Paul O'Dette, Lute, The Da Camera Society, Greystone Mansion —
Paul O'Dette, the greatest living practitioner of the lute, is "the clearest case of genius ever to touch his instrument" according to the Toronto Globe and Mail. Born in Pittsburgh in 1954 and raised in Columbus, Ohio, he played guitar in a rock band. To improve his fingering, O'Dette began to play lute transcriptions and soon switched to the ancient instrument full-time. At 22, he started teaching at the Eastman School of Music where he is still Professor of Lute and Director of Early Music. During the past four decades, O'Dette has made more than 140 recordings. He's been nominated for seven Grammy Awards and has won two.
At the end of October, O'Dette gave three one-hour, solo lute concerts in a single afternoon. The event was produced by The Da Camera Society which, for nearly fifty years, has fostered chamber music in Los Angeles, usually in intimate salon settings. The location for O'Dette's performance was considerably more lavish: Greystone, the extraordinary, 55-room, former Doheny mansion above Beverly Hills.
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