Poslední vydání / Last update 22/07/2005
First, a warning! There is another Website about a Lute Society which makes some wonderful claims that are sadly pure fantasy! The owner of the site tells us he is unable to change it as he no longer has access to it!!! It also has some accurate and interesting information about the lute.
Although in the past, the Society organised courses in making as well as many in playing these instruments, at present the activity of both branches of the Society is fairly dormant due to the apathy of the membership. On the positive side, there are several good gamba makers as well as lute makers. Special mention should be made of Petr Vavrous (gambas) and Jiri Cepelak (lutes) who have both been very supportive to the work of the Society. However we do continue to lend out many instruments both gambas and lutes. The Society also lends out music and CDs.
We have ceased organising courses because of the very poor support - at present one can expect two or maybe three students at a course - not enough to justify the organisation problems of funding. HOWEVER, there are TWO Summer Schools in the Czech Republic offering Gamba teaching this year, Jindrichuv Hradec (Jose Vazquez and a team of players) and Valtice (Michael Brussing), so there is plenty of opportunities for players.
It is also possible to study the gamba in Brno both privately with Vera Mikulaskova (Stojanova 6, 602 00 Brno Tel: ++420 (0)5 43243657 e-mail: mailto:mikulask@phil.muni.cz and also at the Masaryk University course with Peter Krivda (e-mail: mailto:ptrkrivda@hotmail.com).
In Prague, Petr Wagner, Na Micankach 4, 101 00 Praha 10 tel/fax: (02) - 7173 1815. Mobil : 0605-216354 e-mail : petrwagner2000@yahoo.com
Viola da Gamba makers (whose addresses are available from mailto:czech-early-music@volny.cz )
Pavel Cely mailto:cely@cely.cz , Ladislav Daniel, Jiri Petlach, Petr Vavrous, Zdenek Zadina, Petr Zdrazil
Bow makers (whose addresses are available from mailto:czech-early-music@volny.cz):
Jan Dejmal, Martin Oplustil, Jiri Zelba
Contact: Michaela and David Freeman, Kamenny Privoz 274, CZ-252 82, CZECH REPUBLIC
Telephone and Fax: 00420 (0)2 24282357 E-mail: mailto:dfreeman@volny.cz
We have ceased organising courses because of the very poor support - at present one can expect two or maybe three students at a course - not enough to justify the organisation problems of funding.
The lute is catered for at the Summer Schools shown in the Czech Republic
Teaching is available from the following private teachers:
It is also hoped that there will be a Lute Course at Masaryk University shortly.
Lute makers (whose addresses are available from czech-early-music@volny.cz):
Jiri Cepelak mailto:j.cepelak@quick.cz and http://www.music.taxoft.cz/cepelak , Vaclav Svoboda
IMPORTANT -
GERMAN LUTE SOCIETY, Deutsche Lautengesellshcsft, Oliver Holzenburg, Leonhardsstr. 22, CH-4051 Basel
Tel: ++41 61 2713785 Fax: ++41 61 2723775 mailto:holzenburg@swissonline.ch
Contact: Michaela and David Freeman, Kamenny Privoz 274, CZ-252 82, CZECH REPUBLIC
Telephone and Fax: 00420 (0)2 24282357 E-mail: mailto:dfreeman@volny.cz