News from the American Harp Society, Inc.
June 2015
It's summertime! This June American Harp Society, Inc. newsletter focuses on our upcoming 11th Summer Institute & 21st National Competition at Utah State University. We hope you will be joining friends old and new to share some exciting music, learning opportunities and just good times.  Wherever your summer takes you, make it musical and fun!
It's Summer (Institute) Time! 
It's just two weeks until the AHS Summer Institute in Logan, Utah, but there is still time to register. Your host committee - ShruDeLi Ownbey, Anamae Anderson, Chilali Hugo and David Day - have put in countless hours planning a diverse and exciting slate of offerings.

Performances
Numerous harp ensemble, chamber music, orchestral and solo p
erformances, including:

  • Los Angeles Harp Ensemble, with a premiere (see below)
  • Salzedo Harp Ensemble

  • Apple Orange Pair

  • River Town Duo

  • Lilac 94 

  • Orchestra Project Students with the Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre Orchestra

  • Alexandra Katelyn Mullins, AHS Concert Artist 2013-2015

  • Winners of the Lyon & Healy Awards

  • New AHS Concert Artist 2015-2016 and National Competition Winners
In This Issue
Membership Questions?
Please contact

Barbara Sooklal

Interim Executive Secretary

[email protected] 

 

805-410-4277 (HARP)
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Learning

Opportunities abound, from open coaching sessions with Courtney Hershey Bress and Alexandra Katelyn Mullins, to a variety of workshops with topics that include effective practice techniques, exceptional fingering, repertoire, improvisation, transcribing and arranging. Two special sessions explore the resources available to AHS members on www.harpsociety.org and in the AHS International Harp Archives at the Harold B. Lee Library of Brigham Young University.

 

Fellowship

Just as important as all the music at AHS events is the opportunity to enjoy social time with other harpists. Institute attendees will enjoy a reception hosted by Lyon & Healy Harps on Sunday, and another by Utah State University First Lady Joyce Albrecht on Wednesday. Meet other members from your region, including your AHS Regional Director, at lunchtime on Monday, and of course enjoy the post-concert ice cream socials two evenings. This frozen delight is apparently a local specialty not to be missed!

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Everything you need to know about the Summer Institute is available at www.ahsummerinstitute.org. It's not too late, please consider packing your bags and heading for beautiful Logan, Utah.

Social Media - at Logan and Year-round
Really can't attend the Summer Institute? Stay connected to what's happening anyway via social media! We're encouraging everyone at the Institute to post with the hashtags #HarpElevated and #HarpSociety on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. And of course, follow us year-round with:

 

@HarpSociety                     @AHSSummerInst                 @AHSConference

 

And be sure to share your summer harp fun photos, wherever you are playing or teaching, on our new Instagram page "harpsociety". 

Premiering a New Edition:  

Aristid von W�rtzler's Space Odyssey

Looking for four-harp music? A multi-year effort of the AHS Harp Literature Committee will be debuted by the Los Angeles Harp Ensemble on their Monday concert during the Summer Institute in Logan.

 

The Space Odyssey, American Harp Society, Inc. Edition, was proposed by David Day, curator for the AHS International Harp Archives at the Harold B. Lee Library of Brigham Young University. This edition has been compiled using five original sources from the Archives: two manuscript scores; two out of the four manuscript parts; and an LP recording performed by the New York Harp Ensemble under von W�rtzler's direction.  Special thanks to Harp Literature Chair Sonja Inglefield, chief editor, and her co-editors Mark Zabriskie and Camille Anderson, for bringing this edition to publication.

 

Mr. von W�rtzler characterized the special effects included in the work "as wheels in a journey through the eras of the cosmos - a psychedelic sound picture within a framework of musical language." Read more of his original program notes and the story of putting together this edition in the Preface to Space Odyssey.

 

The complete sets of parts will be available for purchase during the Summer Institute at a special discounted price of $25, $10 off the regular price of $35.    

Summer means Summer Camp

In addition to AHS's Summer Institute, there are many opportunities over the next few weeks for summer study and music making. If you're looking for just the right fit for yourself or a student, be sure to check the Upcoming Events Calendar on the AHS website. It's also a great place to discover local harp concerts and events that might coincide with your vacation travel plans.

 

Special summer plans are in store for two young harpists who were recently awarded "Kids for Camp" scholarships from the American Harp Society Foundation, founded by Felice Pomeranz.  Eleisha Noelle Keen will be enjoying the Arizona Harp Experience, and Clarissa Rose Schillin will attend the Interlochen National Music Camp. Congratulations on your scholarships, ladies, and all the best from the American Harp Society, Inc.!

 

 

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