Preliminary Programme

17 July (Thursday)

11:00 – 17:00 Registration (daily 9:00 – 17:00)

14:30 Opening ceremony with a lot of harps, conducted by Nancy Stam (NL); a street organ; ‘Volkswagen’ harp; Harpcore from Denmark; film by Rhodri Davies (UK) and students from
the Dutch Music Academies.

17:00 Official Opening of Exhibition in Mövenpick hotel with reception

20:15 Evening concert with Sivan Magen (Israel) - first prize winner of The International Harp Contest in Israel and Maria Kruschevskaya (Russia) - first prize winner of the USA International Harp Competition and Anneleen Lenaerts (B) – first prize winner of the Lily Laskine International Harp Competition

21:30 Foyer concert Duo Ramos/Schneider (CH) harp and guitar - music from Argentina and Tango demonstration

18 July (Friday)

08:00 – 09:00 Yoga or Feldenkreis session

09:05 – 09:25 Aurora concert: Emilie Jaulme (F) and John Stobart (UK), alphorn – pieces by Kent Carlson and Jean Daetwyler

09:30 – 11:00 Lecture recital: ‘King David in the visual arts’ by Ferry Jongbloed (NL), art historian – musically illustrated by Edward Witsenburg (NL) and Rachel Ann Morgan ((UK))

09:30 – 10:40 Masterclass: Pierick Houdy (F) on his pieces for harp, sponsored by the Ann Stockton Memorial Fund for New Music

10:45 – 12:15 Concert: Focus on Youth. Selected young harpists playing for a panel and audience

13:30 – 14:15 Concert: Ann Yeung (USA) and Jonathan Keeble, flute – new piece for flute/harp and electronics by Stephen Andrew Taylor; Miriam Overlach (D/NL) – ‘Schöner Leben IV’ for harp and electronics by Martin Schüttler; Carolyn Mills (N-Z) - pieces by Kenneth Young, Ron Ford and Carmen Petra – Basacopol

13:30 – 14:15 Children's concert: ‘Blue Planet’ by Inge Frimout - Hei (NL)

14:30 – 15:30 Concert: Bell’ Alma Duo: Kathy Kienzle (USA) and Michele Frisch, flute – pieces by Daniel Sturm and David Evan Thomas; Manja Smits (NL), Peter Verduyn Lunel, flute and Julia Dinerstein, viola - ‘Garten von Freuden und Traurigkeiten’ by Sofia Gubaidulina; Cécile Maudire (F) and Catherine Rouard, soprano – pieces by Henri Duparc, Marcel Tournier and Eric Chausson.

15:45 – 16:45 Concert: Helen Radice ((UK)) – ‘Crowd’ by Harrison Birtwhistle; Astrid Haring (NL) - new pieces for bass-trombone ensemble and harp by Martijn Padding and Wolfgang Rihm; Chia-yuan Liang (Taiwan) – ‘Huan’ by Chia-yu Hsu; Meriç Dönük (T) - new piece by Mehmet Ali Uzunselvi.

15:45 – 16:30 Panel discussion: ‘Memorizing Music’, chairman Lieve Robbroeckx (B)

17:00 – 18:00 Concert: Grupo de Música Contemporânea de Lisboa with Mario Falcao (P) - ‘Concerto for harp’ by Jorge Peixinho; with Şirin Pancaroğlu (T) – ‘Concerto for harp & çeng’ (old Turkish harp, rebuilt) by Hasan Uçarsu and with Lucy Wakeford (UK) – ‘Mosaic’ by Elliott Carter (1908)

20:15 Concertgebouw Amsterdam: Robeco concert featuring Isabelle Moretti (F) and Isabelle Perrin (F) – 'Concerto for two harps in D minor' by Elias Parish Alvars; Gwyneth Wentink (NL) - ‘Harp Concerto’ by Alberto Ginastera , ‘Iberia’ by Claude Debussy and ‘Poème de l’Extase’ by Alexander Scriabin. The Flemish Radio Orchestra will be conducted by Uri Segal.

