Festival at a Glance

TimeEventNumber
TUESDAY 2 APRIL - PRE-FESTIVAL EVENTS FOR CHILDREN
10:00am - 11:15amJourney through time to the enchanted land of the harps - Heather Yule. (Note: events held at the Scottish Storytelling Centre)C1a (5-8 years old)
2:00pm - 3:15pmJourney through time to the enchanted land of the harps - Heather Yule. (Note: event held at the Scottish Storytelling Centre)C2a (9-14 years old)
WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL - PRE-FESTIVAL EVENTS FOR CHILDREN
10:00am - 11:15amJourney through time to the enchanted land of the harps - Heather Yule. (Note: event held at the Scottish Storytelling Centre)C1b (5-8 years old)
2:00pm - 3:15pmJourney through time to the enchanted land of the harps - Heather Yule. (Note: event held at the Scottish Storytelling Centre)C2b (9-14 years old)
FRIDAY 5 APRIL
3.30pm – 7.00pmRegistration
7:00pm - 8:00pmWelcome Reception – Supported by Peter Green & Co.
8:00pm - 10:00pmOpening Ceilidh with Freeland BrabourC3
10.00pm…Late Night Session – Festival Corner Room (Chalmers West)
SATURDAY 6 APRIL
8.00am onwardsRegistration
9:00am - 10:30amCourses: (Note T1b starts at 10:10am)
11:00am - 12:00pmWorkshops:
Irish Music / Michelle Mulcahy
Dalcroze - tune up your body! / Monica Wilkson
Invention of the double action pedal harp / John Hoare and Naomi Harling
W1
W2
W3
1.00pm – 2.30pmCourses
3.00pm – 4.00pmConcert: Elisi (Handcraft) - Music from Turkey
 C4
4.30pm – 6.00pmCourses
7.30pm – 10.00pmConcert: Edmar Castaneda and Park Stickney C5
10.00pm …Late Night Session – Festival Corner Room (Chalmers West)
SUNDAY 7 APRIL
9:00am - 10:30amCourses: (Note T1b starts at 10:10am)
11:00am - 12:00pmWorkshops:
The British Paraorchestra / Steph West
Introduction to bluegrass for the harp / Cheyenne Brown
Wool Merchant and the Harp / Leah Stuttard
W4
W5
W6
1.00pm – 2.30pmCourses
3.00pm – 4.00pmFamily Concert: Viola and Tomi Uotila with Isobel MierasC6
4.30pm – 6.00pmCourses
7.30pm – 10.00pmConcert: Corrina Hewat Band / Fiere: Twelfth Day with Joy DunlopC7
10.00pm …Late Night Session – Festival Corner Room (Chalmers West)
MONDAY 8 APRIL
9:15am - 10:15amWorkshops:
Gaelic Song / Joy Dunlop
MIDI Harp / Arnaud Roy

W9
W11a
9:15am - 11:45amCourses & Workshops:
Jazz for the terrified / Park Stickney
How to play and improvise on traditional Turkish tunes and rhythms / Sirin Pancaraglu
Do I have to suffer for my art? / Lesley Crozier
T32
T35

W8
10:00am - 12:30pmWorkshop: Harps and music-making in ancient Scotland and Ireland (Note: event held at Augustine United ChurchW7a
10:45am - 11:45amWorkshop: Harmony Singing / Corrina HewatW10
12:00pm - 2:00pmOpen Platform
2:15pm - 3:15pmWorkshops:
MIDI Harp / Arnaud Roy
Bellydance / Mandy Hunter
W11b
W13
2:15pm - 4:45pmCourses & Workshops:
Slow Sessions / Wendy Stewart
The new tradition / Rachel Hair
Care of your voice / Susan Hamilton
T33
T34
W12
2:15pm - 2:45pmWorkshop: Harps and music-making in ancient Scotland and Ireland (Note: event held at Augustine United Church)W7b
3:45pm - 4:45pmWorkshop: Ceilidh dance / Mairi CampbellW14
5:00pm - 6:00pmThe Clarsach Society AGM
7:00pm - 8:00pmConcert: Cameo Concert presented by John PurserC8
8:00pm-11:00pmFamily Ceilidh with Bella McNab's Dance BandC9
TUESDAY 9 APRIL
9:00am - 10:30amCourses
11:00am - 12:00pmWorkshops:
A window on the world of the composer/harpist / Savourna Stevenson
Pìobaireachd – what it might mean for the clarsach / John Purser
The single action harp - Mike Parker
W15
W16
W17
1.00pm – 2.30pmCourses
3.00pm – 4.00pmTea Concert: Jessica Burton, Sarah MacNeil and Haley HewittC10
4.30pm – 6.00pmCourses
7.30pm – 10.00pmConcert: Savourna Stevenson with The Edinburgh QuartetC11
10.00pm …Late Night Session – Festival Corner Room (Chalmers West)
WEDNESDAY 10 APRIL
9:00am - 10:30amCourses
11:00am - 12:00pmWorkshops:
The ups and downs of the semitone lever - Mark Norris
Music for all: composing, arranging, inspiring and directing harp ensembles for all abilities / Luisa Cordell and Isobel Mieras
Cross rhythms and dance tunes / Edmar Castaneda

W18
W19

W20
1.00pm – 2.30pmCourses
3.00pm – 4.00pmConcert: The International Harp Ensemble directed by Luisa Cordell and the Festival Orchestra directed by Isobel MierasC12
4.30pm – 6:00pmCourses
7.30pm – 10.00pmConcert: The Outside Track / Michelle Mulcahy / Winning Entry 2012 Young Composer AwardC13
10.00pm …Late Night Session – Festival Corner Room (Chalmers West)