HARPER TASCHE EVENT CALENDAR
last updated June 2010
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UPCOMING PUBLIC PERFORMANCES
June 26-27, 2010 -- Richland WA
YE MERRIE GREENWOOD RENAISSANCE FAIRE
Costumed performances featuring small harp and buzzy bray harp
For more information see www.yemerriegreenwoodfaire.orgJuly 2, 2010 -- Tacoma WA
AMERICAN HARP SOCIETY NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Solo showcase featuring small harp and cross-strung harp
For more information see www.ahsconference.orgJuly 29-August 1, 2010 -- Parsippany NJ
SOMERSET FOLK HARP FESTIVAL
Solo concert showcase and workshops featuring small harp and cross-strung harp
For more information see www.harpsomerset.comAugust 11-15, 2010 -- St Louis MO
INTERNATIONAL FOLK HARP FESTIVAL (HARPCON)
Solo concert showcase and workshops featuring small harp
For more information see www.folkharpsociety.org/pages/HarpConference.htmlSeptember 10-13, 2010 - Holden Village WA
SOLO CONCERT & LITURGICAL PERFORMANCES
Harper's annual "unplugged" concert in this breathtaking and remote mountain retreat center. (Overnight reservations required, as the Village is not accessible by road.)
For more information see www.holdenvillage.org.October 10, 2010 - Seattle WA
"HARPISTS FOR PEACE" PERFORMANCE
As part of this worldwide commemoration, Harper will be playing from 12:00-1:00 pm at the Louisa Boren Overlook Park (weather permitting), just north of Volunteer Park on 15th Avenue East in the north Capitol Hill area. For a map to the park, see http://web1.seattle.gov/mnm/?x=-122.311628&y=47.635274; for more information about this annual worldwide event, see www.harpistsforpeace.com.October 23, 2010 - Seattle WA
SOLO CONCERT featuring cross-strung and small harps
7:30 pm, suggested donation $18 ($13 for seniors/students/military)
Trinity Parish Church, 609 Eighth Avenue (at James St)
Sponsored by the "Music at Trinity" Concert Series
For more information see www.trinityseattle.org.
PAST HIGHLIGHTS
2010
SOLO CONCERT at Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens, Greenbank WA
Annual four-hour concert for Mothers' Day
SEATTLE HARP DUO CONCERT, Seattle WA
Harper Tasche & Beth Kollé, concert presented by Empty Sea Studios
SOLO CONCERT, University House Wallingford, Seattle WA
SEATTLE HARP DUO at Daniels Recital Hall, Seattle WA
Featured guest artists, concert presented by International Artists
2009
WASHINGTON (D.C.) FOLK HARP SOCIETY GETAWAY, Harpers Ferry WV
Concert and workshops, with Dominique Dodge
Sponsored by WAFHS
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON CLUB, Seattle WA
Solo concert featuring cross-strung harp
Presented by Music Appreciation Associates of WA Federation of Music Clubs
HOLDEN VILLAGE, Uplake Chelan WA
"Unplugged" solo concert and liturgical performances
BIG SKY FOLK HARP FESTIVAL, Big Sky MT
Solo and "WolfTones" band performances, and workshops
YE MERRIE GREENWOOD RENAISSANCE FAIRE, Richland WA
Solo performances in costume with the buzzy bray harp
A CONCERT OF VOICE AND HARP, Port Townsend WA
With tenor Adam Burdick and mezzo-soprano Lorraine Burdick
DUSTY STRINGS WORKSHOPS, Seattle WA
A variety of harp sessions, in February and in May
MEERKERK RHODODENDRON GARDENS, Greenbank WA
Annual four-hour solo concert for Mothers' Day
GUEST ARTIST, DANIELS RECITAL HALL, Seattle WA
Noontime concert series appearances in February and March
Presented by International Artists
FORT WORDEN FOLK HARP FESTIVAL XXII, Port Townsend WA
Sponsored by the Puget Sound Folk Harp Society
2008
FEATURED ARTIST, "CRESCENDO!" TELEVISION PROGRAM
"Feste Jul with Harper Tasche" (Episode 171), aired Dec. 11
"Crescendo! Welcomes Harper Tasche" (Episode 167), aired Oct. 9
A production of International Artists, based in New York and Seattle.