23:00 – 23:45 Late night concert: Rossitza Milevska (Bulgaria)

19 July (Saturday)

08:00 – 09:00 Yoga or Feldenkreis session

09:05 – 09:25 Aurora concert: Duo Bilitis: Eva Tebbe (NL) and Ekaterina Levental (NL) – ‘Children’s Corner’ by Claude Debussy

09:30 – 10:45 Lecture: Iraida Poberezhnaya (Russia) - Life and Work of Ksenia Erdely (1878-1971), who used to be Professor at the Moscow Music Academy.

09:30 – 10:40 Masterclass: Fabrice Pierre (F), Professor at the Conservatoire de Lyon on the ‘Danse Sacrée et Danse Profane’ by Claude Debussy

10:45 – 12:15 Concert: Focus on Youth. Selected young harpists playing for a panel and audience

10:45 – 11:30 Lecture: ‘The Royal Harp-Lyre from the city of Ur’, lecture by His Excellency Siamand Banaa (Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq in The Netherlands) combined with ″The David Harp-Lyre from Ethiopia″

12:15 – 13:15 World Harp Congress Review Correspondents Meeting

13:30 – 14:15 Concert: ‘Phia Berghout and Maria Korchinska’ with Anna Verkholantseva (Russia) - music by Sir Arnold Bax (1883-1953), Manja Smits (NL), Peter Verduyn Lunel, flute and Julia Dinerstein, viola – ‘Sonate pour flute, alto et harpe’ by Claude Debussy (1862-1918) and Kumiko Inoue (Japan) – ‘Prayer’ by Sergiu Natra (1924)

13:30 – 14:30 Workshop: Sabien Canton (NL) on teaching and learning how to play ‘minus one’ and easy jazzstandards for children to participate (7 -12 years)

14:30 – 15:30 Concert: Lavinia Meijer (NL) – new piece for harp and string quartet by Hans Zender and Jacob ter Veldhuis : ‘Cities change the songs of birds (three urban songs for harp & boombox); Quatuor Harpège (CH): Nathalie Chatelain, Line Gaudard, Marie-Luce Challet and Isabelle Martin-Achard - new piece by Pierick Houdy and ‘Trois mouvements pour Quatre harpes’ by Arne Werkman. Michael Cohen – I remember (on the Diary of Anne Frank) for voice, flute, cello & harp

15:45 – 16:45 Concert: improvisations with Hugh Webb (UK), Rhodri Davies ((UK)) electronics & harp, Peter Jacquemijn (B) sculpturist and Hélène Breschand (F)

15:45 – 16:30 Lecture recital: Helga Storck and students (D): Harold Genzmer, pieces for lever harp and pedal harp

15:45 – 16:45 Panel discussion: ‘Orchestral Auditions’, chairman Lieve Robbroeckx (B)

17:00 – 18:00 Concert: first prize winners of the international competitions with Jie Zhou (China) and Yeon-Hwa Chung ( Korea) and Maria Goudimov (Russia)

20:30 Evening concert: Rizpah (USA), Edmar Castañeda and trio (Colombia) and Hipnótica (rockband from Portugal) www.hipnotica.net and DJ

20 July (Sunday)

10:00 – 11:00 Lecture recital: ″Harps along the Silk Route″ by Bo Lawergren (USA) and Tomoko Sugawara (Japan) , koto

10:45 – 12:15 Concert: Focus on Youth. Selected young harpists playing for a panel and audience

11:30 – 12:40 Coffee concert: Von Swieten Society on original instruments with Masumi Nagasawa (NL/Japan) – ‘Quintett’ by Ferdinand Ries; Johanna Seitz (D), baroque harp and Elisabeth Seitz (D), salterio; Marieke Schoenmakers (NL) – ‘Suite Liturgique’ for soprano, english horn, cello and harp by André Jolivet

13:00 – 14:00 General Membership meeting

15:00 Afternoon concert: ‘Tribute to Phia Berghout’.
Otto Ketting – new work for 28 harps & brass instruments
Claude Debussy – Danse Sacrée et Danse Profane with Fabrice Pierre (F)
Ami Ma’ayani – l’Esprit Baroque Méditerranéen. Trois Pièces pour Quatuor de Harpes et
Orchestre à Cordes. Prélude, Toccate et Fugue (2007) with the Quatuor de Harpes de Paris (F).
Especially written in memoriam Phia Berghout.
Gustav Mahler – Adagietto, 5th Symphony with Anton Sie (NL)
Frank Martin – Trois Danses for oboe & harp et orchestre à cordes with Godelieve Schrama (NL) and Pauline Oostenrijk, oboe
The strings will be played by the Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra conducted by Conrad van Alphen

