Agenda
Agenda
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05 Apr 2025
-RESERVATIONS FOR THIS WORKSHOP ARE NOW CLOSED-
Deborah Henson-Conant is a highly acclaimed and GRAMMY®-Nominated singer and electric harpist, recognised not only for her incredible musical talent but also for her decades of experience giving workshops.
Deborah’s philosophy as a mentor and workshop leader centres on helping others to discover their inner creativity. She encourages individuals to delve into their musical individuality, exploring possibilities while remaining true to themselves. This, coupled with her talent for helping people discover improvisation and the rudiments of jazz, provides us with the perfect incentive to offer you a workshop at the Espace Camac.
We invite you to join us for an opportunity to learn from a true legend of the harp, and explore the creativity of jazz improvisation in a supportive environment.
Please note that booking is essential to ensure your participation. Listeners are welcome, but you must also register below in order to attend.
Friendly note: in order to get the most out of this workshop, we recommend this event to players of intermediate standard or above (or around 5 years experience).
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As part of Festiv’harpes, we are pleased to announce that we will be present at the villages of Lake Paladru on 5 and 6 April. On this occasion, we will be organising an exhibition and sale of our harps. This will be a great opportunity for you to discover, try out and discuss these exceptional instruments.
As we are keen to preserve your purchasing power, we have an exclusive offer for you this weekend: 10% off all new pedal harps, and 20% off all new Celtic harps.
If you would like to benefit from a free service appointment for your Camac harp, please send your request to [email protected]
Venue: Villages de Paladru, salle Pallas
Dates and times: Saturday 5 April from 11am to 5pm and Sunday 6 April from 10am to 4pm
See you there!
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We are thrilled to announce our co-sponsorship of the European Harp Symposium, subtitled “Stellae Matutinae” (Morning Star), which will take place from 11 to 18 April 2025 in Feldkirch, Austria.
The symposium boasts a lineup that would be the envy of any major festival! Featuring 16 concerts spanning baroque to jazz, with performances by solo artists and quintets, alongside 9 workshops and 5 masterclasses that will offer deep insights into pedagogical, aesthetic, historical, and musicological topics. The symposium will also include a vibrant supporting programme and exhibitions from the world’s leading harp makers, of which Camac is proud to be one.
While attendees will encounter the biggest stars of the European harp scene, including Isabelle Moretti, Sylvain Blassel, and Jana Bouškovà, there will also be a focus on nurturing young talents—these “morning stars” reflect the festival’s title.
Tickets are now available to everyone, and it is important to note that the event is primarily funded by ticket sales. By purchasing a ticket, you directly support the symposium’s goals: promoting young talent and ensuring fair payment for all participating artists. Additionally, attractive packages are available for families, teachers, and their students.
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Harpes au Max returns for its fourth edition, organised by the Communauté de communes du Pays d’Ancenis, the town of Ancenis-Saint-Géréon and Camac Harps! There is truly something for every musical taste and an unmissable opportunity for music and togetherness in the heart of the region we call home.
What exciting plans await in 2025? There is nearly too much to list!
Exciting performances will include jazz from eminent artists like Evelyn Huber and Rossitsza Milevska, the unique duo of Noemi von Felten and singer, Stephen Eicher, Venezuelan music from Raider Alvarado (llanera harp) and his trio, Horizontes. There will also be cross-cultural events featuring harp and dance (with Sarah Vaumourin), harp and circus ((Telenn Phare Company accompanied by Christine and Thierry Lutz), and harp and recitation ( Philippe Mathé, actor-reader, and François Pernel, harpist). On the classical side, contributions will come from the harp sextet, Hexarpa, recitals by the rising generation of French harpists (Rose Pollier- Meliodon and Anne- Sophie Pannetier), and an unmissable journey through fairytales and darker stories with Sylvain Blassel, the Quatuor Liger, and Philippe Mathé.
