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__2021__

__Issue 137__ of Lute News is now out - see its colour <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue137/800px.jpg">front cover</a> and <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue137/ezine_800px.jpg">ezine</a>. See a gallery of previous front covers on the publications page, under *Lute News back issues*.

*Beginners' lesson - 42* - Weiss Menuet (piece no.32 in the society’s ‘A Diverse Collection of Easy Pieces for Baroque Lute’) - lesson by Lynda Sayce.

Brian Wright's __Tombeau for Julian Bream__ has been recorded by *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dn59qveuSY&feature=youtu.be|Bernhard Hofstoetter on Youtube*

Update to our *free downloads* page: Sweet was the sounge the Veregin sange, Anon. Arranged by Wifred Foxe. The Flute and the Lute Vol. 2 - English music from the Golden Age, arranged by Joaquim Bogunyà Chesa. Also Les Folies d'Espagne for Theorbo, by Robert de Visée (original is from Falconet MS which is not in very readable condition). Typseset by Wilfred Foxe.

__The Lute in Lockdown__ - during our times of lockdown and social distancing, musicians are hosting online events and videos to reach their audience. We are maintaining a *lute in lockdown calendar|calendar of upcoming online events*, and a set of *lute in lockdown resources|resources* for musicians and support. Feel free to send us links to online lute events, and please support musicians by buying tickets where you can. And why not improve your playing and support a professional player at the same time by treating yourself to an online lute lesson? There's a list of teachers who give lessons by Zoom or Skype at the head of our register of *teachers*.

__An online Benslow Lutefest__: in lieu of annual spring residential lute jamboree in Hertfordshire, there were three livestreamed concerts to enjoy from the tutors:

-  ‘Sweet, stay awhile’ - Music by John Dowland and John Danyel: Sara Stowe, Lewis Spring, voices, Matthew Spring, Lynda Sayce, lutes and viols, __Monday 19th April__ at 20.00 BST *https://benslowmusic.org/index.asp?PageID=3100*   with post concert lunchtime talk by Matthew Spring  13.00 BST on Tuesday 20 April 2021 (FREE entry). 
 - Alison Crum (viols) and Roy Marks (lute), A Spagna in the works, renaissance works for lute and viol, Alison Crum  and Roy Marks, __Monday 26th April__ at 20.00 BST *https://benslowmusic.org/index.asp?PageID=3098*. 
 - Lynda Sayce (lutes) Music from the Marsh lute book __Thursday 29th April__, 20.00 BST *https://benslowmusic.org/index.asp?PageID=3121*

__Issue 136__ of Lute News is now out, with nice Christmas surprise in the music supplement - see its colour <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue136/800px.jpg">front cover</a> and <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue136/ezine_800px.jpg">ezine</a>. See a gallery of previous front covers on the publications page, under *Lute News back issues*.

*Beginners' lesson 41* Beginners' lesson - 41 - Drewries accordes - lute duet. Lesson by Lynda Sayce covering the video in *lute-duet-video-backing-tracks|Lute duet - video backing tracks*

__2020__

__Issue 135__ of Lute News is now out, a special Julian Bream memorial issue - see its colour <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue135/800px.jpg">front cover</a> and <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue135/ezine_800px.jpg">ezine</a>. See a gallery of previous front covers on the publications page, under *Lute News back issues*.

__Benslow online lute song course__ 21st-23rd November, with Clare Wilkinson, Michael Solomon Williams, and Jacob Heringman - see *https://benslowmusic.org/index.asp?PageID=2993|Benslow Music course page*

__Issue 134__ of Lute News is now out - see its colour <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue143/800px.jpg">front cover</a> and <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue134/ezine_800px.jpg">ezine</a>. See a gallery of previous front covers on the publications page, under *Lute News back issues*.

__Issue 133__ of Lute News is now out - see its colour <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue133/800px.jpg">front cover</a> and <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue133/ezine_800px.jpg">ezine</a>. See a gallery of previous front covers on the publications page, under *Lute News back issues*.

