Agenda
Agenda
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Katryna Tan, Singapore, will perform the next recital in our “Jeudis de la Harpe” series of online concerts. Her programme is a blend of Asian and Western music, inspired by the guqin zither, the Tang dynasty poet Li Bai, and much more besides!
Katryna is also joined by her trio colleagues Cindy Yan (violin) and Natasha Liu (cello) for the concert’s finale: “Reminisce” by Phang Kok Jun, and Astor Piazzolla’s famous Libertango. Download the programme to the right, and join us on Thursday, January 19 at 19:30 for this mesmerising concert’s YouTube premier.
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Next Thursday’s online concert presents Parker Ramsay (USA), one of the most intriguing concert harpists of his generation. A former organ scholar of King’s College, Cambridge, Parker subsequently pursued historical keyboard studies at Oberlin Conservatory, and modern harp in Nancy Allen’s class at The Juilliard School. In 2020, the recording of his harp transcription of Bach’s Goldberg Variations was praised as “remarkably special” (Gramophone), “marked by keen musical intelligence” (The Wall Street Journal) and “a resounding success” (The Independent).
Parker significantly develops new harp repertoire. Projects include a residency at IRCAM in Paris throughout the 2022-3 season, with Latitude 49 to premiere a chamber concerto by Jared Miller, and commissions from Sarah Kirkland Snider, Matthew Ricketts, Alyssa Weinberg, Tom Morrison, Saad Haddad, Aida Shirazi and inti figgis-vizueta.
For our Jeudis de la Harpe, Parker presents nine movements from The Street, a new concert-length work for solo harp by Nico Muhly (Two Boys, Marnie), with texts by Alice Goodman (Nixon in China, Death of Klinghoffer). Parker premiered The Street in Cambridge UK on April 16, 2022, and the recording is also now out on King’s College Records. We are very proud that an Égérie harp was selected for both premier and recording.
Broadcasting from January 26, 19:30 CET @ CamacHarpsOfficial on YouTube. Goodman’s texts accompanying the movements are also available on our English-language programme.
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Don’t miss Frédéric Bougouin’s Electric Concert at Camac Harps Paris!
On the program: original compositions from his latest album EllesSeules. Experience their entrancing melodies and rich arrangements of layers, loops, effects…and everything that can sound on a harp!Can’t make it to Paris? Watch the online concert Frédéric made for us, up on the Camac YouTube channel.
Contact Olivier and Laurent on [email protected] / +33 1 40 40 08 40, or sign up via the online form here.
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Thursday, February 2: it’s the penultimate concert in this series of Les Jeudis de la Harpe! We’re going to enjoy the Blue Phoenix Duo, who are Évélina Simon (harp) and Martí Lafond (drums). Their music is a joyful blend of world, reggae and pop, own compositions and covers. Take a look at the programme here, and join us this week on the Camac YouTube channel for a great premier, and a great start to your evening.
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Harp, sun and fun! Harp Fest NZ promises all of these over the long weekend of February 3-6, 2023. Don’t miss our President Jakez François’s harp making lecture, Katryna Tan’s harp pedagogy workshop, decoding lead sheets with Amanda Whiting, etudes and rhythm with Felice Pomeranz, and much, much more! It’s also the first time (we think) we’ve had a festival room named after us: just head for the Camac Chapel.
Harp Fest NZ website, or email [email protected]
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Reservations
Contact the Conservatoire directly on +33 2-97-02-23-00Free regulations of Camac harps
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It’s the last in the series for Les Jeudis de la Harpe! And what a finale it will be, as we welcome Cuerpo y Arpa: harpist Nathalie Chatelain, and flamenco dancer Anais Bayle. With music ranging from Asturias to The Mask of Zorro, harp and dance improvisations, and Deborah Henson-Conant’s famous “Baroque Flamenco”, this is a treat not to be missed!
Do download the programme to the right, and join us on Thursday, February 9th at 19:30CET, @ CamacHarpsOfficial on YouTube.
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Want to develop your jazz improvisation skills, and try playing with the band? Felice Pomeranz will show you how!
On Saturday, March 18 from 3 to 6 pm at Espace Camac, explore improvisation, and playing alongside Alexander Trampas (bass) and Julien Machet (drums).
Workshop open to all ages, all levels, or just as a spectator.
Felice POMERANZ has been teaching at Berklee College of Music since 2002, the year she initiated a harp class. She holds advanced degrees from the New England Conservatory in both classical and jazz harp, and is the first and only harpist to have received a master’s degree in jazz studies from the NEC.
In addition to her lecturing skills, Felice has performed at virtually every classical and jazz festival in the United States, Europe, Australia and the Caribbean. Her webshop includes a comprehensive catalog of transcriptions, classical and popular arrangements, her major recordings (Tomorrow’s Dream, Felicidade), as well as her instructional DVD Jazzy Beginnings and the CD/workbook Harp in the Band, Vol.1.
Felice is very active in the American Harp Society, serving as president of the board of directors, and is the head of Gilded Harps, an authoritative network of harp professionals, often initiating events throughout New England and beyond. With Kids for Camp, she provides a summer camp scholarship opportunity for young harpists.
