2024 Festival Schedule
March 2nd: Exploration Day
10,000 Hours Piano Rehearsal Studios
353 Montreal Road, Suite 102
Harp Masterclass with Emily Levin
9:30-11:30 am
Join us for a special two-hour masterclass presented by Emily Levin, principal harpist of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Anyone is welcome to observe ($10 for auditors). The class will be limited to five (5) performers to maximize workshop time with Emily. $45 for participants.
Improvisation Workshop
with Roddy Ellias
12:30-2:30 pm
Are you curious about improvisation but afraid to try? Now’s your chance!
Led by renowned guitarist and composer Roddy Ellias, this 2-hour workshop is a portal to greater creative exploration. Open to instrumentalists and singers with limited to no experience improvising, of all ages and skill levels.
$35 for participants.
March 3rd: Show at Club SAW
Club SAW
67 Nicholas Street
About the Music
A unique program of works for solo and duo harp, including two Canadian premieres!
bachstro plutaños saarigeti* for two harps and electronics - Gabriel José Bolaños
Two amplified harps interacting with real-time signal processing, designed and cued live by the composer... improvisation of harp and voice... no performance the same.
Mythos* for solo harp - Michael Ippolito
Emily Levin, harp
in between us, a sea for solo harp, voice, and electronics - Andrew Staniland
Michelle Gott, harp
Solo harp journeys into labyrinths of land and sea... using fx guitar pedals and live vocal looping to create entirely new sonic textures
INTERMISSION
Freude for two amplified harps and voice - Karlheinz Stockhausen
A whirlwind of unhinged virtuosity: two amplified harps, both musicians singing in an ancient language, and sounds that you've never heard emanate from this instrument.
* Canadian Premiere
Hymns of the Labyrinth
Doors open at 7 pm
Show at 7:30 pm
March 2-3, 2024
Ottawa, Canada