20:30 Evening concert: Marianne Smit (NL) and Esther Kooi (NL) - ‘Freude’ by Karlheinz Stockhausen and ‘17th century Italian music’ with
Ambrož Bajec-Lapajne, tenor
Lynda Sayce, theorbo & baroque guitar
Paulina van Laarhoven, lirone & viola da gamba
Constance Allanic, harp

23:00 – 23:45 Late night concert: Maeve Gilchrist (UK), trio

21 July (Monday)

08:00 – 09:00 Yoga or Feldenkreis session

09:05 – 09:25 Aurora concert: Sofia Kiprskaja (Czech Republic)

09:30 – 11:00 Lecture: Boni Rietveld (NL) and Marjon Kuijers (NL) - Posture at the harp and the prevention of injuries

09:30 – 10:40 Masterclass: Jazz with a Dutch jazz pianist

10:45 – 12:15 Concert: Focus on Youth. Selected young harpists playing for a panel and audience

11:30 – 12:40 Coffee concert: Cliona Doris (Eire); Trio Controverse (flute, percussion and blue harp) with Martine Flassier (F) - pieces by Jean-Claude Wolff, Alain Louvier and Graziane Finzi; Double Action Harp Duo (UK): Keziah Thomas and Eleanor Turner - pieces by J.S. Bach, Dai Fujikara and Lex van Delden

Free afternoon See Tours (page 7)

20:30 Evening concert: World concert with Erik Ask-Upmark and Anna Rynefors, traditional “Dråm” music from Sweden; Alemu Aga, ‘Harp of David’, Begana music from Ethiopia; Carlos Orozco and family (traditional harp & maracas) from Venezuela; Tun Wunna Soe (Myanmar), Saung-gauk (traditional boatharp and music from Myanmar).

23:00 – 23:45 Late night concert: t.b.d.

22 July (Tuesday)

08:00 – 09:00 Yoga or Feldenkreis session

09:05 – 09:25 Aurora concert: Raga composed and played by Caroline Lizotte (Canada) and Jennifer Swartz (Canada)

09:30 – 10:15 Lecture recital: ″New music, innovation and the importance of collaboration″ by Sioned Williams (UK)

09:30 – 10:40 Masterclass: Susann McDonald (USA) on pieces by Henriette Renié

10:45 – 12:15 Concert: Focus on Youth. Selected young harpists playing for a panel and audience

10:45 – 11:30 Lecture: Jaymee Haefner (USA) on the music and life of Henriette Renié: Virtuoso, Composer, and Teacher. Compositions and Transcriptions for harp

13:15 – 14:15 Concert: Geneviève Chevallier (CH) and Christine Fleischmann (CH) - pieces by Tôn-Thât Tiêt and Julien François Zbinden; Lin Wu (China) - presentation of the Double Action Konghou; Theodoros Matoulas (Greece) - Greek traditional music

14:45 Passenger Terminal Amsterdam: Guinness World Records attempt. 500 harps conducted by Kevin Kaska (USA) - pieces by Kevin Kaska (USA), Alfredo Rolando Ortiz (USA), Deborah Henson-Conant (USA) and Rosetti (NL)

17:15 – 18:15 Concert: ‘Bach and …’. Anna Loro (I) - J.Chr. Bach and Marcel Tournier; Sarah O’Brien (CH) - C.Ph.E.Bach and Jean Philippe Rameau; Maria Luisa Rayan (Argentina) - J.S. Bach and Astor Piazzolla

20:30 Evening concert: Harp Concertos. Ellen Versney (NL) - ‘The Bard’ by Jean Sibelius; Letizia Belmondo (I) – ‘Piano concerto nr 6’ by W.A. Mozart; Catrin Finch (UK)– ‘Concerto d’Aranjuez’ by Joaquín Rodrigo; Naoko Yoshino (Japan) – 'Concerto for Harp and Orchestra, Re-turning' by Toshio Hosokawa; Xavier de Maîstre (F) – ‘Harp Concerto’ by Carl Reinecke (1824-1910)

