6th Stamford Harp Festival
27th-29th August 2004
Programme of Events
All events held at the Stamford Arts Centre unless stated otherwise
Concerts and events
Workshops
Other info
Concerts and events
Trio of Harps
Friday 27th August, 8.00pm
Featuring Monika Stadler, Savourna Stevenson and another guest player
(Please
book directly through the Arts Centre box office on 01780 763203)
This year the marvellous Savourna is playing her rocking clarsach for the very first time at the Stamford Harp Festival. Great classical harper Monika is coming from Vienna to play her own compositions for you. (Thanks to the Austrian Cultural Forum in London and the Clarsach Society.)
South American Harp Fiesta
Saturday 28th August, 7.30pm
£7
With specially invited dancers, singers, players and rhythm accompanists from four Latin American countries!
The Afternoon BBQ at Northborough
Sunday 29th August, 4.00-6.30pm
£4
A garden party with
impromptu playing!
The Northborough Church Concert
Sunday 29th August, 7.00pm
£7
Featuring cyber-duo Mark Harmer plus friend
(they've collaborated on the internet,
and now they're going to perform for us); John Dalton (electro-harp); Monika Stadler; and introducing the “Golden Harp of Ur (Iraq 2,750 BC)” played by Tara Jaff
(see separate
site).
Workshops
Saturday 28th August
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9:30-11:30 - Colombian and Venezuelan Playing Following his brilliant classes last year Diego has been asked back again to do another class in Stamford. |
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9:30-11:30 -
Easy Jazz Nicole has come especially from Vienna to show us how she approaches her own style of music making on her harp. Nicole is an enthuisiastic teacher who loves to inspire others with what she has learnt herself. Very much a natural, she proves that anyone can have fun learning, whatever point in their lives they have started from.
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11.30-12.30 - Workshop: 'Is the Harp for Me?' A complete beginner's guide!
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11.30-1.00 - Experimental & innovative ways of playing
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11:30 - 1.00 -
Paraguayan Class
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2.00-3.30 - Simple Small Harp
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3.30-5.00 - Two easy South American tunes for any harp
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3.30-5.00 - Monika Stadler's improvisation class
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5.00-6.30 - Pachelbel's Canon for every harp (three voices at three levels)
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Sunday 29th August
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9.30-11.00 - English Harp Revival
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11.00-12.00 - Simple Sephardic music for harp
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11.00-12.00 - Workshop with electro-latin-jazzer John Dalton
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1.00-2.30 - “Mark Harmer's famous rhythm class”
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Other info
Exhibitors
...are putting on a fine display this year in the Arts Centre Art Gallery.
- Have a free 25 minute lesson on a top of the range harp with a trained teacher, courtesy of Pilgrim Harps (£4 returnable deposit please).
- Artist in residence at the Art Gallery of Stamford Arts Centre.
- Alexander Technique and other massages available all weekend!
Accommodation
...is available at Stamford School. Famous for its breakfasts and 5 Star sixth form accommodation block, it will only cost you £25 a night B&B. The school is just 400m away from the Arts Centre.
Stamford is a great undiscovered gem of a Georgian town and your wider family is welcome to join in for a great summer weekend break here with you. Burghley House is on the doorstep.
Book up early please.
Getting to Stamford
Stamford by car is 70 miles up the A1 from London.
GNER Inter-City (also WAGN, cheaper) train from Kings Cross to Peterborough and bus or taxi from Peterborough. The odd train onwards to Stamford.
30 miles from East Midlands airport, or one hour (by direct train) from Stansted airport.
Thanks
...to Stamford Town Council, The Clarsach Society, Northborough Parish, Austrian Cultural Forum, Lincolnshire County Council, Peterborough City Council and South Kesteven Arts for their help.
To Book
Booking form available shortly. In the meantime contact:
Andy Lowings
15 Church Street
Northborough
Peterborough
PE6 9BN
telephone +44(0)1733-253068
email stamfordharpfestival@hotmail.com
