Harp Camps and Festivals in the United States
listed in alphabetical order, not by date.
Please note L for lever harp, P for pedal harp.
Click here for camps outside the
USA.
2010 Summer Harp
Camps and
Festivals
Arizona Harp
Experience L. P. June 21-25, 2010 in Tucson, Arizona.
Instructors: Carrol McLaughlin, Cathy Clayton. (www.azharpexperience.com)
Aspen Music Festival
2010 deadline was Jan. 4. Applicants after that date are considered subject
to enrollment.
Blue Lake Fine Arts
Camp L, P.
Four sessions. High school: June 30-July 11, July 14-25, 2010.
Intermediate: July 28-August 8 and August 11-22, 2010. Twin Lake, Michigan.
Instructors: Megan Metheney, Ayren Husling, Kela Walton, Amy Ley. (www.bluelake.org
or 800-221-3796).
Boston University
Tanglewood Institute 2010 deadline has passed
Brevard Music Center
P. June 25 - August 8, 2010. Brevard, NC. Instructor: Ina
Zdorovetchi. (www.brevardmusic.org)
or 828-862-2140).
Central Coast Harp Workshop L.
P. July 16-18, 2010 at Morro Bay, CA. Instructor: Marcia Dickstein.
Early registration by 6/17/10. (www.debussytrio.com/workshop10/index.html)
Eastern Music
Festival L, P. June 26-July 31, 2010, Greensboro NC. Harp
instructor: Anna Kate Mackle (www.easternmusicfestival.org)
Elyrica 2010 Summer
Chamber Music Camp for harp and flute L, P. July 12-16, 2010 in
Darien, Connecticut. Instructors: Wendy Kerner Lucas, harp; Vanessa Breault
Mulvey, flute. (www.elyrica.org)
Fairbanks Summer Arts
Festival L, P July 18-August 1, 2010 in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Instructors: Jenny Lindner, Sue Richards. (www.fsaf.org)
GMG Harp Forum
(formerly Gotta Have Harp Camp) L, P. June 20-25, 2010 in
Linfield, PA. Instructors: Gloria Galante and Kathy DeAngelo.
www.harpagency.com/summercamp.htm.
The Harp Gathering
Mainly L, but P harpists welcome. May 14-16, 2010 in Archbold,
Ohio. Instructors: Pamela Bruner, Timothy Harper, Frank Voltz, Sue
Richards. (www.harpgathering.com)
Harp at the Lake
Summer Camp L, P. July 12-16, 2010 in Olathe, Kansas.
Instructor: Phaedra Miller. (www.harpsoul.com/lake.html)
HarpArts Adult Music
Retreat L, P June 6-13 and 13-20, 2010 at Smithgall Woods, Helen,
GA. Instructors: Lynne Aspnes, Mary Jane D'Arville. (www.harparts.org)
Harpers’ Escape
Weekend L October 15-17, 2010 in New Brunswick, NJ. Instructors:
Grainne Hambly, William Jackson, Kathy DeAngelo, Sharon Knowles, and Debbie
Brewin-Wilson.
www.harpersescape.com
High Cascade Harp
Retreat L, P. June 11-13, 2010 in Sisters, Oregon. Instructor:
Laura Zaerr. (www.laurazaerr.com/calendar.shtml)
Hot Springs Music
Festival May 30-June 12, 2010. Hot Springs, Arkansas. Harp mentor:
Shana Norton. (www.hotmusic.org)
Houston Baptist
University Summer Harp Festival L, P. July 11-17, 2010 in
Houston TX. For 6th-12th grade. Director : Kimberly DeRosa. Instructor:
Kimberly DeRosa, Therese Honey, Emily Mitchell. (http://web.mac.com/kimberlyharp1/harpevents/Houston_Baptist_University_Summer_Harp_Festival.html)
Idyllwild Arts Summer
Program Harp Workshop P July 25 - August 7, 2010 in Idyllwild,
CA. Instructor: Allison Allport. Open to students who have finished 8th
through 12th grade. Intense two weeks of harp ensemble, private lessons. (allisonallport@sbcglobal.net).
www.idyllwildarts.org/summer/programs/youth_arts_center/youth_arts_center_music.html#harp
Interlochen Arts Camp
Deadline has passed.
Isabelle Perrin Summer
Harp Workshop P. August 6-13, 2010 in Traverse City, Michigan.
Instructor: Isabelle Perrin.
www.perrin-harp-workshop.com
Longhorn Music Camp
Harp Week L, P. June 6-12, 2010 in Austin, Texas. Instructors:
Delaine Fedson and Jacquelyn Venter Ridder. (www.longhornmusiccamp.org)
Masterworks Performing
Arts Festival P. June 20-July 18, 2010 in Winona Lake, Indiana.
Instructor: Lynn Gorman DeVelder. (www.masterworksfestival.org
or 888-836-2723)
Midwest Harp Festival
L, P. July 18-24, 2010 in Tulsa, OK. Director: Lorelei Barton.
Instructors: Mary Bircher, Jan Jennings, Elizabeth Richter, Faye Seeman.
(www.midwestharpfestival.com) or 918-832-0934.
New Jersey Harp
Chapter Camp L., P. College age and under July 20-24; adults
July 20-22, 2009 in New Providence, New Jersey. Instructors: Robbin
Gordon-Cartier, Diane Michaels; special guests. (www.njys.org)
or
harpspirits@mac.com.
