Teenage Harp Course 2013
6th - 10th August 2013
Harp Course for teenage children aged 14 - 18
Minimum standard - grade 3 or equivalent
Harp coaching by
Ruth
Faber, Eleanor
Turner and Keziah
Thomas
Maximum number of students 24.
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| Teenage Harp Course 2013: Tutors and Students |
photo by www.rapps.co.uk |
Overview
Registration is at 2.00pm on 6th 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 on improvisation, jazz and pop harp. Each student has a practice room, and the opportunity to take part in a harp maintenance workshop run by William Hornby.
Leisure activities include shopping in Clarks Village, a visit to Glastonbury Tor and the use of the school's sport facilities. There will be a celebrity recital given by Eleanor Turner and the course will end with a student concert.
Celebrity Concert
8th August 2013 at 7.30pm
Harp Recital by visiting
tutor - Eleanor Turner
Johnson Hall, Millfield School
Sponsored by Pilgrim Harps
The concert
is open to public. Tickets available on the door.
For further information contact Ruth Faber
| Tutors Teenage Harp Course 2013 |
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| Eleanor Turner, Ruth Faber and Keziah Thomas |
| photo by www.rapps.co.uk |
Concert Programme
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): Harp Concerto Opus 4 no. 6 in
Bb
Claude Debussy: Deux Arabesques
Pearl Chertok (1918-1981): ‘Harpicide
at Midnight’ and 'The Morning After’
Alan Thomas: The Curl-Up
Eleanor Turner: Alice in Escher’s Wonderland
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992): Libertango
Deborah Henson-Conant: Muchos
Manos
Interval
Scott Joplin: The Entertainer arr. for 2 harps by E. Turner (with
Keziah Thomas)
Eleanor Turner: Butterflies’ Autumn for 2 harps (with
Keziah Thomas)
William Alwyn: Crepuscule
Joseph Kosma: Can’t help lovin’ dat man, Autumn Leaves
Paul
Desmond: Take
Five
Edvard Grieg: Solveig’s Song from Peer Gynt
Fats Waller: Hit the Road, Jack, If
I aint got you, Ain’t Misbehavin
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.
