SUMMER SCHOOL OF EARLY IRISH HARP
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2005 TIMETABLE OF EVENTS |
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Wednesday 17th August, 2005
16.30-17.30 | Student registration | |
17.45-18.45 | Class introduction and orientation | |
19.00-20.00 | Official opening of Scoil na gCláirseach 2005
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Thursday 18th August
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09.15-10.30 | Class tuition | |
11.00-12.15 | Class tuition | |
12.15-12.45 | Short talk - Simon Chadwick
"The treble with the left hand and the bass with the right": on being back-to-front | |
14.00-15.15 | Beg. seminar - Siobhán Armstrong | Int./adv. seminar - Ann Heymann |
| Idiomatic Irish Ornamentation inc. the 'Graces' from Edward Bunting's Ancient Music of Ireland 1840 | ||
15.15-16.15 | Beg. talk - Siobhán Armstrong A brief history of the early Irish harp |
Int./adv. practice time |
16.15-16.45 | Afternoon tea | |
16.45-17.45 | Beg. practice time | Lecture -
Ann Heymann String Materials, recent research and practical solutions |
Friday 19th August
09.15-10.30 | Class tuition | |
11.00-12.15 | Class tuition | |
12.15-12.45 | Morning concert - Paul Dooley Irish Wire-Strung Harp | |
14.00-15.15 |
Seminar - Javier Sáinz Scales and Modes on the Cláirseach | |
15.15-16.15 | Beg. talk - Simon Chadwick What is an early Irish harp? |
Int./adv. practice time |
16.15-16.45 | Afternoon tea | |
16.45-17.45 | Beg. practice time | Lecture - Siobhán Armstrong Harp repertoire in Scottish Lute MSS: how to transcribe the music into modern notation. |
Saturday 20th August
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09.15-10.30 | Class tuition | |
11.00-12.15 | Class tuition | |
12.15-12.45 | Morning concert - Javier Sáinz Scottish and Irish Harp Music, 1600-1750 | |
14.00-15.15 | Lecture - Ann Heymann Burns March | |
15.15-16.15 | Beg. practice time | Lecture - Seán Donnelly Who were the harpers? A look at the background to professional harping in Gaelic Ireland |
16.15-16.45 | Afternoon tea | |
16.45-17.45 | Beg. talk: Harpers, characters and anecdotes | Int./adv. practice time |
Sunday 21st August
09.15-10.30 | Class tuition | |
11.00-12.15 | Class tuition | |
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13.00-13.45 | Public Lunchtime Concert
Kilkenny Arts Festival in assoc. with the HHSI presents The Irish Consort John Elwes - Tenor Siobhán Armstrong - Early Irish Harp/European Baroque Harp Sarah Cunningham - Viol Presenting music of 17th century Ireland, the recital will include music of the harper-composer Ruaidhrí Dall Ó Catháin, music of the English colonists such as songs by John Dowland and Henry Lawes, and music of the kind that might have been played by 17th century Irish harpers working at the English court. Venue: Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle | |
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14.00-15.15 |
Lecture - Simon Chadwick A look at different kinds of Gaelic harps | |
15.15-16.15 | Beg. talk - Simon Chadwick Repertoire, what there is and where to find it |
Int./adv. practice time |
16.15-16.45 | Afternoon tea | |
16.45-17.45 | Beg. practice time | Lecture - Javier Sáinz String Spacing and the 'Sisters': a new look at neglected features of early Irish harp design and stringing |
Monday 22nd August
09.15-10.30 | Class tuition | |
11.00-12.15 | Class tuition | |
12.15-12.45 | Morning concert - Ann Heymann | |
14.00-15.15 | Seminar - Siobhán Armstrong Improvising over a Renaissance ground bass - a Beginners' guide | |
15.15-15.45 | Short talk - Siobhán Armstrong Fingernail Care | |
15.45 | Final student concert and open platform | |
16.45 | Closing reception | |
Tuesday 23rd August
Optional Field Trip to Dublin | ||
08.00 | Dep. Kilkenny School of Music for Dublin | |
10.30-11.30 | Trinity College Dublin (Old Library; Book of Kells; Trinity College Harp; Otway Harp) | |
12.00-13.00 | Arr. National Museum of Ireland, Kildare St (Ballinderry harp fragments; Breac Maedóic; Fiacail Phádraig; early Irish treasures) | |
Lunch break (at Collins Barracks) | ||
14.00-15.00 | National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks (Kildare harp, Mullagh Mast harp, Sirr harp, "Carolan" (Rose Mooney's) harp, Hollybrook harp, Cloyne harp fragments, and Cloyne reconstruction) | |
15.30-16.30 | Guinness Brewery (Downhill harp). | |
16.30 | Dep. to Kilkenny School of Music for anyone returning to Kilkenny arr. c.19.00 | |
Beg., Int. and Adv. on the timetable refer to beginners, intermediate and advanced. Please note that this timetable is provisional and is subject to change. Updated 1st July 2005.
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