Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod

8th-12th July 2008 The International Pavilion, Llangollen.
There will be a Clive Morley Harps Trade Stand at this event.

Leamington Spa Competitive Festival

Harp Day 22nd June 2008
Members of Harpz and Junior Harpz will be competing along with individual students of Helen-Elizabeth.
There will also be a Clive Morley Harps trade stand.

Sunday 15th June 2008 2.00pm
Leeke Memorial Hall, Kirk Langley, Derbyshire

Harp Recital by Members of Junior Harpz and Harpz, various solos, duets and ensembles, in preparation for upcoming festivals - donations to the Leek Memorial Hall Funds who so kindly allow us to rehearse weekly in their space. This is also Helen-Elizabeth's 30th Birthday Celebration!

Saturday 7th June 2008 2pm 
Master Class and Recital suitable for grades 1 - 8 and beyond with Sally Pryce.

Clive Morley Harps
Goodfellows
Filkins
Lechlade
Glos.

£25.00 for the afternoon to include afternoon tea.

Sally Pryce is one of the leading harpists of her generation. She is becoming increasingly in demand as a chamber musician and orchestral player as well as continuing her solo career. Born in 1979, Sally Pryce studied at the Purcell School and Royal College of Music with Daphne Boden, graduating in 2001 with first class honours and the Worshipful Company of Musicians’ Silver Medal. The Young Concert Artists Trust (YCAT) selected her for representation in 2003. During her studies Sally won numerous national and international prizes including first prize in the 1999 London Harp Competition and in 1998 reached the final six in the prestigious International Harp Contest held in Israel. In 1996 she won the Marisa Robles Harp Prize in the Royal Over-Seas League Competition and was a finalist in the BBC Young Musicians Competition

This is an opportunity not to be missed for all students of the harp.
Harps will be provided for use during the class - no need to bring your own.

Saturday 7th June 2008 10am - 12noon 
Beginners introduction the harp

Clive Morley Harps
Goodfellows
Filkins
Lechlade
Glos.

Saturday 19th April 2008 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Harp Ensemble Workshop 2-4pm

The Community Hall
Boat of Garten

27th Edinburgh International Harp Festival

28th March to 2nd April 2008

Merchiston Castle School
294 Colinton Road
Edinburgh
EH13 0PT

For more information see festival website here

Wednesday 19th March 2008 - 7pm
Student Recital and Exhibition of Harps - Pwllheli

Oriel Glyn Y Weddw
nr Pwllheli
North Wales

Student Recital and Exhibition of Harps for sale or rental.

Tuesday 18th March 2008 - 7pm
Student Recital and Exhibition of Harps - Carmarthen

The Ivy Bush Royal Hotel
Carmarthen

Student Recital and Exhibition of Harps for sale or rental, with guest recital by Duo Helen a Elin.

Monday 17th March 2008 7pm - 9pm
Student Recital and Exhibition of Harps - Swansea

Sketty Hall
Swansea
SA2 8QF

Student Recital and Exhibition of Harps for sale and rental, with performances by Nia Jenkins and Helen-Elizabeth Naylor.

SUNDAY 2nd MARCH 2008
HARP TEACHERS' FORUM: 'FROM BEGINNERS TO WINNERS'

GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC & DRAMA, LONDON, 10am-6pm
SPECIAL GUEST: GABRIELLA BOSIO, Italy

You are warmly invited to attend the first Harp Teachers' Forum, which aims to bring UK harp teachers together for a stimulating day of friendly exchange and dialogue, questions and problem-solving, ideas and demonstrations.

The day will include:
LESSON BITES - the chance to watch live short lessons with 'guinea-pig' beginner, intermediate and advanced students, and to discuss ideas that come up.
MOTIVATING KIDS TO PRACTISE - an interactive workshop to stimulate ideas on this ever-tricky subject.
PROBLEM CLINIC - a panel of harp teachers will discuss issues raised by the participants 
EXHIBITION OF BEGINNER HARPS AND HARP MUSIC
There will be time for both formal and informal discussion on the topics that we all deal with regularly.
SPEAKERS will include
Gabriella Bosio - harp teacher for 32 years, specialising in teaching very young beginners with the Suzuki Method, and author of 'I Play the Harp'.
Charlotte Seale - Professor of Harp at the Guildhall (Senior and Junior), the Royal Academy, the Purcell School and the National Youth Orchestra.
Imogen Barford - Head of Harp at the Guildhall School of Music (Senior), and teacher on the Guildhall String Training Programme (age 5-11)
Karen Vaughan - Head of Harp at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama, Senior Harp Tutor at the Royal Academy of Music.
Daphne Boden - Professor in charge of Harp at the Royal College of Music, and professor at the Purcell School.

The day is FREE, and open to all teachers and senior students with an interest in teaching.

Booking is essential, so please call 020 7435 6458
Please reserve your place early to avoid disappointment.

