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Wednesday, July 29
 

09:00 EDT

Mont Roz: Journey to the Heart of Traditional Celtic Music 🍁
Wednesday July 29, 2026 09:00 - 09:45 EDT
Cécile Delage and François-Xavier Dueymes offer a program of joyful traditional tunes from Ireland, Brittany and Quebec blending Irish, Breton, and European traditions.

Presenters
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Cécile Delage

CĂ©cile Delage is from Toulouse, France, now living in MontrĂ©al. Cecile holds the Master of Music degree in harp performance from the UniversitĂ© de MontrĂ©al. She founded Aziliz, a harp school that blends training in classical, Celtic, and modern styles. She performs with Mont-Roz... Read More →
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François-Xavier Dueymes

Flute, Mont Roz
François-Xavier Dueymes, a self-taught Breton musician based in Montréal for a decade, began with
the bombarde in Breton BagadoĂč competitions before discovering the wooden flute and Irish
music. Active in Quebec’s traditional scene, he plays with Kavaz and Saligaude, and now
Mont-Roz with CĂ©cile Delage, exploring Celtic and European traditional music... Read More →
Wednesday July 29, 2026 09:00 - 09:45 EDT
Birchwood Ballroom

10:15 EDT

Resonanties: A Composer’s Accessible Approach to Writing for Harp 🍁
Wednesday July 29, 2026 10:15 - 11:00 EDT
A lecture-performance featuring Edward Top’s Resonanties and the Student Harp Ensemble of the Vancouver Academy of Music, showcasing accessible harp ensemble writing and collaborative composition. www.edwardtop.com/orchestra/six-pieces-for-harp-ensemble
Presenters
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Edward Top

Dutch-Canadian composer Edward Top is Associate Professor & Division Chair of Composition at the Vancouver Academy of Music and Sessional Lecturer at the University of British Columbia. As its current mentor composer, Edward maintains a close relationship with the Vancouver Symphony... Read More →
Ensembles
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Vancouver Academy of Music Student Harp Ensemble

Vancouver Academy of Music Student Harp Ensemble is a an ensemble for students age 8-18 in Vancouver,Canada. The ensemble has harp students at all levels for both lever harp and pedal harp. Directed by Rosanna Chiu and Joy Yeh, the ensemble performs regularly in celebrated events... Read More →
Wednesday July 29, 2026 10:15 - 11:00 EDT
Birchwood Ballroom

11:30 EDT

Duo Eoliha: A breath on the Strings, original music for harp & horn
Wednesday July 29, 2026 11:30 - 12:15 EDT
"A breath on the Strings", original compositions for horn and harp.

Andante, Giovanni PAISIELLO (1740-1816)
Solo for horn and harp, François-Adrien BOIELDIEU (1775-1834)
Divertimento, Gaspare Luigi SPONTINI (1774-1851)
Airka, Nicola FERRO (1974)
Chambre d’ñmes, Line ADAM (1972)
Tangoliha, Robert ORTMAN (1963); Suite Eoliha, Robert ORTMAN 
Presenters
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Margaux Ortman

French horn, Duo Eoliha
Originally from Thimister (near LiĂšge), Margaux Ortman (b. 1992) studied at the Institut Royal SupĂ©rieur de Musique & de PĂ©dagogie in Namur (IMEP) with Nico De Marchi and Francis Orval. She joined the Royal Band of the Belgian Air Force in 2013, becoming solo horn in 2016. Since 2023, she has been principal horn at the Orchestre Philh... Read More →
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Gabriella Garcia

Duo Eoliha
Gabriella Garcia is a Belgian-Bulgarian harpist based in LiĂšge. She graduated fromthe IMEP in Namur and the École Normale de Musique Alfred Cortot in Paris, studying with Sophie Hallynck and Nicolas Tulliez. Gabriella was Harp Solo at the State Opera and Philharmonic of Plovdiv... Read More →
Ensembles
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Duo Eoliha

Duo Eoliha–Margaux Ortman, horn, and Gabriella Garcia, harp - was born during their studies at the Institut Royal de Musique et de PĂ©dagogie in Namur (Belgium). There they studied chamber music with the renowned Sophie Hallynck and Francis Orval. Driven by a shared curiosity for... Read More →
Wednesday July 29, 2026 11:30 - 12:15 EDT
Birchwood Ballroom

16:30 EDT

Canada from East to West 🍁đŸȘ
Wednesday July 29, 2026 16:30 - 17:30 EDT
Matt Dupont's Transatlantic Journey , where we discover original works
for harp by Canadian and French female composers.

Josh Layne performs ... Josh Layne, original works by a Canadian original!
Presenters
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Josh Layne

Canadian harpist and composer Josh Layne is a frequent performer around the world, as well as being the creator of “Harp Tuesday”, a biweekly instructional series on YouTube that now spans fifteen years and over three hundred episodes.
When not touring, Layne can often be found outdoors in nature at his home of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, drawing inspiration for his compositions as well as filming the occasional Harpist in the Wild music video
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Matt Dupont

Matt began learning the harp in France at the age of 8. He studied with Nicolas Tulliez in Shanghai, Heidi Krutzen in Vancouver, and completed his training with Caroline Lizotte. Matt is the recipient of several awards and scholarships, including second prize in the Orford Music Prize... Read More →
Wednesday July 29, 2026 16:30 - 17:30 EDT
Birchwood Ballroom
 
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