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Saturday, July 25
 

TBA

OHW Office VIP RoomAmerican Harp Society
 
Sunday, July 26
 

13:00 EDT

WHC Board Meeting Yorkville WestKathy Kienzle
 
Monday, July 27
 

09:00 EDT

WHC Board meeting Yorkville West

15:00 EDT

Rehearsal: Canadian Music and Musicians concert Grand Ballroom
 
Tuesday, July 28
 

09:00 EDT

WHC Board Meeting Yorkville West

14:00 EDT

Opening Ceremonies Vendor Exhibit Hall FoyerKathy Kienzle • Lucile Brais Hildesheim • Isabelle Perrin

14:15 EDT

Exhibit Hall Open Vendor Exhibit Hall

14:30 EDT

Neuron Mirror Neuron II Vendor Exhibit HallAriel Sol

15:45 EDT

Xinghai Conservatory of Music Pre-College Harp Ensemble Grand Ballroom LobbyDan Yu • Xinghai Conservatory of Music Pre-college Harp Ensemble

16:30 EDT

Harp Spectacular! A tribute to Susann McDonald Grand BallroomJaymee Haefner • Elizabeth Hainen • Alfredo Rolando Ortiz • Sirin Pancaroglu • Isabelle Perrin • Linda Wood Rollo • Elzbieta (ela) Szmyt • Pat Wooster • Ann Yeung • Naoko Yoshino

19:15 EDT

Vancouver Academy of Music Harp Ensemble Grand Ballroom LobbyRosanna Chiu • Vancouver Academy of Music Student Harp Ensemble

19:45 EDT

Pre-Concert Talk Grand Ballroom

20:00 EDT

Gala Opening Concert: Canadian Music and Musicians 🍁🪐 Grand BallroomTom Allen • Angela Schwarzkopf • Kaili Maimets • Danielle Nutting • Erica Goodman • Joy Yeh • Jennifer Swartz • Kristan Toczko • Lori Gemmell • Noël Wan • Renée Qin • Sharlene Wallace • George Koller • Chris James • Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan • Venuti String Quartet
 
Wednesday, July 29
 

07:00 EDT

In Stillness, Part 1: Sound and Silence Chestnut BallroomMerynda Adams • Kimberly Snaufer Derosa

08:30 EDT

Move Well, Play Better: #1 Balance - the essential starting point Willow EastImogen Barford

09:00 EDT

Susann McDonald: The Virtuoso Harpist Grand EastIsabel Moreton • Kirsten Agresta-Copely • Cliona Doris • Elizabeth Hainen • Sirin Pancaroglu • Isabelle Perrin • Dan Yu Mont Roz: Journey to the Heart of Traditional Celtic Music 🍁 Birchwood BallroomCécile Delage • François-Xavier Dueymes The Musical World of Swedish Romantic Harp Vituoso and Composer Anton Edvard Pratté. WillowDelphine Constantin-Reznik

09:15 EDT

Renée Murphy, American Harp Society Concert Artist Grand BallroomRenée Murphy

10:00 EDT

Melina van Leeuwen: Carlos Salzedo’s theory of “New Harpism" presented by Katia Mestrovic St. Andrew's Presbyterian ChurchKatia Mestrovic Exhibit Hall Open Vendor Exhibit Hall

10:15 EDT

Resonanties: A Composer’s Accessible Approach to Writing for Harp 🍁 Birchwood BallroomEdward Top • Vancouver Academy of Music Student Harp Ensemble The Growth of a Harp Centred Community of Practise 🍁 Willow EastSharon Johnston • Elysha Vorstenbosch • Margot Sippel Anne-Marie O'Farrell: Encounterpoint: A lever harp recital of contrapuntal repertoire from the Renaissance to the present day Grand BallroomAnne-Marie O’Farrell

10:30 EDT

Inspiring Inclusivity, Connectivity, and Creativity through International Organizations – a Presentation-Panel WillowAnn Yeung • Isabel Moreton • Mario Falcao • Mieko Inoue • Anabel Gutierrez Orraca • Angela Schwarzkopf Focus on Youth 🍁 Chestnut BallroomNatalie Chee • Megan Wan Gai Wing • Charlotte Ngo • Ziling Huang • Eve Lung

11:00 EDT

The Art of the New: Charting Carlos Salzedo's Iconic Influence St. Andrew's Presbyterian ChurchAlice Giles • Arnan Wiesel

