Midwest Harp Festival

Registration Now Open!

CELTIC WORKSHOPS ARE CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF ENROLLMENT

SORRY IF THIS CAUSES AN INCONVENIENCE FOR ANYONE

If you were planning on attending the workshops or session please let us know ASAP as we may reconsider

The Thursday night concert is still on followed by a reception

OPENING CONCERT

7:30 pm

Followed by a reception sponsored by Lyon and Healy Harps in Chicago

The 2009 Festival Registration Form is now available here in a PDF format.  The registration form requires the free Acrobat Reader software.  If you do not have Acrobat Reader, download and install it here.  The Solo Competition form is also available.

Additional Presentation

"Don't Rock the Boat"

by Jill Wiebe, Cruise Ship Harpist

Monday, July 20 3:45 - 4:30 PM

Timko-Barton Recital Hall

There is a fee for all daytime presentations and workshops.  Please call director, Lorelei Barton, at 918-832-0934.

ALL 5 Concerts and Recitals are free.  Donations will be accepted at each concert.

This festival is open to students and harpists of all ages. Children (with accompanied parent), youth, teens, adults are all invited to join us for this non-competitive week. The main emphasis is camaraderie, ensemble, New! chamber music with solo performance opportunities, a master class, private coaching, harp maintenance,  Pizza/Swim Night as an ice breaker, and 3-day progressive workshops taught by our outstanding clinicians.  

NEW!  Afternoon Chamber Rehearsing and Private Practice

For Intermediate/Advanced Adults Only  who sing or play other instruments

Instead of attending the workshops, you may work independently with each other or alone preparing chamber music for an informal performance on Friday afternoon.  We will help you find the perfect chamber pieces to play.

The day and evening activities also include an Opening Concert performed by the clinicians, Solo Competition Winner’s recital, Student Chamber Music Recital, a  Celtic Music with harp concert, an informal recital by workshop students, and the Ensembles Concert..

For students traveling more than 800 miles (one day's travel away), we have a small amount of rental harps . We will again have our popular harp music and accessories store with merchandise from Melody's Music, Vanderbilt, and Lyon & Healy West.

No frills, affordable campus housing is available or you can stay in the Hilton Tulsa Southern Hills for special festival rates.

The Basic Rate for the whole week's activities (includes all day rehearsals and workshops, lunch, Pizza Swim, Opening Concert, Banquet) is $475. Not included is Solo Competition participation (see Solo Competition page), extra Banquet Tickets ($35), Store Merchandise, and Harp Rental ($75/lever and $150.00/pedal). A limited amount of 45 minute private lessons are available from the clinicians at $50 each.  There is no fee for performing in the Master Class.

Harp Regulations and Servicing
Our resident harp technician is Peter Wiley, formerly of Lyon & Healy.  Peter is a member of the Lyon & Healy/Salvi Technician’s Guild. For more information you can visit his web site www.harpdoc.com. 

 Description                                                                      Fees and Deposits

Full time Registrant                                                      $475.00          $150.00

Early Bird Fee                                                                $450.00          $150.00

Morning Ensemble Rehearsals Only                           $250.00          $150.00

Morning Chamber Institute Only    (Harp)                $275.00          $150.00

Morning Chamber Institute Only (Other Instrumentalists)

                                                              $195.00

Attending Parent Chaperone                                       $195.00           $50.00

Late Registration - Add                                                $50.00

(After June 7)

Full Registration Discount for

Multiple Family Members                                           $50.00

Afternoons Only

A la carte 3 - day participation                                   $105

One day observer                                                         $50

Master Class Performer                                               Free for registrants

Private Lesson (45 minutes)                                       $50.00

Solo Competition    (Fee varies by classification – see Solo Competition Page)

(Registration and Fee Due June 7)

 Pedal Harp Rental                                                        $150.00            $50

 Lever Harp Rental                                                       $ 75.00              $25

Miscellaneous items are explained on the registration page

A discount of $25.00 will be given for Early Bird Registrations postmarked by April 30 ($450.00). Late fees apply after June 7.

All deposits are non-refundable.  Cancellations within 30 days of the festival registration (July 20) will result in the full total of the registration fees due, even if they have not yet been paid in full.  Final payments are due at registration

Financial Aid is available upon request on an as-needed basis. Multiple family member discounts for full-time registrants are available at  a $50 discount per extra family member.
 
For more information, contact the director Lorelei Barton:
email: harpfestival@sbcglobal.net
phone: (918) 832-0934