News & Updates
Announcing Lute Fest 2027 Dates!
There are two opportunities to participate in LSA Lute Fest events next summer: Lute Fest as part of Amherst Early Music Festival: Sunday, July 18 - Sunday, July 25, 2027 LSA Online Lute Fest: Sunday, August 1 - Saturday, August 7, 2027 More details for both events...
In memory of Dr. Arthur J. Ness
The Lute Society of America honors the memory of Dr. Arthur J. Ness, American musicologist, music historian, professor, and musician. Arthur passed away on October 11, 2026. Arthur is widely known for The Lute Music of Francesco Canova da Milano published by Harvard...
Applications Now Open for Summer Scholarship 2026
Cleveland Lute Fest 2026 The Lute Society of America's lute festival will be held in person at Case Western Reserve University. Scholarships are available for Lute Fest and the Lute Fest Vocal Program. Scholarships include full tuition as well as some travel expenses...
Applications Now Open for Summer Scholarship
Summer Lute Fest 2025 Online The Lute Society of America's lute festival will be held online this year. The LSA @ Amherst festival will be held in-person at Muhlenberg College located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Scholarships include full tuition as well as some travel...
Grant Opportunities Available for LSA Members
The Lute Society of America is pleased to announce that it will be offering grant opportunities to individuals and organizations for a wide range of projects and educational endeavors.
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Basel Lute Days: September 14th–18th, 2022
The German Lute Society , in collaboration with the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, will sponsor Basel Lute Days, bringing together performers, researchers, teachers and students. This event combines The International Musicological Study Group on Tablature in Western Music, the 2nd International Conference on Lute Study in Higher Education and the German Lute Society’s International Lute Festival.
Official LSA Merch Available Now!
Show your support for the LSA with a t-shirt, mug, tote bag – and more! – from our new CafePress store!
Joint Publication from the LSA and the German Lute Society
Following the conference Teaching the Lute in Higher Education held in Bremen on 27-29 September 2019, the LSA entered into a collaborative project with the German Lute Society to publish a volume of the papers from the conference. The result is a book just published:...
Lute Fest 2022
June 26 – July 2, 2022
Case Western Reserve University • Cleveland, Ohio