Ohio Scottish Arts
School L. and wire-strung harp. June 26-July 2, 2010 in
Oberlin, Ohio. Instructors: Ann Heymann, Sue Richards, Maeve Gilchrist,
Allison Miller. (www.ohioscottishartsschool.org)
Pacific Harp Institute Summer Harp Camp L, P.
Advanced: June 27-July 2, 2010 at Icicle Creek, WA. Beginning/intermediate:
Aug, 2-7, 2010 in Kenmore, WA. Director: Alison Austin. Instructors for
session 1: Alison
Austin, Elizabeth Volpe Bligh, Faye Seeman, Janet Witman, Ruth Mar and
special master class and student recital by Judy Loman. Session 2: Alison
Austin, Faye Seeman, Mark Andersen, Naomi Kato, Ashley Wong, Susi Hussong.(www.pacificharpinstitute.org/summer)
Performance for
Musicians: Inside the Box – Outside the Box L, P. August 16-21,
2010 in South Paris, Maine. Instructors: Deborah Henson-Conant, Karen
Montanaro. (www.HipHarp.com)
The Performing Arts
Institute P June 27 - August 7, 2010 in Kingston, PA. For ages
12-18. Harp Instructor: Michelle Gott.
http://www.wyomingseminary.org/page.cfm?p=282.
Richmond Summer Harp
Institute L, P. Beginning students only: July 19-23, 2010. All
levels: August 2-6, 2010. Intermediate and advanced: August 9-13, 2010 in
Richmond, VA. Instructors: Lynelle Ediger-Kordzaia and Alexander Kordzai. (www.richmondmusiclessons.com/sumer/harp_institute/)
Saratoga Harp Colony
P. August 1-22, 2010 in Saratoga Springs, NY. Instructors: Elizabeth
Rainen, Kimberly Rowe, Nancy Lendrim,. Master Teachers Series: Judy Loman.
(www.saratogaharpcolony.org)
Sewanee Summer Music
Festival P. June 19-July 18, 2010 in Sewanee, TN. Instructor:
Marian Shaffer. (www2.sewanee.edu/ssmf or
MarianShaffer@aol.com)
Shenandoah University
Performing Arts Camp L, P June 27-July 11, 2010 in Winchester,
Virginia.. (www.su.edu/pac)
Somerset Folk Harp
Festival L July 29-August 1, 2010 in Parsippany NJ. More than 20
presenters and performers.
www.somersetharpfest.com
Spanish Peaks
International Celtic Music Festival L. September 23-26, 2010 in
Huerfano County, CO. Traditional Celtic harp retreat with Evelyn Tiffany-Castiglioni,
Linda Larkin, Lynn Saoirse, Maire Ni Chathasaigh, Julie Hawley. (www.celticmusicfest.com)
Strings International
Music Festival L, P. June 19-July 2, 2010 in Bryn Mawr,
Pennsylvania. Harp instructor: Kimberly Rowe.
www.stringscamp.com/harp.html.
Summer Harp Academy
P (a few L) July 26-30, 2010 in Carrollton, KY. Instructors:
Carol McClure, Sally Duran, Abigail Crouch. Guest artist: Elinor Bennett.
www.harpschool.org (application available online). Contact:
harpschool@harpschool.org.
Summer Harp Class at
Illinois with Ann Yeung L, P, and electroacoustic pedal. June
10-12, 2010 in Urbana, Illinois. Instructor: Ann Heung. (www.music.uiuc.edu/outreach/harpclass.html)
Summerkeys L.
August 23-27, 2010 (one or both weeks) in Lubuc, Maine. Instructor: Sue
Richards. (www.summerkeys.com)
Susan Allen’s Summer
Harp Course Deadline has passed
Young Artist’s Harp
Seminar P. July 10-24, 2009 in Rabun Gap, Georgia. Instructors:
Susan Bennett Brady, Kimberly Rowe. Guest artist: Julie Ann Smith. (www.harpseminar.com)
No updates available
yet.
ABRSM Harp School, Inc. Summer Harp
Academy L. P. July 20-24, 2009 in Louisville, KY. Artistic
Director: Carol McClure. Sally Duran, Abigail Crouch, Alison Warford,
Patrick Dougal. (www.summerharpacademy.com)
Harp at the Lake Adult Retreat Weekend
L, P. July 31-Aug. 2, 2009 in Linwood, Kansas. Instructors: Phaedra
Miller,
Northern Iowa Summer Harp Workshop
L, P. July 19-25, 2009 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Instructor: Gretchen
Brumwell, Jacquelyn Venter Ridder. Contact Gretchen Brumwell: 319-363-1546;
Duane McDonald: 319-273-6897. Not offered in 2010.
Rocky Mountain Springs Harp Program
P. July 12 – Aug. 2, 2009 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
Instructors: TBA. (rms@harp.mac.com or
806-355-8052 or 806-570-0540)
Salvi Harps Summer Institute L,
P. July 3-13, 2009 in Fullerton, California. Faculty: Kathleen Bride,
Sara Bullen, Robbin Gordon-Cartier, Maria Casale and many more. (www.salviharpsinc.com/Documents/summer_institute.pdf)
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