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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.

2009 Summer Harp Camps 

Gotta Have Harp Camp L, P. June 21-26, 2009 in Burlington, NJ. Instructors: Gloria Galante and Kathy DeAngelo. www.harpagency.com/summercamp.htm.

 

2008 Summer Harp Camps 

ABRSM Harp School  L. P.  July 7-11, 2008 in Louisville, KY.  Director: Dr. Carroll McLaughlin.  Artist/teacher: Skaila Kanga. (www.harpschool.org/2008)

Arizona Harp Experience  L. P. June 30-July 4, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Carroll McLaughlin.  (www.azharpexperience.com)

Aspen  2008 deadlines have passed.

Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp L, P.  or 800-221-3796. Four sessions. High school: June 25-July 6 and July 9-20, 2008. Intermediate: July 23-August 3 and August 6-17, 2008. Twin Lake, Michigan. Instructors: Julie Smith, Ayren Husling, Kela Walton, Amy Ley.  (www.bluelake.org)

Brevard Music Center P. June 25-August 10, 2008. Brevard, NC. Instructor:  Anastasia Jellison. (www.brevardmusic.org/study).

Celtic Harp Competition and Workshop  L.  August 8-10, 2008 in LaCrosse, WI. Judge/performer: Kim Robertson. (www.Irishfestlax.org)

Central Coast Harp Workshop  L. P. July 18-20, 2008 at Morro Bay, CA. Instructor: Marcia Dickstein.  (www.debussytrio.com)

Common Ground on the Hill  L.  July 6-11, 13-18, 2008 in Westminster, MD.  Repertoire of Bavaria, Austria and Switzerland. Instructors:  Doris Hackl-Weber, Jo Morrison, Sharon Knowles.  (www.commongroundonthehill.com)

Crystal Mountain  L.  June 13-15, 2008 near Mt. Ranier, WA.  Workshop leaders: Molly Bauckham, Beth Kolle, Peter Berry, Seumas Gagne, Barbara Broderick.  (www.pugetsoundfolkharpsociety.org.)

Eastern Music Festival  P.  June 28-Aug. 2, 2008, Greensboro NC.  Harp instructor: Anna Kate Mackle (www.emfNC.org).

Eastman Summer Institute “The Practical Harpist” P.   June 6-11,2008 in Rochester NY.  Instructors: Kathleen Bride and Patricia Masri-Fletcher. For 10 professionally-minded college and high school students. (http://www.esm.rochester.edu/summer/).

The Evergreen Suzuki Institute L, P.  July 22-26, 2008, near Bellingham, WA. Harp instructor: Leslie McMichael. For flute and harp players. Suzuki harp background not required. (www.evergreenflutes.com)

Harparts 2008 Adult Study Retreat L, P. June 8-15 and June 15-22, 2008. Helen, GA. Instructor: Lynne Aspne  (www.harparts.org. )

Harpers' Getaway Weekend L. Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2008, Harper's Ferry, W. Va. Two clinicians TBA. www.wafhs.org

Hot Springs Music Festival May 31-June 14, 2008.  Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas. Harp mentor:  Shana Norton. (www.hotmusic.org). 

Houston Baptist University Summer Harp Festival  L, P. June 8-14,2008 in Houston TX. For 6th-12th grade. Director : Kimberly DeRosa. Instructor: Kimberly DeRosa, Therese Honey. www.harpevents.net or 713-962-6923

Inside the Music – Outside the Box  L, P.  July 7-12, 2008 in South Paris, Maine. Instructors: Deborah Henson-Conant, guest Karen Montanaro. (http://hipharp.com/EvntPg_pgs/cbarn07_wkshp_1sht.htm)  

Isabelle Perrin Harp Class P. July 6-13, 2008, Traverse City, Michigan. Emphasis on concertos. Instructor: Isabelle Perrin. Seminar: Lynne Aspnes. (www.perrin-harp-workshop.com)

Master Teacher Series P. August 11-17 in Saratoga Springs, NY, part of Saratoga Harp Colony. Leader: Susann McDonald. (www.saratogaharpcolony.org)

Midwest Harp Festival L, P. July 20-26 , Tulsa, OK. Director: Lorelei Barton. Instructors: Becky Baxter, Mary Bircher, Jan Jennings, Elizabeth Richter, Peter Wiley (harp technician).  www.midwestharpfestival.com or 918-832-0934.

New Jersey Harp Chapter Camp L, P.  Youth July 14-18, adult July 16-18, 2008 in New Providence, NJ.  Instructors: Robbin Gordon-Cartier, Merynda Adams, Diane Michaels.  (www.njys.org)

Northern Iowa Summer Harp Workshop L, P. July 20-26 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Instructor: Gretchen Brumwell. Contact gretchenbrumwell@gmail.com.

Pacific Harp Institute Summer Harp Camp L, P. Advanced: July 21-26; beginning/intermediate: July 28-August 2. Seattle, WA. Director: Alison Austin. Instructors include Yolanda Kondonassis and Heidi Lehwalder.  www.pacificharpinstitute.org or 206-817-8444.

Richmond Summer Harp Institute L, P. Beginning students only: July 28-August 1. Intermediate to advanced: August 4-8. Advanced only: August 11-15. Richmond, VA. Director: Lynelle Ediger-Kordzaia. Guest artist Week 3: Monika Stadler. www.harpensemble.org or 800-861-0127

Saratoga Harp Colony P. August 3-24, 2008 in Saratoga Springs, NY. Instructors: Elizabeth Rainen, Kimberly Rowe, Nancy Lendrim, Sarah Fuller.  (www.saratogaharpcolony.org)

Sewanee Summer Music Festival  P. June 14-July 20 in Sewanee, TN. Instructor:  Marian Shaffer.  (www.sewanee.edu/ssmf)

Southeastern Harp Weekend L. October 10-11-12, 2008, Asheville North Carolina, www.southeasternharps.com

Spanish Peaks International Celtic Music Festival  L. September 25-28, 2008 in Walsenburg CO. Traditional Celtic harp retreat with harpists Patsy Seddon, Lynn Saoirse, Heather Yule and Alfredo Rolando Ortiz.  www.celticmusicfest.com or 978-369-2712.

Susan Allen’s Summer Harp Course  L, P. July 20-August 2, 2008 in Pacific Palisades, CA. Instructors: Susan Allen, Stella Castellucci plus guest artists. (www.summerharpcourse.com)

Tanglewood Institute Young Artist’s Harp Seminar: Admissions decisions have already been made.

Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp  L.  August 10-17, 2008 in Estes Park, CO.  Harp instructor: Star Edwards.  (www.rmfiddle.com)

Young Artist’s Harp Seminar  P.. July 5-19 in Rabun Gap, GA. Instructors: Susan Bennett Brady, Kimberly Rowe. www.harpseminar.com or 770-794-4476

 

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