23:00 – 23:45 Late night concert: "Lauschgold" with Evelyn Huber (D) – harp, Martina Eisenreich – violin and Wolfgang Lohmeier - percussion

23 July (Wednesday)

08:00 Exhibitors and Board of Directors breakfast meeting

08:00 – 09:00 Yoga or Feldenkreis session

09:05 – 09:25 Aurora concert: Lynn Taffin (USA) – music by Somei Satoh

09:30 – 10:15 Lecture: Cristina Braga ( Brazil) ‘Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) and his works for harp’

09:30 – 10:40 Masterclass: Natalia Shameyeva (Russia) on Russian music

10:45 – 12:15 Concert: Focus on Youth. Selected young harpists playing for a panel and audience
10:45 – 11:30 Lecture: the making of the ‘Saung-gauk’ ( Myanmar boat harp), its history and how to play the instrument

13:30 – 14:15 Concert: Salzedo Harp Duo (USA): Nancy Lendrim and Jody Guinn - music by Carlos Salzedo; Catherine White (USA) – ‘Sonate for harp & piano’ by Carlos Salzedo, Marisela Gonzalez - Universidad Simon Bolivar (Venezuela) - Tres Preludios para arpa (1965) by Renzo Salvetti (1906-1989) Estudio, Alba and Crepuscolo, Orfeo en el Paraiso (2000) by Federico Ruiz (1948), Joropo (1997) by Alba Quintanilla (1944)

13:30 – 14:30 Workshop: Celtic circle of Music for Healing with Christina Tourin (USA)
For all levels of players, non-harpists and health-care providers.

14:30 – 15:30 Concert: ARPAE ensemble. Sophie Hallynck (B) and Catherine Beynon (UK) - music by Albert Roussel (1869-1937), Joseph Jongen (1873-1953) and ‘In a landscape’ by John Cage (1912-1992)

15:45 – 16:45 Concert: Coline-Marie Orliac (F) with Achilles Liarmakopoulos, trombone; Constance Luzatti (F) – pieces by Bruno Mantovani and Jean Philippe Rameau; Elisabeth Waage (Iceland) and Laufey Sigurdardottir, violin – pieces by Leifur Thorarinsson, Thorarinn Gudmundsson and Arni Thorsteinsson

15:45 – 16:30 Family concert: Izmaylov family (Russia) and Benjamin Creighton Griffiths ((UK))

17:00 – 18:00 Concert: ‘Dedication to Romance’. Yu Ying Chen (China) pieces by Jean-Michelle Damase, F.J.Dizi and Elias Parish Alvars; Varvara Ivanova (Russia) – ‘suite from Romeo and Julia’ by Sergei Prokofiev; Dan Yu (China) - ‘ Sicilienne variée’ by Jean-Michelle Damase, ‘Spring on the Moonlit River’ (Chinese ancient melody) (arr. Xie Zhe Zhi) and ‘Zaragoza from Second Suite Espagnole’ by Isaac Albeniz (arr. McDonald-Wood)

20:30 Evening concert: ‘Chamber music’. Kirsten Agresta (USA) - ‘Concerto’ by Mario Castelnuevo- Tedesco with the Mondriaan String Quartet (NL) and three clarinets; Jana Boušková (Czech Rep) – ‘Sonatine’ for flute, viola and harp and ‘Introduction et Allegro’ by Maurice Ravel and French Kiss from Canada with Marie-Michèle Beausoleil (electric harp), Louis-Philippe Quesnel (electric bass) and Stéphane Leclerc (DJ)

A ‘stand-up stage’ will be available each day from 18:00 - 19:30 in the atrium of the
Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ.

