Program

Please note that programming is ongoing and may be changed without notice.

Time	FRIDAY
9-4	Exhibition setup
4.00	Registration	Medlin Foyer
5.30	Welcome Reception	Eclipse Room
5.45	Official Welcome Isobel Redmond, Leader of the Opposition
7.00	Elder Concert	Maria Luiza Rayan-Forero

	SATURDAY
8.30	Registration
	Eclipse Room	WP Rogers Room	Cinema level 5	Bishop Hall, Elder School of Music	Margaret Murray Room	Harry Medlin Rooms
9-10	Torin King,  Fingerpicking on the harp	Ensemble with Moira Lawry	Rosemary Hallo, lecture/demo Early Harp Music		Harp Exhibition 9-5	Harp Exhibition 9-5
10-11	Robin Ward, triple harp recital		Cinema, Level 5
11-11.30	Morning tea	Eclipse Room
11.30-1	Christine Morphett, Breton		Masterclass Catrin Finch
1-2	Lunch	Eclipse Room
2-3.30	Jayne Hockley, Efficient Exercises		Catherine Dunlop - a visit to Bow Brand Strings
3.30-4	Afternoon Tea	Eclipse Room
4-5	Claire Patti – styles for accompanying singing		Liza Jensen Pedal harp maintenance
5-6	Jacinta Dennet  - Please take a seat		Sue Raimond, Working   with animals
8-10	Elder Concert	I-Sis Trio, (harp, violin, cello, Singapore,	Paige Su (harp) and Cody Byasse (percussion), Taiwan

	SUNDAY
8.30	Registration	Medlin Foyer
	Eclipse Room	WP Rogers Room	Cinema Level 5	Bishop Hall, Elder School of music	Margaret Murray Room	Harry Medlin Rooms
9-10	Suneetha Carter - technique	Ensemble with Moira Lawry	Megan Reeves -  Facets of freelancing	Australian Harp Centre Competition	Harp Exhibition 9-5	Harp Exhibition 9-5
10-11.15	Emma Horwood  - Songs of Middle Earth in Cinema, Level 5		Cinema Level 5
11.15-11. 45	Morning tea	Eclipse Room
11.30-1	Verna Lee - Chords		Masterclass Maria Luiza Rayan-Forero
1-2	Lunch	Eclipse Room
2-3	Cath Connelly  - Playing in sessions		Louise Johnson - Nerves and Focus
3-3.30	Afternoon tea
4.30-6-30	Elder Concert	Catrin Finch
7.00	Dinner Eclipse Room	Suneetha Carter, Telenn Tri, Siobhan Owen

	MONDAY
	Eclipse Room	W P Rogers Room	Cinema level 5		Margaret Murray Room	Harry Medlin Rooms
9-10	Emma Horwood – singing with your harp	Ensemble with Moira Lawry	Liza Jensen lever Harp maintenance		Harp Exhibition 9-10	Harp Exhibition 9-1
10-11.15	Eclipse Room Festival Ensemble	Premiere of 'Nocturne' by Tabea Squires	Finalsits of HCA competition
11.15-11.45	Morning Tea	Eclipse Room
11.45-12.45	Mary Doumany - The Zen of Harp		Robin Ward - playing what’s not there (Murray Room)
12.45 – 1.45-	Lunch	Eclipse Room
2-4.30	Elder Concert	Mary Doumany,	M oira Lawry and John Della-Torre,	Torin King,  Telenn Tri, Claire  Patti

Workshop topics

Suneetha Carter.  Technique

Cath Connelly.   ‘Tips for playing the harp at a Celtic music session’.  As a regular attendee at sessions, I recognise that harpers are often not sure of how to participate.  This is because the music is played both very fast and with no allowance for sheet music.  There are numerous ways that we harpers can join in and I will explore them in the workshop

Jacinta Dennet.  “Please take a seat”

Experience sitting in a whole new light, find the dynamism in your seat and let gravity empower you and your sound. “Please Take a Seat” is a playful workshop designed for you to explore and discover the potential for activity while sitting. You will be guided to let go of unnecessary grips and grasps thus awakening your whole being to a sense of freedom and vigor on your seat.