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Harkan is a unique trio led by the renowned French harpist Maïa Darmé, with the Tunisian kanun (oriental zither) player Mohamed-Amine Kalaï, and the Iranian Kurdish percussionist Ebrahim Ahmadi (daf, dayereh, and bendir). Together, these distinguished musicians create a musical dialogue, drawing inspiration from a rich tapestry of traditional melodies, including Spanish-Andalusian, Turkish, North African, Levantine, and Greek tunes. Harkan traverses the expanse of the Mediterranean, blending sensuous compositions with exhilarating dances, notated repertoire with folk music, and harmonising the influences of East and West.
Following their remarkable debut in North Africa during the summer of 2018, the ensemble is poised to enchant European audiences. Their performances have already captivated concertgoers at festivals in Dinan, Lanton, Guîtres, Vand’Jazz, Ôrizons, the National Centre for Arab and Mediterranean Music, Hergla, La Saison Bleue, the Abdelliya Palace, the Institut Français de Tunisie, the Agora, the National Theatre of Ceuta, Casa Árabe in Madrid and Córdoba, the Maison de la Tunisie in Paris, and at the World Harp Congress.
On Saturday, 17 May at 8pm, they invite the audience of Espace Camac on an enchanting journey to distant lands.
New: Camac is a partner of the 1%HARP association.
From now on, every ticket sold at our events will contribute in its entirety to raising funds to create a genuine network of solidarity between harpists around the world… To find out more and give your support, go to: onepercentharp.com
Booking is essential:
https://my.weezevent.com/concert-de-harkan-a-lespace-camac
Adults: €10 / Under 18s: €5 / Under 12s: free
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Since 1984, the Rencontres Internationales de Harpes Celtiques have been a showcase for everything that concerns the small harp. The event brings together both professional and amateur harpists, instrument makers, trainees and teachers to build a festival that is unique unto itself.
The festival celebrates every phase of harp creation in all its diversity, and there is room for everybody here, regardless of fame or status. The festival bears the worthy motto, “tradition & creation”, two principles which harmonise perfectly with the ethos of Camac.
As such, we are delighted to have a strong presence at the festival, where our instruments can be tried and played upon by all comers. Aside from our exhibition, this season’s guest stars include Woodlands and Lauren Scott
For information and tickets, and to discover the entire programme on offer, please visit the festival website.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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The Rave Harps International Prestige Award 2025 is back!
This year the awards will center around a Harp Chamber Competition as well as an exciting new category for Composition. Open to all nationalities, the competition will be held ONLINE with a LIVE Prestige Award Winners’ Concert and Prize Ceremony. There will also be additional Regional Associate Concerts in Malaysia and Indonesia with more performance opportunities for selected awardees.
Event Details:
Online Video Submission Date: 20th July 2025
Online Video Streaming and Audience Choice Award: 27th July 2025
RH Prestige Winners’ Gala Concert (Singapore): 25-28th August 2025
RH Prestige Associate Concerts (Malaysia, Indonesia): to be released
Registration: Before 30th April 2025
For complete details including the rules of participation, categories and repertoire, and registration instructions, please visit our official event page: Rave Harps Prestige Award 2025 – Event Details
We look forward to seeing many talented harpists join us for this exciting event!
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The seventh edition of the International Harp Competition in Szeged, Hungary, will take place between November 19 – November 23 , 2025. There are three competition categories: 14 and under, 19 and under and 25 and under, and the competition always celebrates a Hungarian composer and a major harp repertoire composer. For the seventh edition, the event will celebrate two significant anniversaries: the 150th anniversary of the births of Henriette Renié and Maurice Ravel (both born in 1875), and the 50th anniversary of the passing of Marcel Grandjany (who died in 1975).
Their compositions have been included as set pieces in the program, alongside works by two Hungarian composers, reflecting the competition’s ongoing mission to support and promote Hungarian music.
Comprehensive information about rules, prizes, programmes and deadlines are available here on the competition’s webpage. You’ll also find the entry form, including upload details for the video preliminary round. The closing date for applications is September 15, 2025.
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