There will be an exhibition of drawings and paintings, based on ‘the harp’, made by children and mentally handicapped people from Poland (idea/organized by Ewa Jas´lar, chairman Polish Harp Society)

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	Invitation Host Committee Welcome Notes Patrons Sponsors General Information Information Registration Tenth WHC Registration WHC Membership Registration Programme Preliminary Programme Tribute to Phia Berghout Youth Ambassadors Focus on Youth Guinness World Records Tours Location Congress Venues About Amsterdam Amsterdam City Map Language Accommodation Hotels Youth Hostel Camping Reservation Details (PDF) Download Flyers Final Announcement (PDF)	Preliminary Programme 17 July (Thursday) 11:00 – 17:00 Registration (daily 9:00 – 17:00) 14:30 Opening ceremony with a lot of harps, conducted by Nancy Stam (NL); a street organ; ‘Volkswagen’ harp; Harpcore from Denmark; film by Rhodri Davies (UK) and students from the Dutch Music Academies. 17:00 Official Opening of Exhibition in Mövenpick hotel with reception 20:15 Evening concert with Sivan Magen (Israel) - first prize winner of The International Harp Contest in Israel and Maria Kruschevskaya (Russia) - first prize winner of the USA International Harp Competition and Anneleen Lenaerts (B) – first prize winner of the Lily Laskine International Harp Competition 21:30 Foyer concert Duo Ramos/Schneider (CH) harp and guitar - music from Argentina and Tango demonstration 18 July (Friday) 08:00 – 09:00 Yoga or Feldenkreis session 09:05 – 09:25 Aurora concert: Emilie Jaulme (F) and John Stobart (UK), alphorn – pieces by Kent Carlson and Jean Daetwyler 09:30 – 11:00 Lecture recital: ‘King David in the visual arts’ by Ferry Jongbloed (NL), art historian – musically illustrated by Edward Witsenburg (NL) and Rachel Ann Morgan ((UK)) 09:30 – 10:40 Masterclass: Pierick Houdy (F) on his pieces for harp, sponsored by the Ann Stockton Memorial Fund for New Music 10:45 – 12:15 Concert: Focus on Youth. Selected young harpists playing for a panel and audience 13:30 – 14:15 Concert: Ann Yeung (USA) and Jonathan Keeble, flute – new piece for flute/harp and electronics by Stephen Andrew Taylor; Miriam Overlach (D/NL) – ‘Schöner Leben IV’ for harp and electronics by Martin Schüttler; Carolyn Mills (N-Z) - pieces by Kenneth Young, Ron Ford and Carmen Petra – Basacopol 13:30 – 14:15 Children's concert: ‘Blue Planet’ by Inge Frimout - Hei (NL) 14:30 – 15:30 Concert: Bell’ Alma Duo: Kathy Kienzle (USA) and Michele Frisch, flute – pieces by Daniel Sturm and David Evan Thomas; Manja Smits (NL), Peter Verduyn Lunel, flute and Julia Dinerstein, viola - ‘Garten von Freuden und Traurigkeiten’ by Sofia Gubaidulina; Cécile Maudire (F) and Catherine Rouard, soprano – pieces by Henri Duparc, Marcel Tournier and Eric Chausson. 15:45 – 16:45 Concert: Helen Radice ((UK)) – ‘Crowd’ by Harrison Birtwhistle; Astrid Haring (NL) - new pieces for bass-trombone ensemble and harp by Martijn Padding and Wolfgang Rihm; Chia-yuan Liang (Taiwan) – ‘Huan’ by Chia-yu Hsu; Meriç Dönük (T) - new piece by Mehmet Ali Uzunselvi. 