Schedule OH

Thursday

5:30-7:00 pm
 Thursday Special Workshop "Your Creative Muse" with Denise Grupp-Verbon
7:00 pm
 Pizza Party
8:00 pm
 Harp Circle

Friday

10:00 am
 Open Registration
10:00 am-12:00 pm
 Lobby Entertainment
  • 10:00 am - Kay Brown & Pat Tait
  • 10:30 am - Susie Kunkle
  • 11:00 am - Carol Kappus
  • 11:30 am - Jo Lynn Rhodes
12:00 pm
 Optional Box Lunch Pick up
1:30-3:00 pm Workshop I
  • All That Jazz - Robbin Gordon-Cartier
  • International Hymns - Kim Robertson
  • Shaking Hands, Racing Heart - Stephanie Claussen
  • Ear Training 101 - Tiffany Schaeffer
2:30 pm Vendor Hall Opens
4:00-5:30 pm Workshop II
  • Practice Makes You Perfect - Robbin Gordon-Cartier
  • Beyond the Jigs and Reels - Hannah Flowers
  • Self Accompanied Singing - Thom Dutton
  • Intro to the Double-Strung Harp - Karen Peterson
5:00 pm Vendor Hall Closes
5:00-6:30 pm
 Dinner
7:30 pm
 Concert - TAPESTRY and Kim Robertson
After Opening Concert
 Opening Reception in Vendor Hall (Sponsored by Lisa Presley & Amy S. Courter)
10:15-Midnight
 Jam Session (Open to Companions)

Saturday

8:00 am
 Open Registration
8:45-9:30 am Ensemble Rehearsal - Directed by Robbin Gordon-Cartier
9:00 am
 Vendor Hall Opens
9:30-11:00 am Workshop III
  • Improv for Introverts - Kim Robertson
  • Muffling and Flat Hand Techniques - Stephanie Claussen
  • Got Modes - Karen Peterson
  • Getting Hands to Work Together - Tiffany Schaeffer
11:45 am-12:30 pm Lunch
12:15 pm Harp Tasting
1:30-3:00 pm
 Workshop IV
  • Loving My Scales & Arpeggios - Denise Grupp-Verbon
  • Make it Your Own - Carol Kappus
  • Sing 'n Play - Hannah Flowers
  • Down Sizing & Upgrading - Robbin Gordon-Cartier
3:30-5:00 pm
 Workshop V
  • Write Your Very Own Lead Sheet! - Denise Grupp-Verbon
  • Lullabies for Lap Harp - Kim Robertson
  • Practice, Performance and Praise - Jo Lynn Rhodes
  • Back to Basics: Music Theory & Arranging - Tiffany Schaeffer
5:00 pm
 Vendor Hall Closes
5:15-5:45 pm Ensemble Rehearsal
6:00-7:00 pm

**NEW This Year**

 Dinner under the Great Oak Tree
7:30 pm
 Concert - Stephanie Claussen, Hannah Flowers and Robbin Gordon-Cartier
After Concert
 Reception in Vendor Hall (Sponsored by: Ann Fairhurst & Mark Cipra)
10:15-Midnight
 Jam Session (Open to Companions)

Sunday

8:30 am Sunday Morning Devotions with Jo Lynn Rhodes
9:00 am Vendor Hall Opens
9:30-11:00 am Workshop VI
  • Maintaining a Repertoire - Stephanie Claussen
  • Celtic Elegance - Hannah Flowers
  • Escape Routes and Coverups - Karen Peterson
  • The Magic Hands System - Carol Kappus
11:00 am
 Vendor Hall Closes
11:30 am
 Closing Concert - Harp Ensemble Experience (Directed by Robbin Gordon-Cartier)
and Tiffany Schaefer