__Subscribe to our new Youtube Channel!__ at *https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7XUQxbXyeZUAh2r5lbj-6A*. It's free of course. Many thanks to Peter Jones for setting it up of course. So far there are four very informative films about how to film yourself playing the lute and then edit and upload the film. More films of good quality will be added in due course, and we plan that this will be the forum for 'virtual meetings', with a selection of films launched together for your enjoyment.

A review and reflections of our *lutefest-2020-review|Spring 2020 playing weekend at Benslow* by Adam Dzwonnik

*Beginners' lesson - 40* Courant L'Onesta (no. 63 from ‘114 Early to Intermediate Pieces for Renaissance Lute’), by Lynda Sayce.

The <a href="/lute-portal/home">Lute Online Resources Portal</a> is now live. Most websites mentioned in the last 15 years of Lute News now have links there, and some of the pages are reasonably complete. Others have only sample content - particularly the composers and sources pages - new material will be added to these each day. You are warmly invited to send in interesting links you think we have missed - let's build a Grand Universal Lute Portal!

Recent additions to our *free downloads* and *members compositions* listings:

- *Free downloads* additions of 2 pieces by Adrian Banchieri, for 3 equal lutes, these are very tuneful canzonas. Also 3 pieces for 4 lutes, including madrigals and motets by Andrea Gabrieli and Pierre Passereau. Arranged by Mike Ashley.
 - *free downloads|16th century Spanish music arranged for renaissance lute and treble instrument* by Joaquim Bogunya Chesa
 - *Members compositions|Sonnets and Epigrams, for voice and lute*, by David Protheroe, with piano score supplement.
 - A song setting of __Miserere, My Maker__ (Anon) from the Turpyn Book of Lute Songs, by Wilfred Foxe.
 - The *Dohna Lute Book* - a digital facsimile reconstruction of a book of three German tabulatures by Mattheus Waissel: Lautenbuch 1592-12, Tabulatura Allerley [1592]-13 and Tabulatura Guter 1592-14.
 - Update to our *members compositions* by David Protheroe, __Varietie of Lute Quartets__: Fantasie, Pavin, Galliard, Almaine, Coranto and Volte <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/members-compositions/david-protheroe/Varietie - Superius.pdf">Superius (d lute)</a>, <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/members-compositions/david-protheroe/Varietie - Contratenor.pdf">Contratenor altus (a lute)</a>, <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/members-compositions/david-protheroe/Varietie - Tenor.pdf">Tenor (G lute)</a>, <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/members-compositions/david-protheroe/Varietie - Bass.pdf">Bassus (D lute)</a> and <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/members-compositions/david-protheroe/Varietie of lute quartets full score.pdf">Full score</a>
 - Update to our *free downloads*: __'Easter in Lockdown'__ - includes an anonymous setting of 'Befiehl du deine Wege' (Dm lute) plus an arrangement for voice and lute of ‘O sacred head surrounded’, both for Dm lute and old tuning, arranged by Wilfred Foxe. <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/free-downloads/Easter_in_Lockdown_arr_W_Foxe.pdf">Download</a>.

Our *catalogue|online shop* is now mobile friendly. Now you can even buy our publications from a tablet or mobile phone.

Updated __membership map__ - showing the current approximate location of Lute Society members who have chosen to share their postcodes - see *membership-map*

__Lute Iconography Database (LuteIDB)__ - now updated to contain over 2200 images and additional search attributes. LuteIDB is a great resource for lute makers, players, art historians, researchers, and anyone who has an interest in the iconography of the lute. See the *Lute Iconography Database|introduction to LuteIDB* for background and details of how to use the search engine. The live version is at *https://lute-images.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/issues/LI|LuteIDB online*.

