: The Lute After Weiss
Repertoire, sources, interpretational,
and technical problems in the late Baroque lute repertoire. | Robert
Barto |
| Period
3: | Baroque
Lute Master Class
Students perform and are coached in later Baroque
repertoire using historical techniques in a masterclass format. | Robert
Barto |
| Period
4: |
Transitional and Baroque Lute Master Class
Students perform and
are coached in later Renaissance, Transitional and Baroque repertoire using historical
techniques in a masterclass format. | Nigel
North |
Recommended
Classes for Voice Students…
Period | Class
Title | Teacher |
| Period
1: |
Beginning Continuo
Students learn the basic concepts of continuo
playing including basic principals of harmony, simple figures, ground bass patterns,
etc. Singers learn the characteristics of singing with lute accompaniment. | Pat
O'Brien |
| Period
2: |
17th Century Song
Singers and lutenists are coached on performing
song repertoire from the later Renaissance and Baroque sources. | Eric
Mentzel & Catherine Liddell |
| Period
3: |
Medieval and Renaissance Song
Singers and lutenists are coached
on performing song repertoire from medieval and early Renaissance sources. Renowned
soprano Eve Kopli leads the class along with lutenist Gail Gillispie. | Eve
Kopli & Gail Gillispie |
| Period
4: | Understanding
Early Polyphony
Gail helps students understand the rules and concepts
governing the creation of polyphonic music - and how to bring this understanding
into our performances of lute and vocal music from the medieval and Renaissance
eras. | Gail
Gillispie |
Note: each day begins with Christopher Morrongiello
leading a class titled: Chi Kung & Tai Chi for Musicians. This is an
early-morning class which offers an easy-to-learn sequence of exercises that help
relieve stress, improve posture and breathing, strengthen the legs, realign the
back, and loosen the shoulders, wrists, arms, and fingers. All are invited to
attend. Meeting time and location TBA.
Daily
Concert Schedule - under construction
(Concerts times and locations
are subject to change)
Afternoon
Concert Series
1:00-1:50 PM, Harkness Chapel | Evening
Concert Series
7:30-9:00 PM, Harkness Chapel | Showcase
Concert Series
10:15-11:00 PM, Location TBD |
Sunday,
June 22, 3:30 PM
Good Pennyworths | Sunday,
June 22
Paul O'Dette | Sunday,
June 22
no Showcase concert |
Monday,
June 23
Elizabeth Brown | Monday,
June 23
Robert Barto | Monday,
June 23
Tom Walker Jr. |
Tuesday,
June 24
Catherine Liddell | Tuesday,
June 24
Nigel North | Tuesday,
June 24
Marcia Young, soprano
& Andy
Rutherford, lute |
Wednesday,
June 25
no Afternoon concert | Wednesday,
June 25
Ronn McFarlane | Wednesday,
June 25
Dan Shoskes |
Thursday,
June 26
Venere Lute Quartet | Thursday,
June 26
Crawford Young with
Eve Kopli & Eric Mentzel | Thursday,
June 26
Carrie Henneman Shaw, soprano
& Phil Rukavina, theorbo |
Friday,
June 27
Michael Craddock | Friday,
June 27
Student Concert | Friday,
June 27
no Showcase concert |
Other
Events to Note
On
Tuesday, June 24 and Thursday, June 26 the LSA Bookstore will be open from 5:30
until 6:45 PM. Location TBA.
On
Wednesday, June 25 there will be no Pat O'Brien Lecture session, but rather a
"Lute Tasting" session
where luthiers will show their creations will
take place from from 4:30 until 6:00 PM. Location TBA.
Travel
Information & Parking
Click
to See Map of CWRU Campus.
Dorms
are located in Wade Commons including:
Raymond,
Sherman, and Norton Dorms
and the "New Dorms" just across the street
(E. 115th) adjoining the Stadium
Classrooms
are located in buildings adjacent to and in Harkness Chapel including:
Haydn
Hall, Clark Hall and Harkness Chapel
Click
Here to View Google Map
There
are two ways of reaching CWRU from the Cleveland Hopkins Airport:
By
taxi (approximately $35.00)
Light Rail Train that runs directly from the lower
level of the terminal to one corner of the campus ($2.00 - ?).
Once on campus,
a free bus (Circlelink or Greenie) does circuits of the campus every
20 minutes or so.
PARKING: You may
pay for a spot in one of the campus lots ($35.00 for the week) or you may take
your chances on the street. At the past four seminars, many people have opted
for the second choice, especially if they are not going to drive their car once
on campus. It is easier to find a spot on Saturday or Sunday - less so during
the week.
Need
More Information? Contact:
Phillip
Rukavina, Director LSA Summer Seminar 2008
Phone: 651-699-1808
Email:
prukavina@aol.com
Looking
forward to seeing (and hearing) you there!
