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Derbyshire Harp Festival 2008 Please click a green heading band to open a section and for information e-mail Helen@morleyharps.com Show All Click play button @ lower right side of screen to start scrolling. Place mouse pointer over text to pause scrolling Friday 31st October
2008 10am -12 noon Leeke Memorial Hall Helen Arnold is well known as a free-lance harpist and teacher of harp. She plays regularly as an orchestral harpist with a number of different orchestras, in ensembles and in recitals, sometimes with her students in the Albertine Harp Ensemble. She frequently plays for functions and weddings all over the South Eastern part of England, which she thoroughly enjoys because it contributes towards making occasions special for the listeners and she plays a wide variety of repertoire of all types to suit all ages. She is much in demand for "Demonstration Recital" work when she demonstrates the "do's and don'ts" of the harp, sometimes involving members of the audience to participate. As a teacher she holds one of the biggest teaching practices for harpists in England and students travel from six different counties for weekly lessons. She is also an ABRSM examiner. Hands on the Harp for beginners and lapsed players with Elin Lloyd. 10am – 12 noon St Michael’s Church, Kirk Langley.
“Focus on
Grades 6 – 8” with Helen Arnold 1pm-4pm Leeke Memorial Hall Covering all skills required for the later ABRSM harp exams, a chance to ask Helen about Aural Tests. Sight Reading, Pieces etc and the challenges and benefits of these later grades. Harp Therapy with Bethan Myfanwy Hughes – The UK’s only trained harp therapist. 1pm – 4pm St Michael’s
Church Kirk Langley It is her experience, professionalism, qualifications, her major awards and personality that put Bethan at the top of the demand list head and shoulders above any other professional harpist in the UK, Europe and America. It isn't just her abilities to provide professional entertainment and pioneering harp therapy that create a unique personal service through choice of music, outfit coordinating with any theme and reflecting the wishes of the client has always ensured that expectations are exceeded. Nick named 'Angel of the Battlefield', Bethan is proud to have been helping and supporting the well being of UK & US Front line troops and wounded soldiers for 7 years. Music Theory for Fun with Elin Lloyd. Suitable for juniors, theory made lots of fun by Elin in very imaginative ways! 1pm – 4pm The Vestry St Michael’s Church Saturday 1st November 2008 Preparation for Aural Tests grades 1-5 with ABRSM examiner Gareth Green 10am – 12 noon Leeke Memorial Hall Gareth Green achieved his first musical diplomas at the age of fifteen. By the age of 18, he had collected the Dixon and Turpin prizes for FRCO and was already engaged as a recitalist around Europe. He is an ABRSM examiner. Following his time as a Junior Exhibitioner at the Royal College of Music, Gareth spent a year at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London as Organ Scholar, before going up to Worcester College Oxford, again as Organ Scholar. On graduation, he became Organ Scholar at Canterbury Cathedral before taking up the position of Assistant Organist at Wakefield Cathedral in 1983. In 1985, he was appointed Director of Music at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, leaving in 1990 to pursue his free-lance interests as an organ recitalist, adjudicator, Associated Board examiner, and composer/arranger. He has also worked for BBC Religious Broadcasting as a musical director for `Daily Service` and as an organist & pianist on `Songs of Praise`, `Sunday Half Hour` etc. Gareth has released various recordings, both as a solo artist and as a choral accompanist. His musical endeavours have taken him as far afield as America, Bermuda and Singapore. Gareth offers consultation lessons at his home in South Yorkshire and also teaches theory of music online. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, walking, swimming, driving his Morris Minor and consuming blue Yorkie bars. Master class with grades 6 – 8 with David Watkins and Victor Harter-Banau. 10am – 12 noon St Michael’s Church Master Class / workshop for all Levels with David Watkins and Victor Hater-Banau. 1pm – 4pm St Michael’s
Church GALA
CONCERT Featuring 2008 National Eisteddfod Winners Telynorion Cwm Derwent, Junior Harpz, Helen ac Elin, David Watkins, Rebecca McIlroy and many more including festival course tutors! A chance to experience a huge range of famous harpists, solos duets and ensembles in one place! Private Lessons will be available with David Watkins during the day on Friday 31st October Private Lessons for beginners will be available with Elin Lloyd There will be an exhibition of harps for sale or rent in the Leeke Memorial Hall over the 2 days of the festival. A large selection of sheet music, CDs and sundries will also be for sale. General Information: Harps will be available for use free of charge, so
no need to bring your own. Booking: All bookings for the Derbyshire Harp
Festival will be taken through Clive Morley Harps. Please telephone either Kath or Clare on 01367 860493 or e mail Helen@morleyharps.com Fees: Individual Full Festival Tickets Move
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