Harp Day in Newry
Ulster Youth Orchestra
in association with
Harp Departments at Southern Education and Library Board and DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama
Presents
A HARP DAY with Karen Vaughan
Sunday 7th February 2010, 10.30am-5pm
Newry Arts Centre, Northern Ireland
FREE ADMISSION
The Harp Day will focus on repertoire for junior students (approximately Grades 2-7) and will be of interest to both harp students and teachers. All students are invited to rehearse and perform as part of the Harp Day Ensemble. Harp Ensemble music for preparation will be available.
We are delighted to be welcoming Karen Vaughan to present the masterclass and seminar. Karen is Co-Principal Harp of the London Symphony Orchestra and is currently Head of the Harp Department of the Royal Academy of Music in London.
Schedule
10.30-11.00am: Tuning and Set-up for Harp Ensemble Rehearsal
11.00-12.00pm: Harp Ensemble Rehearsal (involving harp students from various harp classes throughout Ireland, music sent to students ahead of Harp Day)
12.00-1.00pm: Seminar on Junior Harp Repertoire with Karen Vaughan
LUNCH BREAK
1.45-2.15pm: Tuning and Harp Ensemble Rehearsal
2.15-4.45pm: Masterclass with Karen Vaughan (approximately Grades 2-7)
4.45pm-5.00pm: Harp Ensemble Informal Concert
Venue: Newry Town Hall and Arts Centre, Bank Parade, Newry, BT35 6HR
FREE ADMISSION
For further information contact:
Dr Clíona Doris,
Head of DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama
Email: cliona.doris@dit.ie
Karen Vaughan studied with the great Russian harpist Maria Korchinska after graduating from the Royal Academy of Music, where she held the Baume (Manx) Scholarship for piano. She took an active part in the International Harpweeks in Holland and acted as hostess at the Maria Korchinska International Harp Competition and Workshop in the Isle of Man in 1983.
Ms. Vaughan was a founding member of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, often appearing as concerto soloist, and for six years she was Principal Harpist of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. On returning to London in 1984 , she was appointed Co-Principal Harpist of the London Symphony Orchestra . Its hectic schedule has taken her from international tours with Bernstein and Boulez to recording the sound tracks for Star Wars and Harry Potter.
Ms. Vaughan performed at the 2002 World harp Congress in Geneva and has been elected to the WHC Board of Directors. Professor of Harp at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow and at the Royal Academy of Music in London , she also teaches at the Purcell School for musically gifted children and has an expanding studio. She is invited to all the UK conservatories as an examiner and has been appointed Visiting Professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama for the year 2006-2007. She is an honorary Associate of the Royal Academy of Music.
Ulster Youth Orchestra: http://www.uyo.org.uk/
DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama: www.dit.ie/conservatory
Southern Education and Library Board Music Service: http://www.selb.org/music/index.htm
