Registration is now open for Lute Festival 2008, which will take place the 22nd through the 28th of June, again at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.  Mark your calendar, reserve your vacation time and plan for an unsurpassed week of lute activities.  There will be a concert series, courses, lectures and myriad opportunities to share your enthusiasm for the lute with other like-minded people, from beginners to the most famous professional players.  The faculty will include:

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

    A photographic record of the great fun that was had by all:

• 2007 – Seminar West:  Vancouver
• 2006 – Cleveland
• 2005 – Seminar East:  Amherst
• 2005 – Seminar West:  Vancouver
• Baroque Lute Weekend, Cleveland, October 2005
• 2004 – Cleveland
• 2003 – Vancouver
• 2002 – Cleveland
• 2001 – Vancouver
• 2000 – Cleveland

    A more complete listing of the Seminars that have been
sponsored by the Lute Society of America can be found
on our History page.

•  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.