Celtic Master Harpists to give recital and Workshop March 8
Join two of Ireland and Scotland's best known harp players for a full day of everything Celtic on Saturday March 8 at the Cultural Center at the Chester County Historical Society in West Chester. Touring as The Masters of the Celtic Harp, Gráinne Hambly from County Mayo and William Jackson from Glasgow will present "Two Sides of Celtic", a multi-faceted concert featuring their dynamic blend of two harp styles as well as their complimentary talents on concertina, tin whistle and bouzouki. The Philadelphia chapter of the AHS is partnering with the Chester County Historical Society and will sponsor afternoon workshops with the artists at the Cultural Center on High Street. Participants can get the full package with two workshops, concert ticket and a dinner discount at Kildare's Irish Pub for $50.Workshops Offered
At 2pm Gráiinne will teach "Irish Traditional Dance Music: an Introduction to Ornamentation and Arranging". Learn about the different types of ornamentation and how to play and use them in a basic melody. Some approaches to creating interesting and stylistically appropriate arrangements will also be covered as well as how the tunes are notated and should be interpreted. In the second workshop at 3:45pm William will teach "Arranging Pipe and Fiddle tunes for Harp". You'll learn how to select tunes from non-harp music collections to expand your Scottish repertoire and then develop creative arrangements by using intros, bridges and "outros". The cost is $20/each with advance registration for AHS members. $25/each for non-members and same-day registrants. The building is completely handicapped accessible with ramps and harps can be stored there post-workshop. Concert tickets can be picked up and paid for at the workshop. As an added bonus for the day, workshop participants can bring their concert ticket and get a 15% discount on dinner at Kildare's Irish Pub, just around the corner from the Cultural Center. This is a special arrangement for advance ticket purchasers. These two performers bring an enormous depth of experience and talent to the stage. They will perform solo as well as together. The Cultural Center is located at 225 High Street, housed with the Chester County Historical Society. The concert is at 7pm, doors open at 6:30pm. Tickets are $10 reserved in advance for workshop participants and $15 at the door. For more information, call 610-692-4800.
Click to download Workshop registration form
You can read bios on the artists at http://www.harpagency.com and see them on YouTube
Chapter News
Saul Davis Zlatkovsky was mentioned twice in the new edition of Harps and Harpists by Roslyn Rensch.Saul Davis Zlatkovsky is planning the upcoming Harp Music Festival of Philadelphia, June 13-15th, 2008 at Church of the Holy Trinity, on Rittenhouse Square. Programs will feature Joan Holland of the Interlochen Arts Academy faculty who is giving a recital and master class and Alice Chalifoux's centenary. We will have a tour of the Calderwood gallery's Witold Gordon art collection (designer of the Salzedo model harp). The festival master classes will be given by Saul Davis Zlatkovsky, Joan Holland and possibly Karen Thielen. The master classes for intermediate-advanced students, college-level and professional harpists, may start as early as January, so contact him right away. For more information see the website, www.harpmusicfest.com or call (215) 563-4848 or email harpmusicfest@yahoo.com. Volunteers are needed (a good way to get free tickets).
Our secretary-elect, Alison Reese, moved to Michigan in October. There will be a brief meeting following the competition winner's recital on Feb. 3rd (approx. 2 pm) in Rowan's Wilson Hall lobby to nominate and elect a secretary for our AHS chapter. Your participation is appreciated.
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Check out the harp happenings in our area!- February 25, 8 p.m, Elizabeth Hainen performs with the Syrinx Trio and David DePeters, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. Philosophical Society, Chestnut St. For more information please contact the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, (215) 569-8080 or www.philadelphiachambermusic.org.
- March 2, 2:30 p.m. Andrea Wittchen will be performing the Saint-Saens Morceau du concert and the Debussy Danses sacree et profane with the Bloomsburg University Chamber Orchestra, St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 123 Market Street, Bloomsburg, PA.
- March 8, 2 p.m., Gráinne Hambly workshop
3:45 p.m., William Jackson workshop. Registration form
7 p.m. concert, West Chester Cultural Center.
- March 9, 2:30 and
March 10, 7:30, Elizabeth Hainen performs the Boieldieu Concerto and Debussy Dances. Perleman Theatre at the Kimmel Center. - April 7, 7:30 p.m., Maryanne Meyer graduate recital, Rock Hall, Temple University.
- April 16, 7:30 p.m., Temple Harp Studio spring recital, Rock Hall, Temple University.
- April 28, 7:30 p.m.,Tomlinson Hall at Temple, Ravel's Introduction and Allegro, Maryanne Meyer.
- June 13-15, The Harp Music Festival of Philadelphia, Church of the Holy Trinity.