15:45 – 16:30 Panel discussion: ‘Memorizing Music’, chairman Lieve Robbroeckx (B) 17:00 – 18:00 Concert: Grupo de Música Contemporânea de Lisboa with Mario Falcao (P) - ‘Concerto for harp’ by Jorge Peixinho; with Şirin Pancaroğlu (T) – ‘Concerto for harp & çeng’ (old Turkish harp, rebuilt) by Hasan Uçarsu and with Lucy Wakeford (UK) – ‘Mosaic’ by Elliott Carter (1908) 20:15 Concertgebouw Amsterdam: Robeco concert featuring Isabelle Moretti (F) and Isabelle Perrin (F) – 'Concerto for two harps in D minor' by Elias Parish Alvars; Gwyneth Wentink (NL) - ‘Harp Concerto’ by Alberto Ginastera , ‘Iberia’ by Claude Debussy and ‘Poème de l’Extase’ by Alexander Scriabin. The Flemish Radio Orchestra will be conducted by Uri Segal. 23:00 – 23:45 Late night concert: Rossitza Milevska (Bulgaria) 19 July (Saturday) 08:00 – 09:00 Yoga or Feldenkreis session 09:05 – 09:25 Aurora concert: Duo Bilitis: Eva Tebbe (NL) and Ekaterina Levental (NL) – ‘Children’s Corner’ by Claude Debussy 09:30 – 10:45 Lecture: Iraida Poberezhnaya (Russia) - Life and Work of Ksenia Erdely (1878-1971), who used to be Professor at the Moscow Music Academy. 09:30 – 10:40 Masterclass: Fabrice Pierre (F), Professor at the Conservatoire de Lyon on the ‘Danse Sacrée et Danse Profane’ by Claude Debussy 10:45 – 12:15 Concert: Focus on Youth. Selected young harpists playing for a panel and audience 10:45 – 11:30 Lecture: ‘The Royal Harp-Lyre from the city of Ur’, lecture by His Excellency Siamand Banaa (Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq in The Netherlands) combined with ″The David Harp-Lyre from Ethiopia″ 12:15 – 13:15 World Harp Congress Review Correspondents Meeting 13:30 – 14:15 Concert: ‘Phia Berghout and Maria Korchinska’ with Anna Verkholantseva (Russia) - music by Sir Arnold Bax (1883-1953), Manja Smits (NL), Peter Verduyn Lunel, flute and Julia Dinerstein, viola – ‘Sonate pour flute, alto et harpe’ by Claude Debussy (1862-1918) and Kumiko Inoue (Japan) – ‘Prayer’ by Sergiu Natra (1924) 13:30 – 14:30 Workshop: Sabien Canton (NL) on teaching and learning how to play ‘minus one’ and easy jazzstandards for children to participate (7 -12 years) 14:30 – 15:30 Concert: Lavinia Meijer (NL) – new piece for harp and string quartet by Hans Zender and Jacob ter Veldhuis : ‘Cities change the songs of birds (three urban songs for harp & boombox); Quatuor Harpège (CH): Nathalie Chatelain, Line Gaudard, Marie-Luce Challet and Isabelle Martin-Achard - new piece by Pierick Houdy and ‘Trois mouvements pour Quatre harpes’ by Arne Werkman. Michael Cohen – I remember (on the Diary of Anne Frank) for voice, flute, cello & harp 15:45 – 16:45 Concert: improvisations with Hugh Webb (UK), Rhodri Davies ((UK)) electronics & harp, Peter Jacquemijn (B) sculpturist and Hélène Breschand (F) 15:45 – 16:30 Lecture recital: Helga Storck and students (D): Harold Genzmer, pieces for lever harp and pedal harp 15:45 – 16:45 Panel discussion: ‘Orchestral Auditions’, chairman Lieve Robbroeckx (B) 17:00 – 18:00 Concert: first prize winners of the international competitions with Jie Zhou (China) and Yeon-Hwa Chung ( Korea) and Maria Goudimov (Russia) 20:30 Evening concert: Rizpah (USA), Edmar Castañeda and trio (Colombia) and Hipnótica (rockband from Portugal) www.hipnotica.net and DJ 20 July (Sunday) 10:00 – 11:00 Lecture recital: ″Harps along the Silk Route″ by Bo Lawergren (USA) and Tomoko Sugawara (Japan) , koto 10:45 – 12:15 Concert: Focus on Youth. Selected young harpists playing for a panel and audience 11:30 – 12:40 Coffee concert: Von Swieten Society on original instruments with Masumi Nagasawa (NL/Japan) – ‘Quintett’ by Ferdinand Ries; Johanna Seitz (D), baroque harp and Elisabeth Seitz (D), salterio; Marieke Schoenmakers (NL) – ‘Suite Liturgique’ for soprano, english horn, cello and harp by André Jolivet 