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National Harp Weekend

17-19 September 2004
Hosted by theANU School of Music

THE NATIONAL HARP WEEKEND PROGRAM

Concerts

Friday 17th
8:15pm
Llewellyn Hall
‘Jana Bousková in Recital’ - one of the worl’d’s leading harp soloists

Saturday 18th
8:15pm
Bandroom
‘The Concert Harp’
Alice Giles, Louise Johnson, Genevieve Lang, Sebastien Lipman, Marshall McGuire, Jane Rosenson - leading concert harpists from around Australia

Sunday 19th
4pm
RR3
‘Harp Ensembles’
Informal concert with more than 40 harps of all shapes and sizes together - or as many as the stage permits!

Sunday 19th
8:15pm
Bandroom
‘The Many Faces of the Harp’
Asni, Diane Peters, Andy Rigby, Christina Sonnemann, Victor Valdez.
Latin, Jazz, Medieval Popular, Celtic.

Tickets $15 / $10 concession / $8 friends from ANU ticketing 6125 5491
ANU Student’s rush free!

Day Programs

Master classes
Jana Bousková
Group classes with Diane Peters, Andy Rigby, Victor Valdes (Jazz, Celtic, Latin)
Panels, seminars and presentations
Australian Harp makers presentations - Tim Guster, Brandden Lassells, Andrew Thom
Seminar - Body awareness: applying the Feldenkrais Method for harp players
New Harp Music presentations, including the NSW Harp Society Composition Competition prizewinning piece
Historical Harps - Asni, Marshall McGuire
Irish Harp Music - historical source material, Cliona Molins
Panel discussion - ‘Career Harpist - the many paths to make your own way’
Young Performers Competitions - ages 12 & under, 15 & under, 18 & under, 25 & under
Harp exhibitors will include Lyon & Healy and Salvi Harps,Tim Guster Harps; Andrew Thom Harps ; ‘Harps and Harps’, Gillian Weiss Harps, Forrestworks Harps.
Music and CDs from HarpLore Australia

Day passes - $50 for ALL events and concerts on that day; does NOT include food/drinks.
Active participants in the group classes must register separately prior to the Weekend.

For information, detailed program timetable, registration, please contact:

Alice Giles
Director, National Harp Weekend
PO Box 641, Yass NSW 2582
T: +61 2 6226 2355
www.ganyarharps.com.au

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Sunday 19th, 8:15pm Bandroom - ‘Many Faces of the Harp’

Al Dubin/Harry Warren I'll String Along with You

Traditional Appalachian She's Like the Swallow

Jack Strachey/Eric Maschwitz These Foolish Things

(All arrangements by Christina Sonnemann)

Christina Sonnemann

Blondel de Nesle Amour dont sui espris
(France, 12th cent.)

Raimbaut de Vaqueiras Kalenda Maya
(Provence, c. 1150-1207)

anonymous Ave nobilis, from "Carmina Burana" (Germany, 13th cent.)

anonymous Miri it is
(England, 13th cent.)

anonymous Byrd one Brere
(England, 13th cent.)
Asni

Andy Rigby Planxty Darryl Rogan

Andy Rigby Blackwoods

trad. arr. R.H. Bowen/A. Rigby Welsh Medley

trad. arr. A. Rigby Celtic Suite

Alfredo Rolando Ortiz Butterfly Tree

Andy Rigby

Intermission

Jazz / Improvisation Crystal Silence
Duo in 7

Diane Peters - Harp
Collin Hoorweg - Drums
Eric Ajaye - Double Bass

Kirpa traditional Venezuelan song

Una Vez en la Montana (Once on a mountain) Equador

La Flor de la Canela (Cinnamon Flower) Peru

Pajaro Campana (Bell Bird) Paraguay

Victor Valdes

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Christina Sonnemann
Equally at home playing the music of Carolan, Fauré or Robert Maxwell, Christina is one of a new generation of harpists who find inspiration in diversity.
One of Tasmania's best-known performers, Christina maintains a busy performing and teaching schedule. Since last year's appearance at the Stamford Harp Festival, England, she is increasingly occupied internationally. She will perform the Handel Harp Concerto in the US and concerts in England, Ireland and Jersey are planned.
Her CD, The Girl with the Flaxen Hair, features her own voice/harp arrangements. The Harp Society of Tasmania was formed through her efforts and she serves as President and Editor. Christina has studied harp with Michael Jefferies and Jill Atkinson.

Andy Rigby
Andy Rigby is one of Australia’s leading makers, players and teachers of the folk harp. Based is Central Victoria, Andy has pioneered the “Paraceltic” style of harp on which he plays Celtic, Latin American and a variety of other styles of music, as well as a variety of lap harps, including a brass strung copy of the ancient Gaelic harp.
Andy has been playing the folk harp for twenty years and has absorbed music from many folk cultures around his original home in Melbourne, and abroad. His most recent associations are with the trio Blackwood, Moving Harps, Bob Ballantine, Martin Tucker, Riley Lee and Gillian Alcock. Andy plays a variety of other instruments and onducts school and community workshops in making and playing marimbas and flutes.

Diane Peters
Diane has a BA (Jazz/Improvisation) at Victorian College of the Arts '96-'98 (harp). Harp studies include Lydia Shaxson, Rosemary St John, Huw Jones, Marshall McGuire, Park Stickney (Jazz harpist) NewYork,2000. Projects include "The Aprils" A Harp and Flute duo with Mia Salsjo, playing a Classical, Jazz and Brazilian Choro repertoire. Jazz group "Archaeopteryx" with CD of Peters' original JAZZ compositions.
International performances in Perugia, ITALY 98,- "Tonic" improvisation club in New York 2000.-"Journey de Les Harpes" music festival, Arles, FRANCE 2000. 5th European Harp Symposium, Amsterdam, HOLLAND 2001, with 5-piece original Jazz group Archaeopteryx. Diane continues to take the harp to new places including new sound duo with electronic artist David Franzke.

Victor Valdes
Victor Valdes is a professional musician, singer and dancer. As a solo harpist he has given concerts in over 25 countries of 4 continents around the world.
He was a member of the best and highly acclaimed Mexican Folk group of Veracruz Mexico, 'Tlen Huicani' for ten years, (Named best folk group in Mexico by the union of music and theatre critics)giving many concerts and performances in respected halls and theatres ie Sydney Opera House. He performed for many celebrities including Queen Elizabeth II and King and Queen of Spain, as well as Placido Domingo and Linda Ronstad.
Victor is also a specialist in guitars of Latin America and percussions including conga, bongo, timbal, maracas. In Sydney he has performed in Government House and has given many workshops of the Mexican Jarocho Harp.