11:30 EDT

Duo Eoliha: A breath on the Strings, original music for harp & horn Birchwood BallroomMargaux Ortman • Gabriella Garcia • Duo Eoliha 21st Century Female Composers 🍁🪐 Grand BallroomRenée Qin • Anna Dunlap

12:30 EDT

The Harp Quartet Redefined: Chicago Harp Quartet Open Stage, Vide LobbyCatherine Litaker • Emily Granger • Chicago Harp Quartet Tom Allen Book Signing Vendor Exhibit HallTom Allen • Long & McQuade

14:00 EDT

Exploring Turkish Tunes Osgoode WestSirin Pancaroglu Arranging, Adapting, and Transcribing: a masterful exploration Chestnut BallroomEmmanuel Padilla Holguín Exploring the Wonders of Bill Marx's Concerto for Two Harps and Orchestra St. Andrew's Presbyterian ChurchColleen Thorburn • Jaclyn Wappel • Duo Shockoe Cosmic Journeys: Chamber music by Caroline Lizotte 🍁🪐 Grand BallroomCaroline Chéhadé • Kyra Frimout • Sam Ouellet Mata • Lori Gemmell

15:00 EDT

Let the harp sing- the art of phrasing Grand EastSilke Aichhorn

15:15 EDT

Beneath the Sea of Time, concerto for harp and orchestra by Alice Ping Yee Ho 🍁 St. Andrew's Presbyterian ChurchTeresa Suen-Campbell • Jialiang Zhu Fantasising Chromatically from J.S. Bach to New Music: A lecture-Recital by Anne-Marie O'Farrell with performance by Emmanuel Ceysson of O'Farrell's Murmuration Chestnut BallroomAnne-Marie O’Farrell • Emmanuel Ceysson Masterclass with Guan Wang Grand BallroomGuan Wang

15:30 EDT

An Introduction to the Arpa Jarocha and Son Jarocho WillowJillian Risigari-Gai • Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar

16:30 EDT

Exploring the Music Therapy profession for Harpists Willow EastJessica Brizuela Canada from East to West 🍁🪐 Birchwood BallroomJosh Layne • Matt Dupont

17:00 EDT

My Life with Jean-Jacques Rousseau: A Musical Love Story WillowDeborah Henson-Conant • Evelyn Huber

17:15 EDT

The Terra Infirma Project: Environmental Activism Through New Music with Yolanda Kondonassis Grand BallroomYolanda Kondonassis Susann McDonald's Gifts to Youth Chestnut BallroomLinda Wood Rollo • Isabel Moreton • Camille Frye • Zeynep Duru Güleç • Alice Han • Grace Han • Ziling Huang • Hara Lim • Amber Nelms • Huang WenXuan • Zhenwei Zhuo

19:15 EDT

Music Generation Mayo Harp Ensemble Metropolitan United ChurchGrainne Hambly • Music Generation Mayo Harp Ensemble

20:00 EDT

Chamber Orchestra Concerto Night Metropolitan United ChurchJon Bradford-Jones • Arnan Wiesel • Jonathan Oldengarm • Ben Creighton Griffiths • Sivan Magen • Ashley John Long • Anne-Sophie Bertrand • Naoko Yoshino • Mayumi Seiler

22:00 EDT

Let’sGoTrio : groovy harp! Grand BallroomFlorence Laouenan • Gus Granchelli • Leonardo Gonzalez Figueroa • Let'sGoTrio
 
Thursday, July 30
 

07:00 EDT

In Stillness, Part II: The Spaces in Between Chestnut BallroomMerynda Adams • Kimberly Snaufer Derosa

08:30 EDT

Move Well, Play Better: #2 Tools for overcoming Performance Anxiety Willow EastImogen Barford

09:00 EDT

AHS IDEA Round Table WillowJuan Riveros USA IHC Ruth Inglefield Composition Contest: 2025 Finalists & Panel Grand EastSonja Inglefield • Emmanuel Padilla Holguín • Alice Giles • Kaitlin Miller • Nicoletta Sanzin • Kalen Smith • Evelyn Theinert

09:30 EDT

Harp Works of Marjan Mozetich and Eileen Padgett 🍁 Grand BallroomClaire Augier De Lajallet When the Harp Dances: Iconic Works Transcribed for Harp 🍁 Birchwood BallroomBen Albertson • Lenka Petrović