__Japanese language page__ on the website of Taro Takeuchi, who offers help for prospective Japanese members *http://tarolute.crane.gr.jp/lutesociety.html*

__Issue 132__ of Lute News is now out - see its colour <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue132/800px.jpg">front cover</a> and <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue132/ezine_800px.jpg">ezine</a>. See a gallery of previous front covers on the publications page, under *Lute News back issues*.

*Beginners' lesson - 39* - Il Bianco Fiore, Negri (piece no.8 in the Lute Society’s '40 Easy to Early Intermediate Pieces'), by Lynda Sayce.

Updated web pages

- Photos of recent Lute Society meetings and events by Pam and Graham Hope - *photo gallery - meetings* and *photo gallery - events*. Also updated with gallery of many older photos from our archive going back to 2003.
 - Update to our free *baroque lute tabulature* download page: Intabulations of Lully by Mouton, for 11 Course Baroque Lute.
 - The first Lute Society summer school - *Early Lute Society Summer Schools* remembered by Bill Samson.

New additions to our *free downloads*: 2 pieces by Adrian Banchieri, for 3 equal lutes, these are very tuneful canzonas. Also 3 pieces for 4 lutes, including madrigals and motets by Andrea Gabrieli and Pierre Passereau. Arranged by Mike Ashley

New __Lute Society Music Index__ - *Lute Society Music Index* compiled by Michael Heseltine, where you can search all the music supplements of Lute News by title or author.

__2019__

__Christmas is coming__ and we have lots of gifts for the lutenist in your life, plus cards and albums of Christmas music. There are gifts to suit every pocket, from our jumbo-sized lute manuscript facsimiles, of Herbert of Cherbury's lute book, or Mathew Holmes' lute book, to beginners' books, selected CDs, and lute-playing mouse paperweights; see *catalogue*. A membership makes a nice present, and we can send a generous welcome pack to a specified address, and the welcome PDFs and free downloads on Christmas Eve, to not spoil the surprise, see *membership*.

__Issue 131__ of Lute News is now out - see its colour <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue131/800px.jpg">front cover</a> and <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue131/ezine_800px.jpg">ezine</a>. See a gallery of previous front covers on the publications page, under *Lute News back issues*.

New *Beginners' lesson - 38* - Gigue (piece number 4 from 'Diverse Collection of Easy Pieces for the Baroque Lute’)

__Issue 130__ of Lute News is now out - see its colour <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue130/800px.jpg">front cover</a> and <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue130/ezine_800px.jpg">ezine</a>. See a gallery of previous front covers on the publications page, under *Lute News back issues*.

New page covering *small ads - lute music* for sale.

Updates to our *free downloads* and *members compositions* pages - 16th century Spanish music arranged for renaissance lute and treble instrument by Joaquim Bogunya Chesa, and Sonnets and Epigrams, for voice and lute, by David Protheroe, with piano score supplement.

Recent additions to our *free downloads* and *members compositions* listings:

- *roy-marks-four-songs-common-prayer|Four Songs from the Book of Common Prayer* for voice, lute and viol by Roy Marks.
 - *The Improvising Lutenist*, by Gilbert Isbin - designed to teach improvisation in a contemporary style.

*Beginners' lesson - 37* - Ick Claeg Venus Dieren, by Lynda Sayce.

__Issue 129__ of Lute News is now out - see its colour <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue129/800px.jpg">front cover</a> and <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue129/ezine_800px.jpg">ezine</a>. See a gallery of previous front covers on the publications page, under *Lute News back issues*.

__158 early Cinquecento preludes and recercars__ - a bumper collection of early Italian lute music, all standards, beginner to advanced, see *catalogue* for details.

*Beginners' lesson - 36* - Sight reading by Lynda Sayce.

Free plans available for a *Four course guitar* by Jesus Alonso Yllana

__Lute Iconography Database__ - the *Lute Iconography Database* is a new online resource holding around 2000 images and other depictions of the lute covering over 1000 years of the history of the lute, now available for scholars, players and lute makers and anyone else interested in the history of the lute. Delve in and enjoy!

