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Issue 148 of Lute News is now out - see its colour front cover and ezine. See a gallery of previous front covers on the publications page, under Lute News back issues.

Beginners' lesson - 52 - The Spanish Pavan - Piece no.34 in the lute society’s ’58 Very Easy Pieces’ by Lynda Sayce

Annual General Meeting This will be held as a Google Meeting at 16.00 (British Summer Time = GMT +1) on Saturday 27 April: members in good standing will be sent a link in the days before the meeting. Elections: Trustees: 4 trustees have reached the end of their term so these positions are due for appointment. Kevin Drake to retire, Nancy Carlin, Sam Chapman and Sarah Shepley are standing for re-election, President: David van Edwards standing for re-election.

4th May meeting - a music feast! Our spring meeting, at London's Dutch Church as usual, will be a varied and very international affair, with an introduction to continuo playing on the d-minor tuned ‘baroque lute’ based on historical sources, by Peter Croton (with duo performances), a talk on a the plucked-string instruments in a famous painting by Antiveduto Gramatica by David Rebuffa, and its reconstruction by Antonio Dattis and lots of live music, from Massimo Marchese, and from Kristiina Watt and Madeline de Berrie performing music by Kapsberger and Castaldi, and a final recital of duets by Peter Croton and Bor Zuljan. see meetings for timetable.

The Lute Society summer party will take place on 13th July in Maidenhead, Berkshire, contact the secretary for details.

Bach Solo Lute Discography - Updated discography v3.0, listing all solo music by JS Bach recorded on instruments of the lute family, currently covering over 139 recordings. Collated by John Reeve. See Bach Solo Lute Discography

5 pieces from the Fiztwilliam Virginal book Arranged for renaissance lute by Jeremy Jones - see free-downloads

New listings - Listings of upcoming lute events and lute interest links compiled by our internet correspondent, Melody Packard; UK concert listings can be found at links-lute events

Figured bass sharing network - contributed by members - a sharing library of continuo parts that can be borrowed.

Summer Schools If you haven't booked a lute holiday yet, here are our listings of summer school listings.

Recent compositions by Brian Wright and Kim Bogunya Chesa were added to the members compositions page.

New films from recent meetings on our Youtube Channel; Sara Salloum, Matthew Spring, Galliarda, and Thomas Langlois: www.youtube.com/@thelutesociety8964

For previous news items, see Old news

Recent pages on this website

• Lute Iconography Database - over 3000 images of lutes catalogued in a searchable online database.
• New pieces on our members' compositions pages - recent updates by Brian Wright, Kim Bogunya Chesa, David Haxell, and others.

New Music Editions

See our catalogue for details and to purchase online:

• 158 early Cinquecento preludes and recercars - a bumper collection of early Italian lute music, all standards, beginner to advanced
• Compendium of 178 Polish dances - another bumper edition!
• Fun merchandise! Lute-playing mouse paperweight

Contact the secretary

The Secretary, Christopher Goodwin
3 Dolcey Way,
Sharnbrook,
Bedfordshire, MK44 1LE
United Kingdom
Tel: (+44/0)1483 202159 / (++44/0)7510 254106

or if your email bounces back from this, try

Donations

The Lute Society’s finances are ticking over nicely with the present membership fees and it is breaking even in a safe and steady manner. But we would like to be able to fund occasional additional activities without having to raise the general membership fees to a level which would put off some from joining. If you feel able to help in this way, it will be greatly appreciated.

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