10:00 EDT

The Harpist’s Digital Toolbox: Mastering the iPad for Practice, Performance, & Teaching Osgoode WestKaffee Peck Sing Tee Conversations on Mental Illness through Music 🍁🪐 Willow EastHeather Cornelius Exhibit Hall Open Vendor Exhibit Hall

10:30 EDT

Focus on Youth 🍁 Chestnut BallroomJiayang Li • Xi Yu Ge Liu • Reina Yoshida • Charisma Kate Chow • Si-Yu Luo

11:00 EDT

International Competition Winners in Recital Grand BallroomShamim Minoo • Tjasha Gafner

11:30 EDT

Celebrating Henriette Renie’s Legacy through Intermedia WillowJaymee Haefner • UNT Harp Beats Exploring Compositions of Jeffrey Mumford St. Andrew's Presbyterian ChurchAnne-Sophie Bertrand Everyday Harp Care: Regulation Osgoode WestJo Baee • Gabriel Diaz • Peter Wiley • Danielle Williams Kevin Le Pennec Birchwood BallroomKevin Le Pennec

11:45 EDT

Become a Better Sight Reader, Part 1: Classical and Popular Styles Grand EastFelice Pomeranz

12:30 EDT

Central Conservatory of Music Harp Ensemble Open Stage, Vide LobbyGuan Wang • CCOM Harp Ensemble

14:00 EDT

Symphonic Journeys: Morphose Trio Birchwood BallroomJudith Soumillion • Cédric Delvaux • Xavier Timmermans • Morphose Trio AI marketing: enhancing personalization and social media exposure for music entrepreneurship. Osgoode WestJessica Yuen Spanish Reflections I Grand EastKirsten Agresta-Copely • Emmanuel Padilla Holguín • Mieko Inoue • Marcelo Penido Da Silva • Tine Rehling • Elisa Torres • Celia Chan Valerio • Erin Wood Strings, Voice & Rhythm: The Harp Reimagined with Pia Salvia WillowNoam Israeli • Pia Salvia Baroque Concertos for the Arpa Doppia St. Andrew's Presbyterian ChurchMatthew Antal • Maria Christina Cleary Music for Harp and Percussion 🍁 Grand BallroomJuan Martínez Cortés • Eugenia Espinales Correa • Angela Schwarzkopf • Etienne Levesque • Sanya Eng • Ryan Scott

15:00 EDT

Alexander Rider: Divertissement à la roumaine Willow EastAlexander Rider

15:10 EDT

From Italy to Hollywood: a 20th Century Harp Legacy Part I WillowPatrizia Tassini

15:15 EDT

Two by Two: Harp Duos Chiaroscuro & Arc de Temps Birchwood BallroomIsabella Cambini • Zoja Đorđević • Erik Groenestein-hendriks • Viktor Hartobanu • Chiaroscuro Duo • Arc de Temps

15:30 EDT

Strings and Beyond: A Celebration of Young Harpist-Artists Chestnut BallroomErnestine Stoop • Charisma Kate Chow • Natasha Burns • Bernice Li • Veronika Lemishenko • Rosie Murphy • Eileen C.K. Shafer • Maximilian Robin Treller

16:00 EDT

The Érard Family Willow EastGiuliano Marco Mattioli

16:10 EDT

From Italy to Hollywood: a 20th Century Harp Legacy Part 2 WillowDiana Castelnuovo-Tedesco

16:30 EDT

Resonating Within: Awakening the Psyche and Spirit Through the Harp Birchwood BallroomJeremy Chesman A Susann McDonald Soirée Osgoode West

16:45 EDT

Building the Next Generation: Harp Ensembles as Training Grounds for Musicianship, Leadership, and Community Grand EastKristal Schwartz • Jennifer Betzer • Rosanna Chiu • Maurice Draughn • Gustavo Jimenez Pereira • Vincent Pierce • Katryna Tan • Guan Wang

17:10 EDT

Syzygy: My Journey as a Percussive Harpist Grand BallroomAmy Turk

17:15 EDT

Maud and Music: A Lecture Recital on Lucy Maud Montgomery and the Sound of Anne 🍁 WillowAnastasia Pike • Grace Chesnut-Pike

