SUMMER SCHOOL OF EARLY
IRISH HARP
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TIMETABLE OF EVENTS |
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Saturday 15th August 2009
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2.00-4.00pm |
Beginners’ introduction - Ann Heymann |
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4.30-5.30pm |
Student Registration |
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5.45-6.45pm |
Class Introduction and Orientation |
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7.00-8.00pm |
Official Opening of Scoil na
gCláirseach 2009 |
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Sunday 16th August
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10.30am-6pm |
All
Day Exhibition of
Historical Harp Makers
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9.30-10.45am |
Class Tuition | |
| 10.45-11.15am | Morning Coffee | |
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11.15am-12.30 |
Class Tuition | |
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12.30-1.45pm |
Lunch | |
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1.45-2.45pm |
Workshop 1 Ann Heymann Exercises to Develop Technique |
Workshop 2
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| 2.45-3.15pm | Afternoon Tea | |
| 3.15-3.45pm | Practice time in group classes | |
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3.45-4.15pm |
Tutor Concert - Andrew Lawrence-King | |
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4.15-5.15pm |
Talk - Siobhán
Armstrong An Introduction to the Early Irish Harp Tradition Its history and cultural background. |
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5.15-5.30pm |
Short tea break | |
| 5.30-6.15pm | Masterclass 1 | Masterclass 2 |
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8.00-9.30pm |
Informal student platform | |
Monday 17th August
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9.30-10.45am |
Class Tuition | |
| 10.45-11.15am | Morning Coffee | |
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11.15am-12.30 |
Class Tuition | |
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12.30-1.45pm |
Lunch | |
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1.45-2.45pm |
Workshop 1 Ann Heymann Exercises to Connect the Ear |
Workshop 2
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| 2.45-3.15pm | Afternoon Tea | |
| 3.15-3.45pm | Practice time in group classes | |
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3.45-4.30pm |
Masterclass 1 | Masterclass 2 |
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4.30-5.00pm |
Tutor concert - Siobhán Armstrong | |
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5.00-6.00pm |
Lecture - Breandán Ó Madagáin The supernatural functions of music, vocal and instrumental, in the native Irish tradition |
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6.00-6.15pm |
Questions and discussion | |
Tuesday 18th August
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9.30-10.45am |
Class Tuition | |
| 10.45-11.15 | Morning Coffee | |
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11.15-12.30 |
Class Tuition | |
| 12.30-1.45 | Lunch | |
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1.45-2.45pm |
Workshop 1 Siobhán Armstrong A practical guide to Irish music modes |
Workshop 2 Andrew Lawrence-King “Vrai Mouvement”: 17th- century dances |
| 2.45-3.15pm | Afternoon Tea | |
| 3.15-3.45pm | Practice time in group classes | |
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3.45-4.30pm |
Masterclass 1 | Masterclass 2 |
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4.30-5.00pm |
Tutor concert - Ann Heymann | |
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5.00-5.30pm |
Lecture - Seán Donnelly “Much Carressed at Calcutta”: Edward Bunting, an Irish piper and an Indian King |
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5.30-6.00pm |
Lecture - Keith Sanger Fresh leaves on the Tree of Strings Research and discoveries since 1992 |
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6.00-6.15pm |
Questions and discussion | |
Wednesday 19th August
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9.30-10.45am |
Class Tuition | |
| 10.45-11.15 | Morning Coffee | |
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11.15-12.30 |
Class Tuition | |
| 12.30-1.45 | Lunch | |
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1.45-2.45pm |
Workshop - Siobhán Armstrong Learning to sing an 18th century song in Irish from the harpers’ repertory |
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| 2.45-3.15pm | Afternoon Tea | |
| 3.15-3.45pm | Practice time in class groups | |
| 3.45-4.30pm | Masterclass 1 | Masterclass 2 |
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4.30-5.30pm |
Talk - Simon Chadwick Instrument design, morphology, & replicas |
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8.00-9.30pm |
Public
Concert in the Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle:
The Ancient Music of Ireland - A celebration of the 200th anniversary of Edward Bunting’s landmark 1809 collection of early Irish harp music. | |
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Andrew Lawrence-King
Ann Heymann Siobhán Armstrong | Early Irish Harps | |
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John Elwes Tenor
Malcolm Proud 19th century square piano more... |
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Thursday 20th August
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9.30-10.45am |
Class Tuition | |
| 10.45-11.15am | Morning Coffee | |
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11.15am-12.30 |
Class Tuition | |
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12.30-1.45pm |
Lunch | |
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1.45-2.45pm |
Workshop 1 Andrew Lawrence-King “Bon gout”: 17th-century ornamentation |
Workshop 2
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| 2.45-3.15pm | Afternoon Tea | |
| 3.15-3.45pm | Practice time in class groups | |
| 3.45-4.30pm | Talk - Simon Chadwick
“For the sake of the Whiskey, and to be as good as his word” Discussing the old Irish harpers |
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4.30-5.00pm |
Talk - Simon Chadwick
Discovering repertory & moving on |
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5.00pm |
Closing Reception | |
Friday 21st August
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Optional Field Trip to Dublin |
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8.00am |
Dep. Kilkenny School of Music for Dublin |
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10.30-11.30am |
Trinity College Dublin (Old Library; Book of Kells; Trinity College Harp; Otway Harp) |
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12.00-1.00pm |
Arr. National Museum of Ireland, Kildare St (Ballinderry harp fragments; Breac Maedóic; Fiacail Phádraig; early Irish treasures) |
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Lunch break (at Collins Barracks) |
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2.00-3.00pm |
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) |
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3.30-4.30pm |
Guinness Brewery (Denis O’Hampsey’s Downhill harp). |
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4.30pm |
Dep. to Kilkenny School of Music for anyone returning to Kilkenny arr. c.7.00pm |
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Associated concerts:
Kilkenny
Wednesday 19th August 2009, 8pm
Town Hall Theater, Galway
Sunday 23rd August 2009, 6pm
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Please note that this timetable is provisional and is subject to change. Updated 10th August 2009.
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