__Global map of Lute Society members__ An exciting new development to help put members in touch with each other. Find out if there are other members near you with our interactive *membership map*

*Beginners' lesson - 35* - Recercar d’Antonio (Piece no 28 from '158 Early Cinquecento Preludes and Ricercars for Renaissance Lute') by Lynda Sayce.

__Issue 128__ of Lute News is now out - see its colour <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue128/800px.jpg">front cover</a> and <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue128/ezine_800px.jpg">ezine</a>. See a gallery of previous front covers on the publications page, under *Lute News back issues*.

__2018__

__Issue 127__ of Lute News is now out - see its colour <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue127/800px.jpg">front cover</a> and <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue127/ezine_800px.jpg">ezine</a>. See a gallery of previous front covers on the publications page, under *Lute News back issues*.

*Beginners' lesson - 34* - Adrian le Roy Fantasie (piece no. 57 in '70 Easy to Intermediate Pieces for Renaissance Lute'), by Lynda Sayce.

__Issue 126__ of Lute News is now out - see its colour <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue126/800px.jpg">front cover</a> and <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue126/ezine_800px.jpg">ezine</a>. See a gallery of previous front covers on the publications page, under *Lute News back issues*.

*Beginners' lesson - 33* - Robin (piece no.10 from the Lute Society’s ‘40 Easy to Early Intermediate Pieces for Renaissance Lute’), by Lynda Sayce

__Summer schools__ If you haven't booked your lute holiday yet, here are our *summer school listings*.

Update to __free downloads__ -  *roy-marks-psalm-settings|Psalm settings, Magnificat and Grace* for voice and lute by Roy Marks.

Update to __free downloads__ - *Betrachte meine Seel* from St John Passion, J S Bach, BWV 245, No 19 prepared by Wilfred Foxe. Also __Aria detta La Frescobalda__ (Girolamo Frescobaldi) arranged by Wilfred Foxe, also in *free downloads*

__Issue 125__ of Lute News is now out - see its colour <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue125/800px.jpg">front cover</a> and <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue125/ezine_800px.jpg">ezine</a>. See a gallery of previous front covers on the publications page, under *Lute News back issues*.

*Beginners' lesson - 32* - Lady Rich Galliard (piece no.18 from the Lute Society’s ‘114 Early to Intermediate Pieces for Renaissance Lute’), by Lynda Sayce

__Issue 124__ of Lute News is now out - see its colour <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue124/800px.jpg">front cover</a> and <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue124/ezine_800px.jpg">ezine</a>. See a gallery of previous front covers on the publications page, under *Lute News back issues*. An enlarged version of __Lutezine 123__ is now available too with extra papers and reports, at the web address already supplied to subscribers.

*Beginners' lesson - 31* - Branle de Village (piece no.8 in the Lute Society’s ’70 Easy to Intermediate Pieces’), by Lynda Sayce

New addition to our list of *members' compositions*: First book of lute lessons, plus additional fantasies, by Laudon Schuett

__2017__

__Issue 123__ of Lute News is now out - see its colour <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue123/800px.jpg">front cover</a> and <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue123/ezine_800px.jpg">ezine</a>. See a gallery of previous front covers on the publications page, under *Lute News back issues*.

*Beginners' lesson - 30* - Margraffen Dantz (piece is no.11 in '70 Easy to Intermediate Pieces'), by Lynda Sayce

__Issue 122__ of Lute News is now out - see its colour <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue122/800px.jpg">front cover</a> and <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue122/ezine_800px.jpg">ezine</a>. See a gallery of previous front covers on the publications page, under *Lute News back issues*.

__Issue 121__ of Lute News is now out - see its colour <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue121/800px.jpg">front cover</a> and <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue121/ezine_800px.jpg">ezine</a>. See a gallery of previous front covers on the publications page, under *Lute News back issues*.