19:15 EDT

China FAEF Harp Committee harp ensemble Grand Ballroom LobbyGao Lanyan • China FAEF Harp Committee

20:00 EDT

Something Special This Way Comes Birchwood BallroomPhoebe Powell • Kaili Maimets • Angela Schwarzkopf Something Special This Way Comes 🍁🪐 WillowAudrey Morris • Honoka Shoji • Hope Wilk • Clara Wang Something Special This Way Comes Chestnut BallroomSanya Eng • Charlene Chin • Alanna Ellison Something Special This Way Comes 🍁 Grand BallroomKathleen Kajioka • Mariko Anraku • Joseph Glaser • Julia Seager-Scott • Alanna Ellison • Lori Gemmell • Heidi Krutzen • Amahl Arulanandam • Drew Jurecka • Rebekah Wolkstein • Phoebe Powell • Angela Schwarzkopf • Kaili Maimets • Julie Umbrico • Sharlene Wallace • Hope Wilk • Charlene Chin • Clara Wang • Topaz Duo • Venuti String Quartet
 
Friday, July 31
 

07:00 EDT

In Stillness, Part III: Whisper of the Ancients Chestnut BallroomAlexander Coronado • Kimberly Snaufer Derosa

08:30 EDT

Move Well, Play Better: #3 The Arms and how we use them Willow EastImogen Barford

09:00 EDT

Susann McDonald: Thoughts for Teachers and Students Grand EastIsabel Moreton • Nancy Allen • Jaymee Haefner • Linda Wood Rollo • Elzbieta (ela) Szmyt • Elisa Torres • Naoko Yoshino

09:30 EDT

An Overview of Modern Canadian Music for the Harp 🍁 WillowKalen Smith Decoding Spohr: A Journey Through the Newly Published URTEXT Editions Willow EastMasumi Nagasawa

09:45 EDT

Functional Movement and Instrumental Gesture Grand Eastlisetta rossi

10:00 EDT

Exhibit Hall Open Vendor Exhibit Hall

10:30 EDT

Focus on Youth 🍁 Chestnut BallroomHanyun Yu • Anna-Helena Hamann • Emma Sarang Wong • Martin Sadílek • Yixuan Bing • Yan Lin

11:00 EDT

The Italian Triple Harp as a Solo Instrument Birchwood BallroomLise Vandersmissen

11:15 EDT

Original Voices: New Works for Organ & Harp Metropolitan United ChurchRachel Brandwein • Aaron David Miller

11:30 EDT

Everyday Harp Care: Strings and Tuning Osgoode WestJo Baee • Gabriel Diaz • Peter Wiley • Danielle Williams Sylvain Blassel St. Andrew's Presbyterian ChurchSylvain Blassel

12:30 EDT

Stringing Waters Open Stage, Vide LobbyMaria Gamboz • Tea Plesničar • Sofia Ristic • Urska Kriznik Zupan • SIH4rps, Slovenian Harp Quartet

14:00 EDT

Evelyn Huber: Magic of the Harp WillowEvelyn Huber Tribute to Daphne Boden Chestnut BallroomErnestine Stoop • Eleanor Turner • Itheia Bong • Meredith Hau • Viktoria Smetana • Momoko Komori • Armand Morelli di Popolo Nico Muhly's The Street St. Thomas Anglican ChurchParker Ramsay

14:30 EDT

International Transformations 🍁 Grand EastJulia Seager-Scott • Alison Melville • Juan Riveros

14:45 EDT

Music Unearthed from the Silk Road 🍁 Birchwood BallroomNathania Ko

15:00 EDT

How the Light Gets In: Poetry in Music 🍁🪐 Grand BallroomAmy Nam • Uno Alexander Vesje

16:30 EDT

Exploring Turkish Tunes Osgoode WestSirin Pancaroglu Research into the Validity of Therapeutic Harp Music and Opportunities in the Field Willow EastBarbara Lepke-Sims

17:00 EDT

Concept to Concert: Composing for Harp Quartet Grand EastEmily Granger • Catherine Litaker • Alfredo Rolando Ortiz • Chicago Harp Quartet Les signes de l'arc: A Guide to the Contemporary Harp Chestnut BallroomLaurence Bancaud • Hélène Breschand • Eloïse Labaume • Les signes de l'arc

