Historical Harp Retreat 2022

Historical Harp Retreat
We just received an email saying that this retreat is now virtual!
Monday, June 13 – Thursday, June 16, 2022
Please check their website (link below).

Presenters: Jan Walters, Nancy Thym, Jennifer Sayre, Dr. Craig Russell, Alfredo Rolando Ortiz, Stephen Stubbs, Maxine Eilander.

Monday’s Schedule:

Morning – Warmups for harp as described through the ages
9:00 – 9:30 – Irish – “Try to see if it’s in tune”
9:45 – 10:15 – Spanish 16th C (Jennifer Sayre)
10:30 – 11:00 – Italian 17th C (Maxine Eilander)
11:15 – 11:45 – 18th C pedal (Jan Walters)

Afternoon – Lecture/Demo – Maxine Eilander and Stephen Stubbs – Ground Basses of Italy and Spain

4:30 – 6:00 Board Meeting

7:00 pm Evening Concert

For more information: https://historicalharpsociety.org/

The Historical Harp Retreat is an early harp music conference put on by the Historical Harp Society. The past 2 years it has been online, and this year it is in person. I attended part of it last year online and enjoyed it very much. This historical perspective on harp music is the backbone of our modern music, and it is knowledge important to one’s understanding of harp music, assisting in your practice and performance.

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Mary Radspinner is co-owner of Melody's and Afghan Press Music for the Harp. She administers Harp Teachers Gathering and also facilitates webinars on publishing. Mary has a B.M. from Alverno College in Music Ed and Applied Harp. She has studied with Jeanne Henderson, Louise Trotter and Paula Page.

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