UPCOMING PERFORMANCES

Sat., Oct. 3: 20th Annual Festival of Harps
a unique musical event, at the Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Ave., Oakland.
The idea came from the Summer Solstice "Garden of memory" event, presenting a variety of new
music in the various rooms at the Chapel of the Chimes. So on Oct. 3, there will be a variety of
harp music in the same spaces.

For those of you who have never been to the Chapel of the Chimes (at the top end of Piedmont Ave.), it is a remarkable place. Functionally, it is a funeral chapel and mausoleum. But don't be put off by that, it is also a gorgeous labyrinth of marble halls, designed by Julia Morgan in neo-gothic style, and it will prove a magical place to hear harp music.
More than thirty (yes, 30) harpists will be performing, scattered among the many little rooms, as well as in concert in the two chapels. The roster includes a number of visitors from abroad, including Rudiger Oppermann and Park Stickney, Nancy Thym (from Germany), Dråm (from Sweden), and Ensemble Contratiempo (from Venezuela). The musical styles will include Chinese, West African, and Burmese (a first), as well as medieval, Celtic, Paraguayan, classical, pop and jazz. Tickets will be cheap -- as little as $5 for children -- to embrace as broad an audience as possible. Excellent food will be available, as well as CDs, of course. For a list of the performers, go to the website of MCMF (the non-profit that produces Festival of Harps).

 Advance tickets ($5 - $15) available at www.brownpapertickets.com (Festival of Harps)
Tickets at the door, Oct. 3 at 4 pm, $10 - $20. Advance tickets are recommended.
Arrive early for parking, take public transport if possible.

Here's a link to a promo video you may like: http://www.artsalivesf.blip.tv/

Thurs., Nov. 12, 6 - 7 pm: "Composing for lever harp,"
lecture-demonstration of music I've composed for the lever (or "Celtic") harp, at the Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco. Info: (415) 557-4388; Free
A followup to the April concert (and forthcoming CD), "It's not a folk harp," this mini-concert and lecture will present some of the same compositions, in various "classical" styles, as examples of the ways of accommodating the limitations of the lever harp.