*Beginners' lesson - 29* - Will ye go walke the woode so wilde (piece no. 53 in ’58 Very Easy Pieces’), by Lynda Sayce

__Saturday 3rd June__, a playing day was held in Huntingdonshire

__Lute Society Summer Party__ - generously hosted by Joyce and John Reeve was held on Saturday 24th June 2017 in Maidenhead <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/annual-party/2017/Lute Party 2017.htm">further details and location</a>. Guest performers were Peter Martin, Wezi Elliott and James Bramley.

__Issue 120__ of Lute News is now out - see its colour <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue120/800px.jpg">front cover</a> and <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue120/ezine_800px.jpg">ezine</a>. See a gallery of previous front covers on the publications page, under *Lute News back issues*.

*Members' compositions* page - updated with 'Book of Dances for Solo Lute' by Joaquim Bogunya Chesa and three songs  'Epigram of Orpheus', 'Orpheus with his Lute' and 'Fragment' by David Protheroe

*Beginners' lesson - 28* - Bouffons (piece number 108 in '114 Early to Intermediate Pieces'), by Lynda Sayce.

*Leighton Tears* - Leighton's Tears (1614) for mixed consort and/or voices, edited by Djilda Segerman, now available as a free download on our website.

__2016__

__Issue 119__ of Lute News is now out - see its colour <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue119/800px.jpg">front cover</a> and <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue119/ezine_800px.jpg">ezine</a>. See a gallery of previous front covers on the publications page, under *Lute News back issues*.

*Beginners' lesson - 27* - Preludium (piece number 53 in ‘114 Early to Intermediate Pieces), by Lynda Sayce.

A specialised lute song event at Benslow with Jacob Heringman and John Potter was held at *http://www.benslowmusic.org|Benslow Music Trust* 19th-22nd September. A brief write up of the event is given in LN 199 ezine.

__Issue 118__ of Lute News is now out - see its colour <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue118/800px.jpg">front cover</a> - and the <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue118/ezine_800px.jpg">ezine</a>. See a gallery of previous front covers on the publications page, under *Lute News back issues*.

*Beginners' lesson - 26* - Courante Sa Beauté extreme (piece number 13 in ‘114 Early to Intermediate Pieces) for 10c lute, by Lynda Sayce.

__Issue 117__ of Lute News is now out - see its colour <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue117/800px.jpg">front cover</a> - and the <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue117/ezine_800px.jpg">ezine</a>. See a gallery of previous front covers on the publications page, under *Lute News back issues*.

*Beginners' lesson - 25* - La Bassa Della Ninfe (piece number 12 from '40 Easy to Early Intermediate pieces'), by Lynda Sayce

__Lute Society Summer Party__ - generously hosted by Joyce and John Reeve was held on __Saturday 2nd Jul 2016__ in Maidenhead <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/annual-party/2016/Lute Party 2016.htm">further details and location</a>. Guest performers were Richard Mackenzie and Mark Willcocks.

__Issue 116__ of Lute News is now out - see its colour <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue116/800px.jpg">front cover</a> - and the <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue116/ezine_800px.jpg">ezine</a>. See a gallery of previous front covers on the publications page, under *Lute News back issues*.

*Beginners' lesson - 24* - Spagnolleta - piece 12 from '70 Easy to Intermediate Pieces', by Lynda Sayce.

Our residential weekend Lutefest 2016 was held at *http://www.benslowmusic.org/index.asp|Benslow Music* in Hitchin, Herts, 17/18th-20th March. The tutors were Hopkinson Smith, Paula Chateauneuf, Stewart McCoy, Roy Marks, and Jeni Melia.

__2015__

*Members compositions* updated with __Book of Songs__ by Joaquim Bogunya Chesa

*Beginners' lesson - 23* - Caring for your hands, by Lynda Sayce.

A catalogue of our collection of *vinyl-catalogue|vinyl records* is now uploaded. Some items can be lent to members on request.