New Showroom Opening
Sunday December 2nd 2007 @ Clive Morley Harps, 2pm
An Afternoon of Christmas Carols and mulled wine and mince pies marking the The official Opening of the New Morley Showrooms

Christmas Carols
Sunday 9th December 2007 @ St Michael's Church Kirk Langley, 2pm
Harpz - The Derbyshire Harp Ensemble and Junior Harpz Christmas Carol Concert.
Tickets £5.00 all proceeds to Leeke Memorial Hall Fund
We need to raise £80,000 for restoration and modernisation.

Harpz Summer Serenade 2007
Sunday July 1st 2007 @ Town End Farm, Kirk Langley, 2pm
Featuring Harpz - The Derbyshire Harp Ensemble, Junior Harpz
and Soprano Maria Tiraski and Pianist Hilary Griffiths

Proceeds to: Guide Dogs for the Blind, Borth Church Organ Fund and The Leeke Memorial Hall
Tickets £7.50 to include refreshments.

Sunday 4th March 2007: 10 AM - Noon. Hands on the Harp
At Kirk Langley Church Hall, Kirk Langley, Nr Ashbourne, Derbyshire - with Helen Naylor and Kathryn Lewis.
£20.00 including morning coffee! Contact Helen on 01332 540540

Sunday 4th March 2pm - Master Class with David Watkins: World famous Virtuoso Harpist David Watkins At Kirk Langley Church Hall, Kirk Langley Nr Ashbourne - all grades and ages welcome - particularly useful if you are taking exams in the spring sessions! £20.00 for the afternoon including informal recital at the end and afternoon tea.

Saturday 3rd March 2007: 2.30pm-5.00pm HANDS ON THE HARP
At "Musica Nova" Anglo-Russian Music Academy
88 Cromer Street, King's Cross, London, WC1H 8DG
Come along and join us for a beginners harp workshop with Helen Naylor-Williams BA Hons, suitable for Ages 7-70 A chance to play the harp with friends. Come along and join in the fun! Lots of group playing!
Informal concert for friends and parents 4.30pm
£20.00 for the afternoon.
Harps, music and sundries will be available for sale and rental.

Sunday 28th Jan 2007: Guides For Brides Wedding Fayre Bletchly Park Bucks.

Master Class with David Watkins
Thursday Jan 25th @ The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
4pm - college students
6pm - all harp students who would like to come along
COME ALONG AND PLAY FOR DAVID WHATEVER GRADE!!!
Harps Will Be Available for Sale or Rental!
Lots of Special Offers - Lever Harps from - £750.00 inc vat

David Watkins needs little introduction, being well known for a varied career, his work includes a position with the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and that of principal harpist with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. He was professor of Harp at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and also at the Royal Northern College of Music. He is the author of The Complete Method for Harp as well as composer of Petite Suite and many, many more pieces for harp. David has also had a very successful recording career with RCA and EMI. His lecture recitals are celebrated in many countries.

A not to be missed opportunity to study with David and hear him play.

Beginners Introduction to the Harp
6th January 2007 from 2.30pm - 5pm
Come along and join us for a beginners harp workshop @ Goodfellows with Helen Naylor
Suitable for Ages 7-70 - A chance to play the harp with friends and banish the post Christmas blues!

Monday 18th December 2006 : HARPZ will be performing at St Giles Hospice

Friday 15th December 2006 6.30pm: HARPZ The Derbyshire Harp Ensemble will be featured on the BBC programme East Midlands Today!

Saturday 2nd December 2006: Harpz - The Derbyshire Harp Ensemble presents an Evening of Advent Carols at St Michael's Church Kirk Langley Derbyshire in aid of Church funds and the Leeke Memorial Hall. The first half of the programme with contain popular classics and works studied through the year and the second half following an interval of Mince Pies and Tea will be advent carols and seasonal favourites and readings.

Friday 1st December 2006: HARPZ - will be playing at Derby Cathedral

Saturday 11th November 2006: Gwyl Cerdd Dant Cymru - Cerdd Dant Festival Wales - The Stiwt, Rhosllanerchrugog, Wrexham. Harps will be available for sale, rental and demonstration. Helen-Elizabeth's students will also be competing.

Harpz - Telynorion Cwm Derwent come 3rd at Gwyl Cerdd Dant 2006!

A small trio of teacher & students from Harpz -
The Derbyshire Harp Ensemble surprise audiences at the Gwyl Cerdd Dant!

Helen Naylor-Williams, Rebecca McIlroy and Siwan Doyle

Sunday 29th October 2pm: Kirk Langley Village Hall - Master Class with the world famous virtuoso harpist David Watkins. All grades welcome to come along and study exam or recital pieces with David Watkins.

David Watkins needs little introduction, being well known for a varied career, his work includes a position with the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and that of principal harpist with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. He was professor of Harp at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and also at the Royal Northern College of Music. He is the author of The Complete Method for Harp as well as composer of Petite Suite and many, many more pieces for harp. David has also had a very successful recording career with RCA and EMI. His lecture recitals are celebrated in many countries.

A not to be missed opportunity to study with David and hear him play.
Tickets £15.00 contact Helen Naylor-Williams on 07737 594453
or Helen@Morleyharps.com for more information.

Sunday 22nd October: Guides For Brides Wedding Fayre Wyck Hill House, Wyck Hill, Stow on the Wold, Glos.

