HARPER TASCHE EVENT CALENDAR
last updated May 2017
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UPCOMING PUBLIC PERFORMANCES
July 29, 2017 - Seattle WA
HARP WORKSHOPS
10:30-12:30 Folk Harp Boot Camp I: Flying Fingers
1:30-3:30 Folk Harp Boot Camp II: Chord Calisthenics
Dusty Strings Music Store & School, 3406 Fremont Ave N
$40 each session, advance registration recommended.
For more information see http://store.dustystrings.com/c-67-harp-classes.aspx
Dusty Strings - Harp Classes
store.dustystrings.com
Folk Harp Boot Camp I: Flying Fingers. Harper Tasche Saturday, July 29 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM $40. What are your fingers actually doing when you pluck a harp string?
, or call 206/634-1662
August 13, 2017 - Seattle WA
WORKSHOPS for harps and other chording instruments
12:15-2:15, Blood From A Turnip (Revitalize Your Arrangements)
2:45-4:45, Write Your Own Lead Sheets (No-Fail Harmonization)
Dusty Strings Music Store & School, 3406 Fremont Ave N
$40 each session, advance registration recommended.
For more information see http://store.dustystrings.com/c-67-harp-classes.aspx
Dusty Strings - Harp Classes
store.dustystrings.com
Folk Harp Boot Camp I: Flying Fingers. Harper Tasche Saturday, July 29 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM $40. What are your fingers actually doing when you pluck a harp string?
, or call 206/634-1662
September 10, 2017 - Seattle WA
PSFHS ANNUAL PICNIC
Come for the afternoon to enjoy potluck food and harping in the park, sponsored by your Puget Sound Folk Harp Society friends!
Ravenna Park Shelter #1, near 20th Ave NE and NE Ravenna Blvd
For more information see www.pugetsoundfolkharpsociety.org
October 12-14, 2017 - near Ottawa, Ontario
NORTHERN LIGHTS HARP FEST Concert and Workshops
Schedule to be announced
For more information see www.northernlightsharpfest.com
PAST HIGHLIGHTS
2016
Harp Seattle Festival workshops - Seattle WA
Sponsored by Dusty Strings Music School
Skagit Valley Highland Games - Mount Vernon WA
Solo Performance and Lecture, "The Real World of Celtic Harps"
Sponsored by the Celtic Arts Foundation
Summer Folk Harp Retreat - Whidbey Island WA
Sponsored by the Puget Sound Folk Harp Society
23rd Annual Solo "Marathon Matinee" concert - Whidbey Island WA
Sponsored by Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens
Winter Folk Harp Festival - near Mount Vernon WA
Sponsored by the Puget Sound Folk Harp Society
2015
"A Whirlwind History of Christmas Music" - Seattle WA
Sponsored by Hearthstone Community
Solo Concert & Workshops - Victoria BC
Benefit concert for St. Luke Cedar Hill Parish Music Fund
Northern Lights Harp Fest - Ottawa ON
Samhain Harp Circle - Seattle WA
Sponsored by Galway Traders Irish Imports
2014
"Medieval Music for Advent" with Trinity Consort - Seattle WA
Sponsored by Trinity Parish Episcopal
Harp Seattle Festival - Seattle WA
Sponsored by Dusty Strings Music School
Solo Concert & Workshop - Walnut Creek CA
Sponsored by Harps Etc.