13:00 – 14:00 General Membership meeting 15:00 Afternoon concert: ‘Tribute to Phia Berghout’. Otto Ketting – new work for 28 harps & brass instruments Claude Debussy – Danse Sacrée et Danse Profane with Fabrice Pierre (F) Ami Ma’ayani – l’Esprit Baroque Méditerranéen. Trois Pièces pour Quatuor de Harpes et Orchestre à Cordes. Prélude, Toccate et Fugue (2007) with the Quatuor de Harpes de Paris (F). Especially written in memoriam Phia Berghout. Gustav Mahler – Adagietto, 5th Symphony with Anton Sie (NL) Frank Martin – Trois Danses for oboe & harp et orchestre à cordes with Godelieve Schrama (NL) and Pauline Oostenrijk, oboe The strings will be played by the Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra conducted by Conrad van Alphen 20:30 Evening concert: Marianne Smit (NL) and Esther Kooi (NL) - ‘Freude’ by Karlheinz Stockhausen and ‘17th century Italian music’ with Ambrož Bajec-Lapajne, tenor Lynda Sayce, theorbo & baroque guitar Paulina van Laarhoven, lirone & viola da gamba Constance Allanic, harp 23:00 – 23:45 Late night concert: Maeve Gilchrist (UK), trio 21 July (Monday) 08:00 – 09:00 Yoga or Feldenkreis session 09:05 – 09:25 Aurora concert: Sofia Kiprskaja (Czech Republic) 09:30 – 11:00 Lecture: Boni Rietveld (NL) and Marjon Kuijers (NL) - Posture at the harp and the prevention of injuries 09:30 – 10:40 Masterclass: Jazz with a Dutch jazz pianist 10:45 – 12:15 Concert: Focus on Youth. Selected young harpists playing for a panel and audience 11:30 – 12:40 Coffee concert: Cliona Doris (Eire); Trio Controverse (flute, percussion and blue harp) with Martine Flassier (F) - pieces by Jean-Claude Wolff, Alain Louvier and Graziane Finzi; Double Action Harp Duo (UK): Keziah Thomas and Eleanor Turner - pieces by J.S. Bach, Dai Fujikara and Lex van Delden Free afternoon See Tours (page 7) 20:30 Evening concert: World concert with Erik Ask-Upmark and Anna Rynefors, traditional “Dråm” music from Sweden; Alemu Aga, ‘Harp of David’, Begana music from Ethiopia; Carlos Orozco and family (traditional harp & maracas) from Venezuela; Tun Wunna Soe (Myanmar), Saung-gauk (traditional boatharp and music from Myanmar). 23:00 – 23:45 Late night concert: t.b.d. 22 July (Tuesday) 08:00 – 09:00 Yoga or Feldenkreis session 09:05 – 09:25 Aurora concert: Raga composed and played by Caroline Lizotte (Canada) and Jennifer Swartz (Canada) 09:30 – 10:15 Lecture recital: ″New music, innovation and the importance of collaboration″ by Sioned Williams (UK) 09:30 – 10:40 Masterclass: Susann McDonald (USA) on pieces by Henriette Renié 10:45 – 12:15 Concert: Focus on Youth. Selected young harpists playing for a panel and audience 10:45 – 11:30 Lecture: Jaymee Haefner (USA) on the music and life of Henriette Renié: Virtuoso, Composer, and Teacher. Compositions and Transcriptions for harp 13:15 – 14:15 Concert: Geneviève Chevallier (CH) and Christine Fleischmann (CH) - pieces by Tôn-Thât Tiêt and Julien François Zbinden; Lin Wu (China) - presentation of the Double Action Konghou; Theodoros Matoulas (Greece) - Greek traditional music 14:45 Passenger Terminal Amsterdam: Guinness World Records attempt. 