19:15 EDT

Music Generation Laois Harp Ensemble Metropolitan United ChurchSiobhan Buckley • Music Generation Laois Harp Ensemble

20:00 EDT

Concerto Night with Full Orchestra 🍁🪐 Metropolitan United ChurchSylvain Blassel • Elena Daunytė • Joana Daunytė • Judy Loman • Caroline Lizotte • Isabelle Moretti • Étienne Ratthé

22:00 EDT

Harp in Jazz: Blending Traditions Through Improvisation Grand BallroomKlara Poznachowska
 
Saturday, August 1
 

08:15 EDT

Young Composers Project: Meet & Greet (Private) WillowCharisma Kate Chow • Aoibheann Galvin • Divya Jayam • Ella Lamb • Jay Lamb • Ellie Lau • Paul Nicolaou • Renée Qin • Elysha Vorstenbosch

08:30 EDT

Move Well, Play Better: #4 Legs, Feet and the Secret Ingredient for undoing tension Willow EastImogen Barford

09:00 EDT

Echoes of the Çeng: A Postmigrant Dialogue Birchwood BallroomSamira Memarzadeh From Concept to Composition - Unlocking New Soundscapes Grand EastWilli Maerz • Lara Faria Fonseca • Alice Proffit • Lauren Schrempp • Maria Gamboz • Tea Plesničar • Sofia Ristic • Urska Kriznik Zupan • Munich Harp Quartet • SIH4rps, Slovenian Harp Quartet Young Composers Project: Q & A with Rachel Brandwein, Kevin Lau and Amy Nam WillowRachel Brandwein • Amy Nam • Kevin Lau • Charisma Kate Chow • Aoibheann Galvin • Divya Jayam • Ella Lamb • Jay Lamb • Ellie Lau • Paul Nicolaou • Renée Qin • Elysha Vorstenbosch

09:30 EDT

Fresh Insights: 21st Century Chamber Music Grand BallroomAlba Brundo • Gianfranco Brundo • Charles W. Lynch III • Sean Kennedy • Erin Wood • Boris Vayner • Daniel Velasco • Trio Lawrence

10:00 EDT

Exhibit Hall Open Vendor Exhibit Hall

10:15 EDT

Trees.Listen 🍁 WillowFrank Horvat • Sharlene Wallace

10:30 EDT

Contemporary and Jazz-infused Guzheng Performance Grand EastJiayu Liu • He Pan • Lil' Fish No. 2 Focus on Youth Chestnut BallroomMarcel Schumacher • Siyan Tao • Enzhuo Wu • Hanae Ishikawa • Valerij Greblo • Evelin Greblo

11:00 EDT

AHS Chapter Ambassadors Poster Session Willow EastCharles W. Lynch III • Charlene Cao • Caroline Bombach • Serena Hunnicutt • Danatra Widjaja • Lucelia Wolff • Stella Lien • Evelyn Bender • Max Chernok • Jennifer Le • Vaishavi Pandey • Sihan Wu • Vivian Zhang

11:30 EDT

Leonard Jacome & his Venezuelan Electric Harp "Electrollanera 37" Grand BallroomLeonard Jacome Everyday Harp Care: Levers Osgoode WestJo Baee • Gabriel Diaz • Peter Wiley • Danielle Williams New Works for Harp from Latin America to Scandinavia WillowElisabeth Plank • Zachary James Hatcher Powerful Imagery, With and Without Words Birchwood BallroomVeronika Lemishenko • Lucrecia Jancsa

11:45 EDT

The Princess Spy: in Honor of Noor Inayat Khan Grand EastFlorence Sitruk

12:15 EDT

AHS Officers & Executive Luncheon (by invitation) Davenport

12:30 EDT

Nanyang Sketches: Rave Mosaic Ensemble Open Stage, Vide LobbyKatryna Tan • Cindy Yan • Rave Mosaic Ensemble AHS IDEA Soundboard Session Osgoode WestJuan Riveros

14:00 EDT

A Sea of Stars: Contemporary Music for Lever Harp Grand BallroomAmy Turk • Lauren Scott Les signes de l'arc: hands on exploration Osgoode WestHélène Breschand • Eloïse Labaume • Laurence Bancaud Young Composers Project: Public Masterclass WillowAmy Nam • Kevin Lau • Charisma Kate Chow • Aoibheann Galvin • Divya Jayam • Jay Lamb • Ella Lamb • Ellie Lau • Paul Nicolaou • Renée Qin • Elysha Vorstenbosch Canadian Music Centre Composer Speed Dating! Grand Ballroom LobbyJoseph Glaser