Skagit Valley Highland Games - Mount Vernon WA
Sponsored by Celtic Arts Foundation
2013
Solo Concert & Workshops - Everett WA
Music-Thanatology Association International Conference
Trinity Consort Concert - Seattle WA
Sponsored by Trinity Parish Episcopal
Solo Concert & Workshops - Houston TX
Sponsored by Gulf Coast Harpers Chapter ISFHC
Featured Recording, Museum of Making Music - Carlsbad CA
Special Exhibit, "The Harp: A Global Story of Man, Music & Medicine"
Featured Music, Documentary Film "After Winter, Spring"
Written and directed by Judith Lit
2012
Seattle Folk Harp Symposium - Seattle WA
Sponsored by Dusty Strings
Solo Concert "Unplugged" - Holden Village WA
Celebrating 30 years of Harper's music at Holden
Skagit Valley Highland Games - Mount Vernon WA
Solo Performance and Lecture, "The Real World of Celtic Harps"
Sponsored by the Celtic Arts Foundation
Solo Concert & Workshops - Madison WI
Sponsored by Madison Folk Harp Society & First Unitarian Society
Solo Concert - Snohomish WA
Sponsored by Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater
2011
Seattle Harp Duo Concert - Seattle WA
Beth Kolle and Harper Tasche
Sponsored by "Music at Trinity" Concert Series
World Harp Congress XI - Vancouver BC
Lecture recital, "Small Yet Serious Harps"
Solo Concert "Music from Winter and Wilderness" - Parkland WA
Sponsored by Trinity Lutheran Church Parkland
2010
Solo Showcase Performance "Wintermas Moon" - Seattle WA
Sponsored by Dusty Strings
Continuo Harp "Messiah Sing-Along" - Stanford CA
Sponsored by Stanford University
Solo Concert - Seattle WA
Sponsored by "Music at Trinity" Concert Series
International Folk Harp Conference ("HarpCon") - St Louis MO
Sponsored by the International Society of Folk Harpers & Craftsmen
Somerset Folk Harp Conference - Parsippanny NJ
American Harp Society National Conference - Tacoma WA
Seattle Harp Duo Concert - Seattle WA
Beth Kolle and Harper Tasche, Empty Sea Studios
Seattle Harp Duo Showcase - Seattle WA
Beth Kolle and Harper Tasche, Daniels Recital Hall
Sponsored by International Artists
2009
Folk Harp Getaway - Harpers Ferry WV
Concert Performance & Workshops
Sponsored by Washington (D.C.) Area Folk Harp Society
Solo Concert, Cross-Strung Harp - Seattle WA
Sponsored by Music Appreciation Assoc./WA Federation of Music Clubs
Big Sky Folk Harp Festival - Big Sky MT
A Concert of Voice and Harp - Port Townsend WA
With Tenor Adam Burdick and Mezzo-Soprano Lorraine Burdick
Solo Showcase Performance - Seattle WA
Featured Guest Artist, Daniels Recital Hall
Sponsored by International Artists
2008
Featured Artist, "Crescendo!" Television Program
"Feste Jul with Harper Tasche" (Episode 171)
"Crescendo! Welcomes Harper Tasche" (Episode 167)
Produced by International Artists
Seattle Folk Harp Symposium - Seattle WA
Sponsored by Dusty Strings Acoustic Music Shop
Somerset Folk Harp Festival "On the Potomac" - Alexandria VA
Guest Artist, "Delights for the Ear" Concert - Seattle WA
Presented by the Seattle Composers' Seminar
2007
Solo Concert - Seattle WA
Sponsored by Immanuel Lutheran Church
Seattle Folk Harp Symposium - Seattle WA
Sponsored by Dusty Strings
Fall Harp Retreat - near Santa Cruz CA
Sponsored by Harpers Hall & Culinary Society
Somerset Folk Harp Festival - Somerset NJ
Big Sky Folk Harp Festival - Big Sky MT
Solo Concert & Workshops - Eugene OR
Sponsored by the Emerald Harp Circle
2006
High Spirits Music Celtic Harp Workshop - Naramata BC
Yakima Folklife Festival - Yakima WA
San Jose Folk Harp Festival (a.k.a. "Somerset West") - San Jose CA
Guest Artist, KBCS-FM "Mostly Medieval" with Derek Blackwell
Solo Concert - Kent WA
Sponsored by Unity Church of Kent
2005
Solo Concert - Glendale CA
Sponsored by St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Big Sky Folk Harp Festival, Big Sky MT
Cross-Strung Harp X-Travaganza - Petaluma CA
Seattle Folk Harp Symposium - Seattle WA
Sponsored by Dusty Strings
2004
Solo Concert & Workshops - St. Paul MN
Sponsored by the Twin Cities Folk Harp Society
Somerset Folk Harp Festival - Somerset NJ
Harp Workshops - New Westminster BC
2003
Seattle Harp Duo Concert & Workshops - Ashland OR
Beth Kolle and Harper Tasche
Sponsored by the Southern Oregon Harp Circle
International Folk (Celtic) Harp School - Wells BC
Produced by Island Mountain Arts
Solo Concert & Workshops - Occidental CA
Sponsored by the Bay Area Folk Harp Society
Solo Concert - Mountlake Terrace WA
Multicultural event sponsored by Mountlake Terrace Library
Solo Concert - Newburg OR
Sponsored by Dancing Trees Sanctuary for the Arts
Solo Concert & Workshops - Chico CA
Sponsored by the Northern California Harp Ring
Solo Concert - Bellingham WA
Sponsored by Hardy Gardens
2002
Southwest Regional Harp Festival - Houston TX
Sponsored by Gulf Coast Harpers
Banff Harp Festival - Banff AB
Sponsored by the Banff Centre
CTMS Solstice Festival - Calabasas CA
Sponsored by the California Traditional Music Society
Solo Concert & Workshops - Denver CO
Sponsored by Colorado Celtic Harp Society & Kolacny Music
"Canterbury Tales" Concert - Seattle WA
Guest Artist, Contrafacta Medieval Ensemble
Co-sponsored by Seattle Early Music Guild