Monday 16th October: Ysgol Y Frenni - Crymych
Specialist Leadership Course in Harp Teaching by Helen Naylor-Williams
A Unique Celtic Harp Course.

This course was both inspiring and technical. Professionally, enthusiastically delivered and received at the highest level the course was attended by music specialists with a sense of humour and a yearning towards perfection. Highly intensive in content, the learning curve that they experienced and achieved was evident at the end of the course.

The history of the harp and harp playing in Wales was covered and through intensive tuition they were taught how to teach beginners at the harp through to grade 1, through principles and techniques of harp playing with the aim of promoting harp playing and harp ensembles in Pembrokeshire's schools - adding to the ethos and ambience of the schools, giving pupils a greater learning opportunity to experience their past and present culture.

Monday 9th October: Causeway School of Music - Coleraine, Northern Ireland.
Beginners Introduction to Harp Ensemble - lead by Helen Naylor-Williams
A wonderful evening was held at the newly established Causeway School of Music in Coleraine, new students to the harp - some of whom has only been playing the harp for a matter of weeks and we able to come together and learn a variety of music to play to Mums and Dads at the end of the evening! Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Away in a Manger and Silent Night were among the numbers learnt. Hazel Drummond the harp teacher over their and students were thrilled with the chance to play together with friends.

Sunday 1st October: Guides For Brides Wedding Fayre Witney Lakes Resort Oxfordshire

Saturday July 22nd Master Class with David Watkins at Clive Morley Harps 2pm.

Marlborough College Summer School July 16th - 22nd
CS: 134 BEGINNERS INTRODUCTION TO FOLK HARP: Suitable for complete beginners to the harp and music. Students will be taught to read music and play the folk harp. This should be a fun course with individual playing and group playing. Instruments and music will be provided. No previous knowledge assumed. Tutor: Helen-Elizabeth Naylor-Williams BA (Hons Wales)

COURSE 135 PEDAL HARP IMPROVERS CLASS: This course is aimed at harpists of grade 3 and above. This should be a fun course with individual and group playing. Instruments and music will be provided. Students are invited to bring their own pieces to study with David. Technique and Repertoire will be looked at during the week along with performance skills. Tutor David Watkins Professor of Harp

Sunday 16th July 2pm Harps Galore Garden Party
Clive Morley Harps Ltd as part of the Filkins Festival.

Come and see the combined forces of the Cotswold Harp Ensemble and the Derbyshire Harp Ensemble performing together for this one off treat! also starring world famous virtuosos harpist David Watkins.
All proceeds are going to the St Fillica's Society

Sunday 9th July - Leamington Spa Competitive Festival - Harpz the Derbyshire Harp Ensemble will be competing for the "Harps Galore" Shield.

Twmpath (A Welsh Ceilidh) Sat 1st July 2006
7.00pm - 11.00pm St. Mary's Priory Centre Abergavenny

A Celebration of welsh music and dance
with HUW ROBERTS (Ffidl-ffadl) and RHIAIN BEBB (Triple Harp) with Bethan and Siôn Gwilym

The evening, presented mainly in English will include:
BUFFET, RAFFLE and CASH BAR
A talk by HUW ROBERTS “Harp, Flannel and a Figure of Eight”
Demonstration of LLANOVER FOLK DANCES and WELSH CLOG DANCING
A chance to earn to dance THE LLANOVER REEL and other traditional dances

TWMPATH TO FOLLOW Bring your Dancing Shoes!

TICKETS Members of the Lady Llanover Society £9.00
Non-members £10.00

Cairde na Cruite - Cuirc Chruitireachta - Festival for Irish Harp
June 25th - June 30th
An Grianan, Termonfeckin, Co. Louth, Ireland.
The annual Festival for Irish Harp now ranks among the top international harp festivals. It attracts Students from all over the world while maintaining its distinctive Irish identity. Harpers of all standards and styles who want a thoroughly enjoyable time while developing their skills and repertoire should come along. Among the areas covered will be:- Singing to harp Accompaniment, traditional ornamentation and dance music, Session Playing, Ensemble Playing, Music of the Harpers and much more.

Clive Morley Harps represented by myself will be attending all week with harps for sale and rental.

Sunday 21st May 2-5pm Have A Go At The Harp - Beginners Introduction to the Harp workshop with Harpists Helen-Elizabeth Naylor and Kathryn Lewis in association with Clive Morley Harps.

Suitable for complete beginners to the harp . Students will be able to have a go at the folk harp. This should be a fun afternoon with individual playing and group playing. Instruments and music will be provided. No previous knowledge assumed.
Harps will be Available for Sale and Rental.
Always wanted to try the harp? Fancy something new? Come Along and Have A GO!!
£25.00 for the afternoon including tea.

Saturday 20th May 2pm HARPZ The Derbyshire Harp Ensemble Present:-
A Summer Serenade
In aid of Kirk Langley Playground Fund and Derby Branch of RSPCA

In the Marquee at Town End Farm, Kirk Langley, Derby.
Tickets £7.50 to include a glass of wine or a soft drink and visits to the chocolate fountain!
Come along and support local talent of all ages for a wonderful afternoon of music in aid of local charities.