15:00 EDT

Spanish Reflections II Grand BallroomCliona Doris • Jaymee Haefner • Baltazar Juárez • Anabel Gutierrez Orraca • Nadia Pessoa • Florence Sitruk • Elzbieta (ela) Szmyt • Naoko Yoshino Vivid Storytelling: A Rose for Harp, Stasa Mirkovic Grujic: Orpheus, Love, Loss & Myth, Joost Willemze Birchwood BallroomStaša Mirković Grujić • Johannes Willemze

15:45 EDT

Urban Youth Harp Ensemble Open Stage, Vide LobbyJennifer Betzer • Urban Youth Harp Ensemble 21st Century Female Composers: Australia Grand EastKatia Mestrovic • Ariel Sol • Paul Nicolaou

16:30 EDT

Masterclass with Judy Loman Grand BallroomJudy Loman

20:00 EDT

Chamber Music Concert St. Andrew's Presbyterian ChurchEmmanuel Ceysson • Claudia Lamanna

22:00 EDT

Harp Revolution Grand BallroomAdriano Sangineto
 
Sunday, August 2
 

08:30 EDT

Exhibitor Feedback Session Osgoode West Move Well, Play Better: #5 Virtuosity Workshop Willow EastImogen Barford

09:00 EDT

Forging Your Own Way In Music; Finding the Freedom WillowEmily Sanzaro Highlights from The Turkish Harp Grand EastSirin Pancaroglu

09:30 EDT

Beyond the Strings: Managing Burnout, Anxiety, and Pressure as a Harpist Willow EastKiernan O'Mara

09:45 EDT

At This Moment Birchwood BallroomCarys Gittins • Lise Vandersmissen • Agnieszka Żyniewicz • Aglica Trio

10:00 EDT

In Search of Clarity: a Discussion on Effective Strategies for Harp Notation. Chestnut BallroomMatthew Karas • Danielle Kuntz • Amy Nam • Elisabeth Plank • Joseph Rebman Masterclass with Nancy Allen Grand BallroomNancy Allen Exhibit Hall Open Vendor Exhibit Hall

10:15 EDT

Harp in Video Games: The Infinite Expansion of the Harp's Canonical Repertoire WillowPaul Nicolaou

11:00 EDT

Young Composers Project: Mini Movie Challenge and Improv Session Willow EastRosanna Chiu • Elisa Torres

11:30 EDT

Everyday Harp Care: Exploding a Harp Osgoode WestJo Baee • Gabriel Diaz • Peter Wiley • Danielle Williams

11:45 EDT

Become a Better Sight Reader, Part 2: Jazz Styles, & Beyond WillowFelice Pomeranz Susann McDonald: The World of the Harp Grand EastIsabel Moreton • Jana Boušková • Kathy Kienzle • Mieko Inoue • Kaori Ogawa • Alfredo Rolando Ortiz • Ann Yeung Contemporary French Fusion: Voice & Harp Birchwood BallroomEloïse Labaume • Aurélio Edler-Copes

12:30 EDT

The Munich Harp Quartet Open Stage, Vide LobbyLauren Schrempp • Alice Proffit • Lara Faria Fonseca • Munich Harp Quartet

14:00 EDT

Fanciful Tales 🍁🪐 Birchwood BallroomLucile Brais Hildesheim • Sheila White • Karen Rokos • Casey Granofsky • Vivian Chen • Alec Pearson • sheila&lucile • The Lavender Duo Focus on Youth Chestnut BallroomYunyan Liu • Zeynep Duru Güleç • Serene Shiu-Ning Tu • Jianong WU

14:30 EDT

African American Spirituals for Harp Ensemble Grand EastMaurice Draughn

15:00 EDT

The Ukrainian Harp Festival in Exile Touring Europe WillowVeronika Lemishenko • Florence Sitruk

15:15 EDT

Singing Strings: The Aesthetic and Dramatic Role of the Harp in Rossini Grand EastAlba Brundo Teach to the Top: Pedagogical Insights of Elzbieta Szmyt Willow EastElzbieta (ela) Szmyt