Please wear clothing that is non restrictive allowing for comfort while seated.

Mary Doumany  The Zen OF HARP  “Harp Playing as a Personal Spiritual Practice”……………….Throughout history and myth, the harp has been recognised as an instrument of transformation, enchantment and Other Realms. In modern times, its value in therapeutic application has been verified by science. This unique workshop is aimed at developing relaxation and meditation skills through the playing of the harp.  Participants learn to access their intuitive powers for personal well being in a group environment, with an emphasis on felt experience, rather than technical achievement.

The session is aimed at adult beginners who want to develop a new and joyous association with sound but is suitable for all levels. No musical skills are required, for we will be approaching the harp from a whole new angle: self discovery through a personal relationship with sound.

Catherine Dunlop. Bow Brand harp string factory is situated in the delightful town of Kings Lynn, Norfolk, UK.  A visit takes the whole morning, and it is the most fascinating experience. Every harpist should know what tender loving care goes into the making of their strings, not only gut strings, but wire strings as well.  The gut strings go through many processes.  It takes much skill and dedication .

Emma Horwood - Songs of Middle-Earth

J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy has delighted readers for over 50 years, and the author’s poetry has inspired countless composers to set the words to music. Come on a magical journey with acclaimed Adelaide soprano and harpist Emma Horwood as she presents stunning music setting Tolkien’s poetry, interspersed with reading from the books, including works by English composers Stephen Oliver and Donald Swan, and Australian composers Helen Cartridge, Andrew Close, Carl Crossin and Judith Clingan. Be transported by Emma’s crystal voice and beautiful harp playing in a mix of classical and celtic styles.

Emma Horwood. Singing with your harp

Liza Jensen.  Regulating your pedal or lever harp

Louise Johnson. Performance nerves can affect us all at any time in our lives but as we get older we seem to have more to lose. The loss of face or the fear of public embarrassment can be overwhelming, so come and explore some positive ways to "feel the fear and do it anyway!" All ages welcome but this workshop is strongly directed towards the older learner. Participation will be greatly encouraged.

Torin King.  "Finger Picking on the Celtic Harp".  Spice up your arrangements of traditional tunes with an almost "blues guitar" finger picking technique.

Moira Lawry will work with the Festival Ensemble  over three days towards a performance on the Monday.

Verna Lee.   Basic chords, jazz chord symbols and figure bass. Chord charts and symbols.This is not an improvisation class. It aims to de-code typical chord symbols found on charts, modern music, folk music etc. It is aimed at harpists of all levels who can read music.

Christine Morphett. Learn a Breton tune from the Dinan Festival.

Claire Patti. Different styles of Accompaniment for harp with voice

Sue Raimond. Music to Soothe the Savage Beast (working with animals), the science behind it.

Robin Ward. Playing what's not on the page - An introduction to Baroque music. Focusing on music from the Wemyss lute Book (scots), a brief introduction to ornamentation, variation and filling out the bass line. Music will be of an elementary/Intermediate level of difficulty.

Jayne Hockley.  Efficient Exercises for Everyone. With over 25 years of teaching experience, Jayne shares her fun, fresh approach to technical work in a hands-on workshop. Learn to challenge yourself and be engaged in exploring and creating exercises that are relevant to your requirements.

Suitable for all students and teachers.

Please bring, or arrange to share, a harp and music stand. Handouts provided.

Rosemary Hallo. Lecture/presentation early harp music.

Megan Reeve. Business and Pleasure: facets of freelancing. Musical training, whether formal or informal, rarely incorporates the business skills required for long term operation as a freelance musician. A few make up for this with formal business study, some learn on the job, and I suspect a lot hope that it will all somehow just take care of itself. How do you make it all happen?