Teenage Harp Course: 9th - 13th August 2011
Harp Course for teenage children aged 14 - 18
Minimum standard - grade 3 or equivalent
Harp coaching by
Ruth Faber &
Eleanor Turner (winner
of Cardiff European Harp Competition 2007)
Maximum number of students 18.
Overview
Registration is at 2.00pm on 9th August with the first event commencing at 3.00pm.
The course is designed for teenage children aged 14-18 years old. Students will work in small groups on technique and solo repertoire, and also together in a harp ensemble. Each student has a practice room, and the opportunity to take part in a harp maintenance workshop.
Leisure activities include shopping in Clarks Village, a visit to Glastonbury Tor and the use of Millfield School's indoor swimming pool and other sports facilities. There will be a celebrity recital given by Eleanor Turner (sponsored by Vining Harps), and the course will end with a student concert.
Celebrity Concert
7.30pm 11th August 2011 - Harp Recital by Eleanor
Turner
Millfield School Concert Hall, Millfield School, Street, Somerset,
BA16 0YD
The concert is open to public. Tickets available on the door.
For further information contact Ruth Faber
Sponsored by Vining Harps
Programme
Bela Bartok (1881-1945): Three
Hungarian Folksongs from the Csik
Franz Liszt (1811-1886): Le Rossignol
- Russian Air by Alabieff
Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006): Fantasy for
Harp
Raymond Murray Schafer (b.1933): The
Crown of Ariadne
for harp with percussion instruments and tape
Interval
Bernard Andrès (b.1941): Sweet
Blues
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946): Spanish
Dance No.1
transcribed by Grandjany
Henry Purcell (1659-1695): Ground
in C minor
Sophia Dussek (1775-1847): La
Chasse
Marcel Tournier (1879-1951): Étude
de Concert “Au matin”
Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999): Adagio from Concierto
de Aranjuez
Deborah Henson-Conant (b.1953): Baroque Flamenco
Student Concert
The course will end with a student concert starting at 4pm, to which parents are welcome to attend, followed by the presentation of the Bow Brand Prize.
Venue
Millfield School