15:45 EDT

Tír Nua – A Celtic Journey Birchwood BallroomYvonne Deusch • Michael Deusch • Tir Nua

16:15 EDT

Cirque des harpes! A Gala Festival Evening of Music, Dance, & Theatre 🍁🪐 Grand BallroomLina Cao • Patty Chan • Sanya Eng • Kety Fusco • Éveline Gregoire-Rousseau • Olivier Guertin • Anja Marina Habegger • Emmanuel Padilla Holguín • Leonard Jacome • François Jalbert • Rémi-Jean LeBlanc • Caroline Lizotte • Emily Sanzaro • Ryan Scott • Katryna Tan • Kristan Toczko • Sarah Veber • Cindy Yan • Little Pear Garden Dance Company • PhoeNX Ensemble • RAMP Violin Ensemble • Quartet EVELINE • Rave Harpers

16:30 EDT

Pizz and Pluck : The Chord of Change Grand BallroomKatryna Tan • Cindy Yan • RAMP Violin Ensemble • Rave Harpers

17:45 EDT

Suite Galactique goes airborne! Grand BallroomCaroline Lizotte • Anja Marina Habegger

18:15 EDT

Newfoundland Kitchen Party! Grand BallroomSarah Veber • Kristan Toczko

19:00 EDT

Quartet ÉVELINE Grand BallroomÉveline Gregoire-Rousseau • Olivier Guertin • François Jalbert • Rémi-Jean LeBlanc

21:00 EDT

The Legend of Chang’e, Immortal Goddess of the Moon Grand BallroomSanya Eng • Ryan Scott • Patty Chan • Lina Cao • Little Pear Garden Dance Company • PhoeNX Ensemble

21:30 EDT

Emmanuel Padilla Holguin In a New Light Grand BallroomEmmanuel Padilla Holguín

22:00 EDT

Kety Fusco Grand BallroomKety Fusco
 
Monday, August 3
 

07:00 EDT

Mind, Body, and Harp Birchwood BallroomAbigail Kent

09:00 EDT

Composing for Harp and Electronics: Creating Symbiosis 🍁 WillowKalen Smith Duo Minuit: The Poulenc Sonata for Cello and Piano - A New Harp Transcription Birchwood BallroomAnouchka Hack • Noelia Cotuna Rizea • Duo Minuit From Naples to Buenos Aires: The Influence of the Italian Harp School in the Development of the Harp in Argentina Grand EastMARCELA NORMA MENDEZ Exhibit Hall Open Vendor Exhibit Hall

10:00 EDT

World Harp Congress Annual Membership Meeting Grand Ballroom

10:30 EDT

Land & Sky: Original works for harp, voice & electronics, and harp & guitar Birchwood BallroomAndrew Blanch • Emily Granger • Eleanor Turner

11:00 EDT

A Trio of Pairs Grand EastTracy Cheung • Oi Kiu Kilby Li • Megan Sesma • Janinah Burnett • Gwenllian Llyr • Sirius Chau • Duo Beloved • Aliara Duo Young Composers Project: Featured Composers works in concert WillowCharisma Kate Chow • Aoibheann Galvin • Divya Jayam • Ella Lamb • Jay Lamb • Ellie Lau • Paul Nicolaou • Renée Qin • Elysha Vorstenbosch

11:15 EDT

WHC Correspondents Meeting DavenportIsabel Moreton

11:30 EDT

Teaching to Empower Music Students with Mental Health Challenges Willow EastHeather Cornelius Gwenyth Wetink Grand Ballroom Everyday Harp Care: Pre-owned Harps, and DIY Fixes Osgoode WestJo Baee • Gabriel Diaz • Peter Wiley • Danielle Williams Ruth Wickersham Papalia Scholarship Award Winners in Recital 🍁🪐 Chestnut BallroomZora Evangeline • Maya Lai

12:30 EDT

The Hong Kong Harp Chamber Music Open Stage, Vide LobbyDan Yu • Hong Kong Harp Chamber Ensemble AHS IDEA Soundboard Session Birchwood BallroomJuan Riveros

13:30 EDT

Closing Ceremonies Grand BallroomEvelyn Huber • Angela Schwarzkopf • Alice Giles • Isabelle Perrin
 
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  • Focus on Youth Recital
  • Lecture
  • Masterclass
  • Meeting
  • Multimedia
  • Participatory Workshop
  • Performance
  • Social Event