Calendar

2008

Please call to check exact times for upcoming shows

Saturday, Oct. 11, 8:00 am–12 noon

"Triskela" Duo, with members of the Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble Annual
“Memory Walk” on Treasure Island, San Francisco in the "Chapel of Remembrance”
Main Fundraiser for the Alzheimer's Association
Info: http://www.alznorcal.org/
Free

Tuesday, October 14, 8:00 pm

Carlos Orozco, Venezuelan Harp Maestro & his Trio from Venezuela
La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94705 USA
510-849-2568; www.lapena.org

Tickets for most events are available at the ticket window, about 30 minutes prior to showtime.

Advance Sale Tickets: La Peña makes tickets available for purchase in advance for a limited number of programs. These tickets are available through our box office Wednesday through Saturday from 1-6pm. They are also available online through our website

This concert is sponsored by MCMF, La Peña and Chevron Corporation and The Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela as part of the series Venezuelan Sounds 08

** Limited private lessons with Mr. Orozco will be available by contacting the MCMF office, as his time permits.

Thursday, October 16th, 7 - 9 pm

Carlos Orosco and his trio present a maracas workshop
1212 Walnut Street, Berkeley
(home of Kay Newhouse; 510-845-3178)
Price $20 Pre-register at MCMF office: 510-548-3326
Of course, bring your maracas

Sunday, October 26, 2008, 10 am-3 pm

Crowden's Annual Community Music Day

Crowden Music Center
1475 Rose Street (@ Sacramento)
Berkeley, CA 94702
Free musical event for the whole family.

Diana Stork and some of her students will be in the harp area teaching harp basics. Come learn to play all kind of instruments—harp, violin, piano, drums, etc. Hear concerts throughout the day. Food, tumbling mats for children and lots of fun musical programs and activities.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 8:00 PM

World Festival of Harps
“Triskela”, Lori Andrews, Maria Casale
Lancaster Performing Arts Center
750 W. Lancaster Blvd.
Lancaster, California
Featuring:

• Triskela, Celtic Harp Trio, Celtic, Medieval and original harp music
• Maria Casale, Classical Harp
• Lori Andrews, Jazz Harp, with Bart Samolis, Bass

This concert is part of a subscription-only series for members of the Antelope Valley Community Concert Association.

Sunday, November 2, 3:30 pm

19th Annual Festival of Harps at St. Mary's Cathedral
1111 Gough Street at Geary
San Francisco, California 94109
Info: 415-567-2020; http://www.stmarycathedralsf.org/
Tickets available at the door 30 minutes before the concert
Featuring:

• Triskela, Celtic Harp Trio, and Diana Rowan, neo-Celtic lever harp
  An afternoon of music from the British and Southern Isles.

Saturday, November 8

2:30 matinee and 8:00 pm performances
19th Annual Festival of Harps
Dorothy Spreckels Performing Arts Center
5419 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, CA
Tickets: 707-588-3400; www.spreckelsonline.com

• Drøm—Traditional Swedish: Anna Rynefors, Nyckelharpa, Swedish bagpipe, rebec, percussion, and Erik Ask-Upmark, Lever Harp, Swedish and medieval bagpipes
• Chaskinakuy—Edmond Badoux, Peruvian harp, vocals and panpipes, Francy Vidal, vocals, percussion and panpipes
• Diana Rowan and Deepak Ram, Traditional and contemporary Indian ragas, Lever harp and Indian bansuri flute
• Golden Bough—Traditional and contemporary Celtic trio: Margie Butler, Celtic harp, Kathy Sierra, fiddle, Paul Espinoza, Vocal, guitar, cittern
• Lobby artists:
• 2:30 Matinee: Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble and Mission Harp Ensemble
• 8:00 pm: Amelia Romano, Lever harp

Wednesday, November 12, 6:00 pm

19th Annual Festival of Harps
History of the Italian Arpa Doppia and Welsh Triple Harp:
Lecture-demonstration by Dr. Cheryl Ann Fulton
Koret Auditorium
San Francisco Main Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco CA 94102
Info: (415) 557-4388; www.sfpl.org
Free

Friday, November 14th

Annual "Festival of Harps Day" in San Francisco
Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble directed by Diana Stork, and other harp acts TBA.
Live in the Rotunda of San Francisco City Hall.
Noon -12:45 pm. Free.
Information: 510-548-3326.

2009

Saturday, February 28, 2009, 8:00 pm

20th Annual Festival of Harps
Celebration of World harp music
Gallo Center for the Arts
1001 "I" Street
Modesto, CA 95354
Tickets: Toll
Free: 1-877-488-3380
Featuring:

• Park Stickney, Jazz harp
• Kim Robertson, neo-Celtic harp
• Rudiger Oppermann, Celtic and African harps
• Ramon Romero, Paraguayan harp and his
• Lobby artists and educational programs TBA

A world tour via the harp! The Festival of Harps returns to Modesto for its inaugural performance at the Gallo Center — and the 20th Anniversary of this concert festival of international harp virtuosi. Under the direction of Diana Stork, the Festival of Harps will feature renowned harpists performing Celtic, African, Latin, European, and Jazz harp — all in one concert!

Saturday, October 3th

20th Annual Festival of Harps
Tentative time: 5:00–9:00 pm
Grand Celebration of Harps at the Chapel of the Chimes
Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, California

Including a harp walk-through the expansive, historical Chapel of the Chimes, and multiple evening concerts in the Julia Morgan theatres and smaller chapels Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, California World, Classical, Historical, Modern, harp ensembles, harps for children

Keep checking MCMF website for more information. Volunteers needed. Call MCMF office to volunteer.

Saturday, October 10, 2009; 8:30–12 noon

Annual "Memory Walk"
Treasure Island
San Francisco
Artists TBA

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Lecture-demonstration
Koret Auditorium
San Francisco Main Library
Artists TBA

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

20th Annual Festival of Harps
Dorothy Spreckels Performing Arts Center
5419 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, CA

Program TBA
Tickets: 707-588-3400; www.spreckelsonline.com