__The Lute Society Microfilm Collection__ currently has 424 reels of film containing 337 unique items of music or musical theory. This has now been re-catalogued for the benefit of scholars and researchers. See *microfilm catalogue* for details, - now updated with following a recent generous donation of microfilms by Peter Trent.

*Beginners' lesson - 22* - Larouse - piece number 13 from The Lute Society's '58 very easy pieces', by Lynda Sayce.

__Holidays with your lute!__  See our newly updated lute *summer school listings* - more than 70 residential holidays for lute players.

__Beginners' lessons - now with links to online sound files!__ Now you can find links to recordings by Jacob Heringman and David van Ooijen to accompany most of Lynda Sayce's lute lessons for *beginners* - hear what the pieces are meant to sound like!

Now available! Anthony Rooley and Evelyn Tubb's CD __'Orphan Wailings'__; a major contribution to the contemporary lute song repertoire, on sale on our *catalogue* page - also some other excellent recordings, as advertised in Lute News.

Stephen Gottlieb, lute maker *http://www.editor.net/lutemaker/inthemaking.html|filmed in his workshop in 1979* for the BBC In the Making Series - video now available.

__Issue 113__ of Lute News is now out - see its colour <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue113/800px.jpg">front cover</a> - and the <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue113/ezine_800px.jpg">ezine</a>. See a gallery of previous front covers on the publications page, under *Lute News back issues*.

A new addition to our *members' compositions* collection - a set of 3 lute songs for soprano and renaissance lute by David Braid.

__Lute Society Summer Party__ - Lute Society Summer party, generously hosted by Joyce and John Reeve on __Saturday 13th June 2015__ in Maidenhead <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/annual-party/2015/Lute Party 2015.htm">further details and location</a>. Guest performers were Sam Brown and Toby Carr.

__2014__

*Beginners' lesson 19* - The Owld Man part of our beginners lessons by Lynda Sayce.

*Beginners' lesson 18* - Hast Du Mich Genumen, Judenkünig part of our beginners lessons by Lynda Sayce.

Some __photos from lutefest 2013__ at Benslow are now uploaded - see *Photo Gallery Events*

__2013__

*Beginners' lesson 16* - on the often vexed question of how to tune your lute.

__Issue 105__ of Lute News is out - see its colour <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue105/800px.jpg">front cover</a> - and the <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue105/ezine_800px.jpg">ezine</a>. See a gallery of previous front covers on the publications page, under *Lute News back issues*.

On Sunday 12 May, __Hungarian Lute Afternoon__, at the home of Stephen and Jane Gottlieb, in East Finchley, London, the wonderful duo, virtuoso Géza Fábri with singer Tünde Ivánovics made a welcome return to teach the Koboz, followed by a house concert in Hampstead. Further details of their performances and UK events are on their <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/events/hungarians_2013_tour_poster.jpg">tour poster</a>.

Our residential weekend - *http://benslowmusic.org/index.asp?PageID=507|Lutefest 2013, 15-17 March 2013* at Benslow music trust, Hitchin was a great success. Some photos are uploaded to *photo gallery - events*.

An *interview with Sting* - First published in *Lute News* 80, December 2006.

*Beginners lesson 14* - Volte Jungker Hans, by Lynda Sayce

*Playing Baroque Preludes* - an essay by Wilfred Foxe concerning the Prelude and Fantasy for Baroque Lute by Denis Gaultier.

__2012__

*Beginners lesson 12* by Lynda Sayce: Il Conto dell'orco by Caroso.

A newly enlarged grading list of lute pieces at *towards lute grades* by Martin Eastwell - now over 300 pieces, including six or our student publications and the complete works of Francesco da Milano and Dowland. Check the list to find out what grade you would be, if there were lute grades!

A handy table of the most common *lute tuning|lute tunings*, compiled by Matthew Leigh Embleton.

