Lute Society of America

Welcome to the Lute Society of America!

Slideshow below - Views of the lute from the Web Gallery of Art

Latest LSA News

Save the date! Registration now open!

June 21-27, 2020
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio USA

Festival Faculty Information (photos and bios)

Student scholarship information now available (PDF).

Concerts and course list coming soon!

Director: Jason Priset
lsafestivaldirector@gmail.com

Tips for using the LSA website:

Be sure to login for full access to site information and materials.
Click your name (top right) to see your membership status. Watch your email for automated renewal messages - and don't forget to renew!
Use the LSA site search to find something in the site (see top right).
And use your browser's search box to find things quickly on long pages, such as the Facsimiles page below.

Access to the new LSA Digital Facsimiles page and other LSA music tab resources is available on the LSA Publications page.

Join the LSA!

We invite all of those interested early music, musicology, plucked strings, and the lute in general to full access of the LSAs significant ónline resources. Please consider becoming a member today!

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The Lute Society of America is a non-profit 501C3 organization, allowing for donors to write off contributions on their taxes. Please consider a donation today!

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The LSA Channel

Check out the videos that Lute Society members have shared on YouTube.com.

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Lute Society of America Information...

Lute Events

Member events and concerts. Contact the webmaster with your event info for posting. Also, other items of interest to members of the Lute Society of America, Notices of LSA Board elections, seminars, lutefests, publications, and other important events and LSA business.

LSA Publications

Member access to digital versions of the LSA Quarterly newsletter, LSA Journal, and other society publications. Now including some lute-related dissertations. Please consider adding yours!

Lute Rental Program

Member access to the LSA Lute Rental application forms and information on rental lute availability. Click here to donate a lute!

Member Directory

A search tool for a listing of LSA members. Available to current LSA members only.

Historical LSA Files

Information on past LSA Lute Fests, workshops, and other events. Covering the LSA over the 50 years of its existence.

Our Donors

A listing of donors to the Lute Society of America. Thank you donors!

Lute Pedagogy and Lute Resources...

For Beginners

Information to help beginner and intermediate lutenists to learn historical techniques to play lute, theorbo, and other members of the lute family.

Lute Links

A resource for online lute music and other lute-related publications and websites.

Downloads

Downloads of blank lute tablature paper, instructional materials, fret placement spreadsheet, retro-publications.

Member Events, Music Sources, and Other Items of Interest...

Member CDs

We are happy to link our member's recordings to the LSA website for sale!
To include your CD it must be available through an ONLINE vendor only, such as your recording label, CD Baby, iTunes, etc. Thanks!

Other Lute Societies

Links to other organizations with a focus on the lute and other early plucked string instruments.

Lutes For Sale

Link to Wayne Cripp's Lutes for Sale pages. and other lutes for sale pages. Listings of generally higher quality used lutes available for purchase. As always, buyer beware.

Hire a Lutenist

Looking for a lutenist to perform at your wedding or play continuo with your ensemble? Or need to find a lute builder in your area? Find a professional LSA lutenist in your area using this simple search tool.

IMSLP

International Music Score Library Project, an online resource for vocal and instrumental music, including lute music and other ensemble music.

Lute Tab Sites

Lute tablature links including the new LSA Digital Facsimiles page and Sarge Gerbode's massive lute tablature site and links to digital facsimiles available online.

Lute Building and Maintenance...

Lute Videos

Videos and other media to help with basic care for your lute, peg maintenance, fret tying, etc.

Luthier Info

Historical, practical, and photographic information by and for professional luthiers.

Articles

Articles concerning lute building from the Journal of the Lute Society of America.

The Lute For Guitarists...

Lute for Guitarists

Plucked-stringed instruments have a long and rich history. Here you will find helpful information supporting the performance of early plucked-string repertoire on the modern guitar.

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