Schedule NC

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 - Denise McKenzie and Jennifer Reed
  • 10:30 am - Joy Slavens
  • 11:00 am - Tammy Willcox
  • 11:30 am - Angi Bemiss

Lobby performances sponsored by Deette Puckett Bunn.

12:30 - 1:15 pm Lunch
1:30-3:00 pm Workshop I
  • A Medieval Take on Christmas Carols - Deette Bunn
  • Issues for Senior Harpers - Sue Richards
  • Jewish and Arabic Music - Sunita Staneslow
  • Discover The FUN of Dbl Strung Harp! - Carolyn Deal
  • Cascading Arpeggios - Frank Voltz
2:30 pm Vendor Hall Opens
4:00-5:30 pm Workshop II
  • Tech Tools (C) - Angi Bemiss
  • Learning Latin Amer. Waltz: "Luna Llena" - Nicolas Carter
  • Seasons of the Harp - Martha Gallagher
  • Dexterity Exercises for Intermediates - Sue Richards
  • Creative Harping - Christina Tourin
5:00 pm Vendor Hall Closes
6:00-6:45 pm Dinner
7:30 pm
Concert - TAPESTRY and Frank Voltz
After Opening Concert
Opening Reception in Vendor Hall (Sponsored by TBA)
10:15-Midnight
Jam Session with TBA (Open to Companions)

Saturday

8:00-8:45 am Breakfast
Open Registration
8:30-9:15 am Ensemble Rehearsal - Directed by Frank Voltz
8:30-9:15 am Music Tasting - with Angi Bemiss
9:00 am Vendor Hall Opens
9:30-11:00 am Workshop III
  • Improv with Latin American Rhythms - Nicolas Carter
  • All that Jazz - Martha Gallagher
  • Ready, Set, Go! (C) - Joy Slavens
  • The Magic of Christmas - Sunita Staneslow
  • Practice with Purpose - Debbie Vinick
11:30 am Harp Tasting
12:30 - 1:15 pm Lunch
1:30-3:00 pm Workshop IV
  • Guantanamera - Nicolas Carter
  • The Mystery of Copyright (C) - Denise Grupp-Verbon
  • Celtic Knots (C) - Beth Stockdell
  • Five Elements and Harp Music - Christina Tourin
  • Finding Leverland - Frank Voltz
3:30-5:00 pm Workshop V
  • The Art of Chords - Angi Bemiss
  • Sight-reading Tools - Denise Grupp-Verbon
  • The Art of the Phrase - Sunita Staneslow
  • Celtic Tunes for Therapeutic Applictions - Christina Tourin
  • Only on a Harp - Frank Voltz
5:00 pm Vendor Hall Closes
5:15-5:45 pm
Ensemble Rehearsal
6:00-6:45 pm Dinner
7:30 pm
Concert - Martha Gallagher, Sue Richards with Robin Bullock, Nicolas Carter
After Concert
Reception in Vendor Hall (Sponsored by Mountain Harps of Asheville)
10:15-Midnight
Jam Session with TBA (Open to Companions)

Sunday

8:00 - 8:45 am Breakfast
8:30 am Sunday Morning Devotions with Angi Bemiss
9:00 am Vendor Hall Opens
9:30-11:00 am Workshop VI
  • Patterns and Puzzles - Deette Bunn
  • TranscenDance: Release & Renew! (C) - Martha Gallagher
  • My Fave Beautiful Tunes - Sue Richards
  • Easy Improv - Joy Slavens
  • Celtic Knots (C) - Beth Stockdell
11:00 am Vendor Hall Closes
11:30 am
Closing Concert - Harp Ensemble Experience (Directed by Frank Voltz) and Christina Tourin