__Historic photos__ from Lutesoc summer schools 1975 and 1976: *Cheltenham '75 '76*

__Vicenza lute weekend__ 14-16 April, jointly organised with Societa di Liuto, a 40-piece lute band played in the stunning setting of the Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza, *http://www.teatrolimpicovicenza.it* see *photo gallery - events* for some photos from this magnificent event.

__Leiden lute weekend__ 12-13 May with Paul O'Dette, joint meeting with Dutch and Belgian lute societies. See *photo gallery - events* for photos.

*Beginners lesson 11* by Lynda Sayce: Corrente.

__2011__

Wilfred Foxe has prepared some *Baroque Lute Tabulature* available as a free download.

__Lute news issue 99__ is now out - see the <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue99/800px.jpg">colour front cover</a>.

*Beginners lesson 10* by Lynda Sayce: Trenchmore.

*building-lute-original-methods|Building a lute using original methods* - a project report on building a renaissance lute only using techniques and tools that would have been available at the time. An adventure into experimental archaeology by Andrew Atkinson.

Gordon Gregory has made “play-along” files of the 21 John Dowland trios made by Stewart McCoy and published by Stefan Lundgren. The files allow you to practice the Lute 1 parts of the trios accompanied by the other parts played on a computer. The files are available for free download at: *http://www.gordongregory.co.uk/minus-one.htm*

__A memorial concert was held for Co-founder and President of the Lute Society, Ian Harwood MBE, at 3pm, Saturday 5th November__, at Cecil Sharp House,2 Regent's Park Road, Camden Town, London NW1 7AY; with a retiring collection for cancer charities. Dame Emma Kirkby and Jakob Lindberg and the Lachrimae Consort were among the performers, and many other musicians who knew him or benefitted from his work played sets. Cantus choir, swelled with members of the Society sang Wood's 'Hail Gladdening Light', one of Ian's favourite pieces.

__Lute news issue 98__ is now out - see the <a href="/vanilla/lutesoc/uploads/images/lute-news/issue98/800px.jpg">colour front cover</a>.

*Beginners lesson 9* by Lynda Sayce: Robin Reddocke, from the Ballet lute book.

On 10-Sep-2011 we had our __Hungarian lute day__, Hungarian Cultural Centre, Covent Garden, London. See *previous meetings* for details.

On 21-May-2011, we held our __AGM, and a festival of lute songs__. This year we had a real extravaganza: a one-day festival of lute song, with  the launch of two new Lute Society editions of songs (one old and one new) and  no fewer than six mini-recitals by lute song duos and trios. See *previous-meetings* for details.

15 to 17th April - we held our residential school, *Lutefest 2011* at Benslow, Hitchin.

*Beginners lesson 8* by Lynda Sayce: Newsidler, Hastu mich genumen. Piece taken from The Lute Society's complete edition of Newsidler's 'Erst Buch'

*Avoiding Concert Disasters* - pieces of advice from members. Some entrants approached the competition in a spirit of levity, yet all the advice is based on (sometimes painful) experience.

__2010__

July 2010: *Beginners' lesson 5* - by Lynda Sayce: Prelude by Le Roy

June 2010:  __5 new articles__ originally published in Lute news, are now available under our *advice* section:  *Comparison of Baroque Lute tutors*, *English renaissance lute music*, *Is your lute set up well*?, the *Old renaissance lute tutor books*, and an *Introduction to Lute Resources on the Internet*

On Saturday June 26th we had our __Annual Lute Society Party__, hosted by Joyce and John Reeve.

April 2010: New lessons for *beginners*, by Lynda Sayce.

__2009__

We are pleased to announce the music for broken consort (treble viol or violin, flute or recorder, bass viol, lute, cittern and bandora) by Matthew Holmes is now available as a free download. See *Matthew Holmes Consorts* for further details.

*O Happie Ground* - a new playing edition of trebles and grounds. There is also freely available downloadable grounds that can be played on a computer to accompany yourself as you play the trebles.

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