500 harps conducted by Kevin Kaska (USA) - pieces by Kevin Kaska (USA), Alfredo Rolando Ortiz (USA), Deborah Henson-Conant (USA) and Rosetti (NL) 17:15 – 18:15 Concert: ‘Bach and …’. Anna Loro (I) - J.Chr. Bach and Marcel Tournier; Sarah O’Brien (CH) - C.Ph.E.Bach and Jean Philippe Rameau; Maria Luisa Rayan (Argentina) - J.S. Bach and Astor Piazzolla 20:30 Evening concert: Harp Concertos. Ellen Versney (NL) - ‘The Bard’ by Jean Sibelius; Letizia Belmondo (I) – ‘Piano concerto nr 6’ by W.A. Mozart; Catrin Finch (UK)– ‘Concerto d’Aranjuez’ by Joaquín Rodrigo; Naoko Yoshino (Japan) – 'Concerto for Harp and Orchestra, Re-turning' by Toshio Hosokawa; Xavier de Maîstre (F) – ‘Harp Concerto’ by Carl Reinecke (1824-1910) 23:00 – 23:45 Late night concert: "Lauschgold" with Evelyn Huber (D) – harp, Martina Eisenreich – violin and Wolfgang Lohmeier - percussion 23 July (Wednesday) 08:00 Exhibitors and Board of Directors breakfast meeting 08:00 – 09:00 Yoga or Feldenkreis session 09:05 – 09:25 Aurora concert: Lynn Taffin (USA) – music by Somei Satoh 09:30 – 10:15 Lecture: Cristina Braga ( Brazil) ‘Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) and his works for harp’ 09:30 – 10:40 Masterclass: Natalia Shameyeva (Russia) on Russian music 10:45 – 12:15 Concert: Focus on Youth. Selected young harpists playing for a panel and audience 10:45 – 11:30 Lecture: the making of the ‘Saung-gauk’ ( Myanmar boat harp), its history and how to play the instrument 13:30 – 14:15 Concert: Salzedo Harp Duo (USA): Nancy Lendrim and Jody Guinn - music by Carlos Salzedo; Catherine White (USA) – ‘Sonate for harp & piano’ by Carlos Salzedo, Marisela Gonzalez - Universidad Simon Bolivar (Venezuela) - Tres Preludios para arpa (1965) by Renzo Salvetti (1906-1989) Estudio, Alba and Crepuscolo, Orfeo en el Paraiso (2000) by Federico Ruiz (1948), Joropo (1997) by Alba Quintanilla (1944) 13:30 – 14:30 Workshop: Celtic circle of Music for Healing with Christina Tourin (USA) For all levels of players, non-harpists and health-care providers. 14:30 – 15:30 Concert: ARPAE ensemble. Sophie Hallynck (B) and Catherine Beynon (UK) - music by Albert Roussel (1869-1937), Joseph Jongen (1873-1953) and ‘In a landscape’ by John Cage (1912-1992) 15:45 – 16:45 Concert: Coline-Marie Orliac (F) with Achilles Liarmakopoulos, trombone; Constance Luzatti (F) – pieces by Bruno Mantovani and Jean Philippe Rameau; Elisabeth Waage (Iceland) and Laufey Sigurdardottir, violin – pieces by Leifur Thorarinsson, Thorarinn Gudmundsson and Arni Thorsteinsson 15:45 – 16:30 Family concert: Izmaylov family (Russia) and Benjamin Creighton Griffiths ((UK)) 17:00 – 18:00 Concert: ‘Dedication to Romance’. Yu Ying Chen (China) pieces by Jean-Michelle Damase, F.J.Dizi and Elias Parish Alvars; Varvara Ivanova (Russia) – ‘suite from Romeo and Julia’ by Sergei Prokofiev; Dan Yu (China) - ‘ Sicilienne variée’ by Jean-Michelle Damase, ‘Spring on the Moonlit River’ (Chinese ancient melody) (arr. Xie Zhe Zhi) and ‘Zaragoza from Second Suite Espagnole’ by Isaac Albeniz (arr. McDonald-Wood) 20:30 Evening concert: ‘Chamber music’. Kirsten Agresta (USA) - ‘Concerto’ by Mario Castelnuevo- Tedesco with the Mondriaan String Quartet (NL) and three clarinets; Jana Boušková (Czech Rep) – ‘Sonatine’ for flute, viola and harp and ‘Introduction et Allegro’ by Maurice Ravel and French Kiss from Canada with Marie-Michèle Beausoleil (electric harp), Louis-Philippe Quesnel (electric bass) and Stéphane Leclerc (DJ) A ‘stand-up stage’ will be available each day from 18:00 - 19:30 in the atrium of the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ. There will be an exhibition of drawings and paintings, based on ‘the harp’, made by children and mentally handicapped people from Poland (idea/organized by Ewa Jas´lar, chairman Polish Harp Society)