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President:
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Susan Knapp Thomas
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First Vice President:
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Wendy Kerner Lucas
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Second Vice President:
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Megan Sesma
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Treasurer:
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Tammy Cooke
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Secretary:
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Grace Cloutier
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Membership
Dues are $20.00 for a student (in school up to age 21), Regular membership $25, and $35.00 for a family membership (2-4 members), $40 Friend of the Harp, $100 Patron of the Chapter, $500.00 Benefactor. Membership year begins September 1st and ends August 31st of the following year. Please contact Tammy Cooke (
tammycooke@sbcglobal.net) for more information.
Reciprocal memberships
It has been agreed by the presidents of four tri-state area chapters of the American Harp Society, Metropolitan New York (Metro Harp NYC), New Jersey, Connecticut, and Long Island to extend a reciprocal membership to the members of these four chapters. For only $10 per reciprocal chapter, provided you have first purchased a membership in your home area, entitles you to attend all meetings provided by the chapters of your choice.
MetroHarp members please contact:
LI: Karen Strauss at
harpist@optonline.netNJ: Diane Michaels at
bassnharp@verizon.net
Connecticut Chapter Performances and Events
***Designates a CT AHS Chapter Event
Sunday, October 18th, 3pm, West Hartford Symphony, West Hartford, CT
Julia Deitelbaum, student of Susan Knapp Thomas, will be performing
Sunday, October 24th, 4pm, Beth El Temple, West Hartford, CT
Susan Knapp Thomas will be performing Mozart's Flute and Harp Concerto with flutist Noriyo Fukui
November 6th, 7pm, Neighborhood Music School New Haven CT: Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto, Haley Hewitt harp, Naomi Senzer flute, Margaret Ann Martin piano
November 7th, 7pm, 787 Prospect Street, New Haven CT, Haley Hewitt, harp
Saturday November 7th, 10am, US Coast Guard Band Family Concert, New London, CT, Megan Sesma, harp
***Saturday November 14th Connecticut AHS Harp chapter Workshop, details TBD
Sunday November 22nd, 2pm, US Coast Guard Band Concert, Megan Sesma, harp
Saturday December 6th, 11am, Mark Twain Holiday House Tour, CT Students of Susan Knapp Thomas
Saturday Dec 5th, 7:00pm, Bartlett Arboretum in Stamford, CT Wendy Kerner Harpist appearing with the Fontenay Chamber Players (harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet) and guest artist, soprano Kathryn. Call for ticket information 203-322-6971
Sunday Dec 6th, 4:00pm, St. Luke's Church, Darien, CT Wendy Kerner Harpist in an Advent Lessons and Carols Concert with choir and soloists including movements from Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols.
Thursday Dec 10th, Riverside CT, Wendy Kerner Harpist appearing in solo concerts for the International School of Dundee.
Saturday, Dec 12th, 2:00 pm, Wendy Kerner, Harpist in a solo Holiday Program at the Marion Anderson Studio of the Danbury Historical Society
Sunday Dec 13th, 2:00 and 7:00 US Coast Guard Band, New London, CT, Megan Sesma, harp
Sunday Dec 13th, 4:00 and 6:00, Noroton Presbyterian Church, 2011 Post Road, Darien, CT Wendy Kerner Harpist appearing with the Fontenay Chamber Players and the choir and soloists of the Noroton Presbyterian Church.
December 17th, 11am, Connecticut Harp Ensemble, holiday program, Griffin Hospital, Derby CT
December 23rd, 2:30pm, Connecticut Harp Ensemble, holiday program, Crescent Point, Niantic CT
Saturday, January 17th, 2pm, US Coast Guard Band, New London, CT, Megan Sesma, harp
Saturday, February 13th, 8pm, Anne Richardson Auditorium, Ridgefield, CT
Wendy Kerner harpist performing with the Ridgefield Symphony including Wagner's Flying Dutchman Overture, and Rimsky-Koraskov's Scherezade
Sunday, February 14th, 2pm, US Coast Guard Band, Megan Sesma, harp
Sunday March 6th, 3pm, Essex Winter Series, John Winthrop Middle School, Deep River, CT Aralia Duo, Megan Sesma, harp and Patricia Schuman, soprano
March 6th, 3:00 pm, Wendy Kerner harpist performing with the Norwalk Symphony in a special Family concert including Ravel's Bolero and Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Saturday, March 12th, 8:00 pm, Bridgeport Symphony, Bridgeport, CT Wendy Kerner harpist performing Mahler's 5th Symphony
Saturday, March 13th, 2pm, US Coast Guard Band, Megan Sesma, harp
Thursday March 24th, 7:00pm, Plainville Public Library, Plainville, CT Aralia Duo Megan Sesma, harp, Patricia Schuman, soprano and Jennifer Berman, flute
***Saturday April 2nd, (pre-concert event, 7:30 concert) Beacon: a concerto for lever harp, electronics and chamber orchestra by composer Ken Steen and Haley Hewitt, harp. Charter Oak Cultural Center, Hartford, CT. This event is supported by the Greater Hartford Arts Council and City of Hartford. Ken Steen and Haley Hewitt will discuss the process of developing this electric work in a Q&A session prior to the concert. www.HICOrchestra.com.
Sunday April 3rd, 3:00 pm, Pound Ridge, NY Library Wendy Kerner Harpist appearing with the Fontenay Chamber Players (harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet)
Thursday April 14th, 3:00pm, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT, Flute and Harp Dances Megan Sesma, harp, Jill Mauer-Davis, flute
Sunday April 17th, 2pm, US Coast Guard Band, Megan Sesma, harp
News
Susan Knapp Thomas has joined the Harp Faculty as Instructor of Harp for the Hartt School of Music College Division in Hartford, Connecticut.
Megan Cooke, student of Susan Knapp Thomas, is one of three scholarship winners for Glastonbury Church's Music Scholarship program in Glastonbury, CT.
