The Lute Society, now 60 years old, exists to promote the lute and its music. Members get a new member's pack of 100 pages of lute music, a quarterly magazine, Lute News, with music supplement, an annual journal, The Lute, discounts on our growing range of publications and other benefits. Even if you can't make it to our meetings, playing days, and residential weekends in England, joining is an excellent way of building up your music library, and keeping in touch with other lute players, and with news in the lute world.
We are happy to retail our publications to non-members. The Society currently has around 1000 members.
As a member of The Lute Society you get
A quarterly magazine, Lute News, with articles, news, views, CD reviews and competitions, and generous music supplements plus a PDF colour supplement, The Lutezine, with more reports, articles and music
An annual scholarly journal, The Lute, with learned papers and book reviews
Discounts on our rapidly growing list of publications
A New Member's Pack, with over 100 pages of music in tablature
Free small ads on the Lute Society website For Sale and Wanted page (see Small Ads)
We also have
Quarterly meetings in London, with illustrated talks, and recitals by top professional performers
Committee: Kevin Drake, Richard Corran, Peter Jones, Sarah Shepley, Sam Chapman, Nancy Carlin, Luke Emmet, David Protheroe, Martin Hudson, Alain Verberkmoes, Ciska Mertens
Editorial subcommittee, annual journal: Michael Lowe, Tim Crawford, John Robinson, Peter Forrester, Matthew Spring, David van Edwards, Peter Holman, Chris Page
Internet correspondent:Melody Packard
Principal contributor to Lute News music supplements - honorary member John Robinson
Microfilm librarian:
Donald Gill librarian: Djilda Segerman
Forthcoming committee meetings:
Saturday 17th February, 3pm, Googlespace meeting
Honorary Members
Dame Emma Kirkby, John Robinson, Anthony Bailes, Peter Lay
Constitution
A copy of the society's constitution is available online.