Local SE Texas Harp Stuff Springing Up
- By Mary Radspinner
- March 12, 2022
- 2:05 am
Local Harp Stuff Springing Up – SE Texas Area
Gulf Coast Harpers Activities
PDF download of simplified Drowsie Maggie
St. Pat’s Open Mic info
Angi Bemiss Zoom Event Info
Flyer and information on Gulf Coast Cruinniú (pronounced cree-new).
Houston Summer Harp Festival June 11-16 (Virtual July 25-27)
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March 17 – Open Mic at Cupcake Quilts 1p-4p
Play or listen – it’s like a coffee house! In a quilt store. No steps, automatic doors. 1469 Spring Cypress Rd in Spring, TX 77373 | 281-528-2929.
1pm – 4pm (1pm arrive, play at 1:30) There is a map to Cupcake on the GCH website on this page:
https://www.gulfcoastharpers.com/harp-circles/ – scroll way down.
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Second Harp Circle for 2022 March 26
Harp Circle at Emerson Unitarian
There is a map to Emerson Unitarian at the following link on our website: https://www.gulfcoastharpers.com/harp-circles/
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May 1 Zoom Presentation with Angi Bemiss Topic – creating your own lovely and easy arrangements. Have your harp, you will be given time to experiment. Handouts provided. Free to members of the Gulf Coast Harpers.
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May 21 (Saturday) Play in the Park Bellaire Town Square Park 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Members of Gulf Coast Harpers please meet at 1pm to set up. We will play in the Gazebo (with breaks and water). This is a public service/public awareness event to promote the harp. Sometimes known as a random act of harping.
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Wondering what music to prepare? Jeff Armstrong has arranged an easy version of Drowsy Maggie. Download it HERE
And below is a link to the music chosen by our membership at the recent read-through in February. Play RH, LH, HT (hands together), or play just on beat one of every measure. Every note counts!!
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Mark your June Calendar and don’t miss the Cree-New. Download the flyer HERE. It’s a big deal for Houston, with world class teachers.
Gulf Coast Criunniú – Pronounced Cree-New
June 10-12, 2022 in Houston
The Gulf Coast Cruinniú is a weekend gathering for those interested in Irish music. Cruinniú is the Irish word for “gathering”. It is a time to get together with fellow musicians to learn, have fun and play music. The class package will consist of 5 hours of progressive class time in a chosen instrument with a top level performer, an instructor concert and music sessions (group playing of tunes). All classes and the concert will we held on the campus of the University of St. Thomas and the sessions will be down the street at the Penny Whistle Pub. Concert tickets can be purchased separately.
Therese Honey will teach the harp classes. Therese is a specialist in Celtic and Early harps, with a background in classical pedal harp. She performs traditional music solo and as a member of Wyndnwyre, with an emphasis on the traditional music of Ireland, Scotland and Wales and 13th-century Medieval music. She has also performed with the Chieftains.
The harp class is for harpers who are comfortable playing at a reasonable tempo and play with correct basic technique. This class will explore how to play Irish tunes. It will look at the phrasing and techniques that make a tune sound Irish. Pieces will be chosen from a selection of Irish traditional dance tunes, airs and harpers’ tunes from the 17th and 18th centuries, tailored to suit intermediate to advanced players. Elements of Irish style and ideas for accompanying other instruments will also be discussed. We will use listening as a way to get a feel for the Irish sound. Written music will be provided. We would like to encourage all harpers and harpists to join us for a fun filled weekend. Irish music has become very popular and it can become a delightful addition to your repertoire.
Go to www.GulfCoastIrish.org for additional information and to register.
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Houston Summer Harp Festival Information – click HERE and pictured below
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Tentative Date: October 1 (changed from original of March 10) – History of the Harp Zoom Presentation by Greta Closius (GCH treasurer) Details TBA
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Mary Radspinner
Mary is the current website person for Melody's. She has held positions in various symphony orchestras, large and small, throughout the Midwest and Texas. She freelanced in the Houston area from 1983 – 1994. Mary was director of music/organist at St. Therese Catholic church in Milwaukee where she also taught harp and piano for the Milwaukee Public Schools. She’s been the staff pianist for Waller (TX) ISD, and currently has a small studio of piano and harp students. She is also the founder of “Harp Teachers Gathering” – a community of and for harp teachers, and as editor of Afghan Press Music for the Harp, she also chairs a Zoom Publishing Group. Mary is also a member of the Irish Fest (Milwaukee) Peace and Justice orchestra. She has a B.M. in music ed and applied harp from Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI. She has studied with Jeanne Henderson, Louise Trotter and Paula Page.
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