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SUMMER SCHOOL OF EARLY
IRISH HARP
Wednesday 19th August 2015
2.00-4.00pm
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Introductory Class An orientation session for any students new to the early Irish harp.
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Taster session - Natalie Surina
Open to the public, a chance to see, hear and try an early Irish harp.
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4.30-5.30pm
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Student registration
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5.45-6.45pm
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Class introduction and orientation session
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7.00-8.00pm
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Official opening of Scoil na
gCláirseach 2015
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Thursday 20th August
8.45-9.15am
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Practice time |
9.15-9.30am
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Tuning |
9.30-10.45am
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Classes
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10.45-11.15 |
Morning coffee |
11.15-12.30
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Classes (continuation of previous sessions) |
12.30-1.45 |
Lunch |
1.45-2.45pm
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General workshop
- Simon Chadwick
Names and practicalities
What do we call our instrument? Plus changing a string, nail care, etc.
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Specialist workshop
- Siobhán Armstrong
What do I do with my bass hand?
Melodic accompaniment evidence in 17th- and 18th-century manuscripts |
2.45-3.15pm |
Practice time in group classes |
Private masterclasses - Ann Heymann
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3.15-3.45pm |
Afternoon tea |
3.45-4.30pm
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Public masterclasses - Ann Heymann |
4.30-5.00pm
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Tutor
concert - Siobhán Armstrong
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5.15-6.00pm
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Lecture -
Ann Heymann
Three iconic Gaelic harp pieces: Tunes collected in 1792 from the playing of Denis O’Hampsey (1695-1807)
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6.00-6.15pm
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Questions and discussion
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Friday 21st August
Saturday 22nd August
8.45-9.15am
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Practice time |
9.15-9.30am
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Tuning |
9.30-10.45am
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Classes
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10.45-11.15 |
Morning coffee |
11.15-12.30
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Classes (continuation of previous sessions) |
12.30-1.45 |
Lunch |
1.45-2.45pm
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General workshop
- Róisín Elsafty
Learning a harper’s song
For those who don’t already sing in Irish.
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Specialist workshop
- Virginia Blankenhorn
How (and how not) to sing poetry in Irish |
2.45-3.15pm |
Practice time in group classes |
Private masterclasses - Ann Heymann
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3.15-3.45pm |
Afternoon tea |
3.45-4.30pm
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Public masterclasses - Ann Heymann |
4.30-5.00pm
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Tutor
presentation - Virginia Blankenhorn
The roles of the harper in the chieftain’s house
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5.15-6.00pm
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Talk - Simon Chadwick
The early Gaelic harp traditions:
their ancient history and modern revival |
7.30-8.00pm
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Annual General Meeting of The Historical Harp Society of Ireland |
8.00-9.30pm
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Informal student platform |
Sunday 23rd August
8.45-9.15am
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Practice time |
9.15-9.30am
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Tuning |
9.30-10.45am
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Classes
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10.45-11.15 |
Morning coffee |
11.15-12.30
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Classes (continuation of previous sessions) |
12.30-1.45 |
Lunch |
1.45-2.45pm
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General workshop
- Simon Chadwick & Sylvia Crawford
Accompanying harpers’ songs for beginner harpers
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Specialist workshop
- Siobhán Armstrong
Reconstructing early Irish harper’s songs for harpers
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2.45-3.15pm
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Tutor
concert - Ann Heymann
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3.15-3.45pm |
Afternoon tea |
3.45-4.15pm |
Practice time in group classes |
Private masterclasses - Ann Heymann |
4.15-5.00pm
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Public masterclasses - Ann Heymann |
5.00-6.00pm
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Lecture -
Karen Loomis
Part I: The secret lives of harps
We piece together the previously unknown life stories of two harps, and the fascinating people and tumultuous events connected with them.
Part II: What woods are they made of?
Fresh information and insight that will change our understanding of how early Irish harps were built
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6.00-6.15pm
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Questions and discussion
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Monday 24th August
8.45-9.15am
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Practice time |
9.15-9.30am
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Tuning |
9.30-10.45am
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Classes
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10.45-11.15 |
Morning coffee |
11.15-12.30
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Classes (continuation of previous sessions) |
12.30-1.45 |
Lunch |
1.45-2.45pm
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General workshop
- Ann Heymann
Three iconic Gaelic harp pieces: A hands-on approach |
Specialist workshop
- Simon Chadwick
Sources for early Irish harp music
Raiding the HHSI library
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2.45-3.15pm |
Practice time in group classes |
3.15-3.45pm |
Afternoon tea |
3.45-4.45pm
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Lecture - Nancy Hurrell ‘A Patriotic Present’: John Egan harps for the Irish Harp Societies The design and decoration of the six surviving Egan society harps, Byrne’s harp and an extant Drogheda society harp are viewed in historical context. |
4.45-5.00pm
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Discussion
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5.00pm
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Closing Reception & Student Platform |
6.00-6.15pm
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Questions and discussion
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Tuesday 25th August
Please note that this timetable is
provisional and is subject to change. Updated 18th August 2015.
Previous years’ timetables are archived here:
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