Harp On Wight 2014
Concerts
Mike Parker
Arcangeli (Jenny Broome and Helena de Rijke)
Jenny Broome and Frances Mason
The Scott Sisters
Sileas (Mary Macmaster and Patsy Seddon)
Arcangeli (Jenny Broome and Helena de Rijke)
Jenny Broome and Frances Mason
The Scott Sisters
Sileas (Mary Macmaster and Patsy Seddon)
Tuesday 27th November 2014
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Mike Parker & Nine Harps19:30 CONCERT
Venue: ST.MARY’S CHURCH, High Street, Ryde Isle of Wight PO33 2RE |
MIKE PARKER is a harpist and musicologist who originally studied instrument building at the London college of Furniture, building and restoring 'early' and folk harps.
He is the only Englishman to have been awarded the Olamh Sui (Doctorate) by the Institute of Traditional Celtic Music, awarded for his work relating to the historic usage of the harp in the Celtic nations. He researches all aspects of the historical harp and modern folk music and is Head of Strings in the Junior Department of the London College of Music and Media (Thames Valley University). Mike co-ordinated the Single Action Harp Symposium in 2004 and he is the President of the Historical Harp Society.
He is the only Englishman to have been awarded the Olamh Sui (Doctorate) by the Institute of Traditional Celtic Music, awarded for his work relating to the historic usage of the harp in the Celtic nations. He researches all aspects of the historical harp and modern folk music and is Head of Strings in the Junior Department of the London College of Music and Media (Thames Valley University). Mike co-ordinated the Single Action Harp Symposium in 2004 and he is the President of the Historical Harp Society.
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Friday 28th November 2014
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ARCANGELI (Classical Harp Duo)19:30 CONCERT
Venue: RYDE METHODIST CHURCH, Garfield Road, Ryde Isle of Wight PO33 2PT |
ARCANGELI HARP DUO combines Jenny Broome and Dutch harpist Helena de Rijke who met after playing separate concerts in the same church in Southampton, the church of St Michael the Archangel.
Jenny studied the harp with Daphne Boden and Renata Scheffel-Stein before studying Architecture at Cambridge University. She is Principal Harpist for Stowe Opera.
Helena de Rijke studied with Marie-Louise Marcelin, Helga Storck and Ruth Konhauser. She has been Principal Harpist in the opera houses of Bonn, Dusseldorf, Mannheim and Westfalia and the symphony orchestras of NDR and Bamberg,
Together they explore chromaticism's wildest dreams.
Jenny studied the harp with Daphne Boden and Renata Scheffel-Stein before studying Architecture at Cambridge University. She is Principal Harpist for Stowe Opera.
Helena de Rijke studied with Marie-Louise Marcelin, Helga Storck and Ruth Konhauser. She has been Principal Harpist in the opera houses of Bonn, Dusseldorf, Mannheim and Westfalia and the symphony orchestras of NDR and Bamberg,
Together they explore chromaticism's wildest dreams.
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Saturday 29th November 2014
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FRANCES MASON & JENNY BROOME (Harp-Violin)14:30-15:30 CONCERT
Venue: ST. MARY’S CHURCH, High Street, Ryde Isle of Wight PO33 2RE |
FRANCES MASON AND JENNY BROOME have been working on a programme of music for violin and harp played by Marianne and Clara Eissler who were Moravian sisters working in London from the 1880’s to the 1920’s. They played for Queen Victoria several times, including at Osborne House in 1898, and they also played at Ryde in 1893. It was for them that Saint-Saens wrote his Fantasie in 1907 which is perhaps the best piece for violin and harp.
SILEAS is the harp duo of Mary Macmaster and Patsy Seddon using the name of a late 17th century female Gaelic bard. Their style combines the contrasting timbres of gut and wire-strung harps with the electro harp to play Scottish harp music and Gaelic and Scots song to an ever widening contemporary audience.
Patsy was taught by Alison Kinnaird in her teens while Mary looked for a harp in the Exchange and Mart - ordered one and found it was wire-strung; very unusual in Scots music. Such harps were part of the original Gaelic clarsach tradition.
They met in 1977 and went on to to work together in the all-women band, Sprangeen, before taking Sileas worldwide. They are both inspirational teachers - Patsy was the first principle Scottish harp tutor at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's Scottish music degree course - and were founder members of The Poozies, Clan Alba and Caledon.
Collaborations form a large part of their work. Patsy has worked with Dougie MacLean, Kathy Stewart and curated a tribute to her late husband, Davy Steele called 'Steele the Show' while Mary's collaborations include Shine (with Alyth McCormack and Corrina Hewat), Kathryn Tickell's Ensemble Mystical, percussionist Donald Hay and Sting.
As if that wasn't plenty to keep them busy, they are also involved in running the Edinburgh International Harp Festival.
SILEAS is the harp duo of Mary Macmaster and Patsy Seddon using the name of a late 17th century female Gaelic bard. Their style combines the contrasting timbres of gut and wire-strung harps with the electro harp to play Scottish harp music and Gaelic and Scots song to an ever widening contemporary audience.
Patsy was taught by Alison Kinnaird in her teens while Mary looked for a harp in the Exchange and Mart - ordered one and found it was wire-strung; very unusual in Scots music. Such harps were part of the original Gaelic clarsach tradition.
They met in 1977 and went on to to work together in the all-women band, Sprangeen, before taking Sileas worldwide. They are both inspirational teachers - Patsy was the first principle Scottish harp tutor at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's Scottish music degree course - and were founder members of The Poozies, Clan Alba and Caledon.
Collaborations form a large part of their work. Patsy has worked with Dougie MacLean, Kathy Stewart and curated a tribute to her late husband, Davy Steele called 'Steele the Show' while Mary's collaborations include Shine (with Alyth McCormack and Corrina Hewat), Kathryn Tickell's Ensemble Mystical, percussionist Donald Hay and Sting.
As if that wasn't plenty to keep them busy, they are also involved in running the Edinburgh International Harp Festival.
Sunday 30th November 2014
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SILEAS19:30 CONCERT: Mary Mcmaster & Patsy Seddon Scottish Harp duo
Supported by the Scott Sisters Venue: RYDE ASPIRE, Trinity Buildings, Dover Street, Ryde Isle of Wight PO33 2BN |
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