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Fearless Improv Harp Workshop-Julia Kay Jamieson

Congregation Beth Sholom

301 14th Ave CA

37.782290469431 -122.473058595945

Description

Hands-on workshop for lever and pedal harpists. You don’t have to play the harp—auditors invited to attend. Create music in the moment in the company of other adventurous harpists! Explore the tremendous range of expression, color, and texture of your harp through improvisation. Fun experiments and games will break the ice; this workshop will open you to all sorts of ideas for having fun or even goofing off with your harp! All ages and levels welcome. Bring your harp! Please have your lever harp tuned to 3 flats.This workshop is taught by award winning harpist, composer, teacher, Julia Kay Jamieson. Not a harpist? Attend the workshop as an auditor to listen and experience the tremendous range of expression, color, and texture of the harp through improvisation. Apply new found improv skills to your music practice."Ms. Jamieson has a such a gift for engaging and inspiring her audiences and her students. I had the pleasure of watching her conduct an ensemble in Seattle, and I was so impressed by the rapport that she built among the eight of them over the short course of a weekend. I suspect they were having so much fun together because of Ms. Jamieson's contagious enthusiasm. She presents her music with a playfulness and joy that makes you want to rush home and practice!" Cheryl Flugan Geels, Kirkland, WARecital follows at 6:30PM. Program to include music by Renié, deFalla, Ellington, a-ha, Tournier, Piazolla, Mercury, Leonard Cohen and more. Traditional harp repertoire will be paired Jamieson’s own transcriptions of popular and jazz works. Special guest appearance in ensemble by Bay Area harpists: Natalie Cox, Alexandra Perdew, Diana Rowan. Reception to follow performance."Julia is a truly vibrant and passionate performer – her performances are spellbinding.“ -Dr. J. Michael Holmes, Clinical Asst. Prof. University of Illinois School of Music“Outstanding musicianship with talented and engaging personality makes a marvelous combination.“"I have rarely heard such a varied programme of harp music as Julia gave at her concert: from staples like Renié's "Contemplation" and Britten's "Interlude" to music from a "Charlie Brown" movie and Freddie Mercury's "Bohemian Rhapsody". Many of the pieces were arranged by Julia herself both for the pedal harp and for her small "Dilling" harp and you could hear her enthusiasm and love for the music in her playing." Judith Cummings, professional harpist and teacher

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Start: 2016-04-10T13:30:00-07:00

End: 2016-04-10T16:30:00-07:00

Tickets

Workshop Auditor 10.0 USD

Workshop--Students under 21 or college student 20.0 USD

Recital only--invite your friends to meet you for the evening performance after the workshop 20.0 USD

Workshop+Recital--Students under 21 or college student 28.0 USD

Workshop--Harp Society, CBS members, Seniors 35.0 USD

Workshop--nonmembers 40.0 USD

Workshop+Recital--Harp Society, CBS members, Seniors 50.0 USD

Workshop+Recital--nonmembers 60.0 USD