SOLO CONTINUO HARP
Handel's "Messiah" with orchestra and estimated 800-voice chorus at Memorial Church, Stanford University CA
SEATTLE FOLK HARP SYMPOSIUM, Seattle WA
Sponsored by Dusty Strings Acoustic Music Shop
SOMERSET FOLK HARP FESTIVAL "ON THE POTOMAC," Alexandria VA
STILLWATER MUSIC FESTIVAL, Blaine WA
Sponsored by StandUPSpeakOUT
SOLO CONCERT and liturgical performances, Holden Village WA
YE MERRIE GREENWOOD RENAISSANCE FAIRE, Richland WA
MOTHERS' DAY MATINÉE CONCERT ON THE LAWN, Whidbey Island WA
Sponsored by Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens
HARP WORKSHOPS, Dusty Strings Acoustic Music Shop, Seattle WA
SOLO CONCERT, Bayview Community, Seattle WA
EVERGREEN MEDICAL CENTER CHAPEL DEDICATION, Kirkland WA
GUEST ARTIST, "Delights for the Ear" Concert, Seattle WA
Presented by the Seattle Composers' Seminar
FORT WORDEN FOLK HARP FESTIVAL XXI, Port Townsend WA
Sponsored by the Puget Sound Folk Harp Society
2007
SOLO CONCERT, Seattle WA
Sponsored by Immanuel Lutheran Church
SOLO CONCERT and liturgical performances, Holden Village, WA
SEATTLE FOLK HARP SYMPOSIUM, Seattle WA
Presented by Dusty Strings
A BENEFIT FOR HOLDEN with Daniel Erlander and others, Seattle WA
Sponsored by Immanuel Lutheran Church
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 Resort MT
YE MERRIE GREENWOOD RENAISSANCE FAIRE, Richland WA
CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN FOLK HARP FESTIVAL, near Mt Rainier WA
Sponsored by the Puget Sound Folk Harp Society
MOTHERS' DAY MATINÉE CONCERT ON THE LAWN, Whidbey Island WA
Sponsored by Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens
SOLO CONCERT and WORKSHOPS, Eugene OR
Sponsored by the Emerald Harp Circle
FORT WORDEN FOLK HARP FESTIVAL XX
Sponsored by the Puget Sound Folk Harp Society
2006
HIGH SPIRITS MUSIC CELTIC HARP WORKSHOP, Naramata BC
MOTHERS' DAY MATINÉE CONCERT ON THE LAWN, Whidbey Island WA
Presented by Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens
YE MERRIE GREENWOOD RENAISSANCE FAIRE, Richland WA
YAKIMA FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL, Yakima WA
SAN JOSE FOLK HARP FESTIVAL, a.k.a. "SOMERSET WEST", San Jose CA
The west coast's largest folk harp festival
SOLO "UNPLUGGED" CONCERT and liturgical performances, Holden Village, WA
GUEST ARTIST on KBCS-FM 91.3, Derek Blackwell's "Mostly Medieval" program
In-studio featuring early music on the bray harp.
SOLO MATINEE CONCERT, Kent WA
2005 SOLO CONCERT, Glendale CA
Sponsored by St Mark's Episcopal Church
BIG SKY FOLK HARP FESTIVAL, Big Sky Resort MT
CROSS-STRUNG HARP X-TRAVAGANZA, Petaluma CA
SEATTLE FOLK HARP SYMPOSIUM, Seattle WA
Sponsored by Dusty Strings
SOLO CONCERT, Greenbank WA
Sponsored by Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens
YE MERRIE GREENWOOD RENAISSANCE FAIRE, Richland WA
SOLO CONCERT and liturgical performances, Holden Village, WA
SOMERSET FOLK HARP FESTIVAL, Somerset NJ
2004
SOLO CONCERT and workshops, St Paul MN
Presented by the Twin Cities Folk Harp Society
SOMERSET FOLK HARP FESTIVAL, Somerset NJ
SOLO CONCERT, Bellingham WA
Presented by Impact Communications/Images4Impact Photography
SOLO CONCERT, Oak Harbor WA
Presented by Oak Harbor Lutheran Church
SOLO CONCERT, Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens, near Greenbank WA
WORKSHOPS, New Westminster BC Canada
WHITMAN COLLEGE RENAISSANCE FAIRE, Walla Walla WA
PORT ANGELES RENAISSANCE FAIRE, Port Angeles WA
2003
SEATTLE FOLK HARP SYMPOSIUM, Seattle WA
Presented by Dusty Strings
CONCERT & WORKSHOPS, Ashland OR
Presented by the Southern Oregon Harp Circle
INTERNATIONAL FOLK HARP SCHOOL, Wells BC Canada
Presented by Island Mountain Arts
CONCERT & WORKSHOPS, Occidental CA
Presented by the Bay Area Folk Harp Society
SOLO CONCERT, Mountlake Terrace WA
Multicultural presentation sponsored by Mountlake Terrace Library
SOLO CONCERT, Newburg OR
Presented by Dancing Trees Sanctuary for the Arts
SOLO CONCERT & WORKSHOPS, Chico CA
Presented by the Northern California Harp Ring
SOLO CONCERT, Bellingham WA
Presented by Hardy Gardens
2002
SOUTHWEST REGIONAL HARP FESTIVAL, Houston TX
Presented by the Gulf Coast Harpers
THE BANFF HARP FESTIVAL, Banff AB Canada
Presented by the Banff Centre
CTMS SOLSTICE FESTIVAL, Calabasas CA
Presented by the California Traditional Music Society
SOLO CONCERT & WORKSHOPS, Denver CO
Presented by the Colorado Celtic Harp Society and Kolacny Music
CONCERT & WORKSHOPS, Eugene OR
Presented by the Emerald Harp Circle ISFHC
CANTERBURY TALES concert, Seattle WA
Guest artist with medieval ensemble Contrafacta