Past Events
Harp Masterclass with Dr. Michelle Gott
Sunday, January 16, 2022
10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Fred Fox School of Music, Room 114
Open to harpists of all experience levels within the Arizona community! Social distancing is requested and masks are required on campus.
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
3rd Annual Tucson HarpFest
Voices of Innovation
November 12-14, 2021
Fred Fox School of Music
Emily Levin and Michelle Gott, harp
Jonathan Cziner, composer
University of Arizona Harp Studio
Opening Recital
Friday, November 12, 2021
7:00pm
Holsclaw Hall
Karlheinz Stockhausen – Freude (2005), second hour of Klang for two harps/voices
Emily Levin and Michelle Gott, harp
This performance will also be live-streamed for those who cannot attend in person.
Masterclass with Dr. Michelle Gott - POSTPONED
*To Be Rescheduled*
Saturday, November 13, 2021
9:30 – 11:30am
Room 106
Open to harpists of all experience levels within the Arizona community! If you are interested in performing, please email Dr. Gott.
Harp Studio Recital
Saturday, November 13, 2021
3:00pm
Holsclaw Hall
Featuring solo harp works, Nebulous for harp quartet by Jonathan Cziner, new arrangements for HarpFusion, and the world premiere of Fantasy for Four Instruments by Sean Bresemann!
This performance will also be live-streamed for those who cannot attend in person.
Composition Forum
Sunday, November 14, 2021
10am – 1pm
Room 232
Composers of all experience levels are invited to submit a short excerpt to be considered for the 2021 Tucson HarpFest Composition Forum. This will be an engaging, interactive event featuring performances of the submissions and feedback from a panel of harpists and composers.
Guidelines for submission:
- No longer than 2 minutes
- Written for solo harp or for two harps
- Deadline: Sunday, October 31, 2021
- Please email a PDF of your submission to gottharp@arizona.edu
- We will select up to 8 works to feature during the forum
Chamber Music Soirée
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
7:00pm
Holsclaw Hall
Featuring the premiere of Worry Stone (2021) for string quintet and harp by Darian Donovan Thomas.
Anastasia Seckers, harp
Music + Festival 2021: Nadia Boulanger and her students
Sunday, October 10, 2021
2:00pm
Holsclaw Hall
Program includes:
Topaz by Mary Lou Prince,
for harp and string quartet
“Bariolage” from Trilogy by Elliott Carter
Ariadna Demkov, Dr. Michelle Gott, harp
Virtual Presentation and Masterclass on the Music of Marcel Tournier
With special guest Angela Schwarzkopf
Wednesday, November 4th
4-6 pm MST (3-5 pm PST; 5-7 pm CDT; 6-8 pm EST)
Join us for a presentation and masterclass on the magical music of harpist-composer Marcel Tournier given by Canadian harpist extraordinaire and Tournier scholar Angela Schwarzkopf. Featured repertoire will include Féerie and several movements from his Images Suites.
Virtual Tucson HarpFest Schedule of Events: Sunday, October 25th
All times are Mountain Standard (MST)
11-12:00 pm Trivia Hour with HarpFusion
Join the harp studio for this virtual trivia event focused on harps, harpists, music and more!
Grand Prize: $50 gift certificate to harp.com
Join us in Google Meet
1-2:30 pm Let’s Talk about Tech! Presentation and Workshop with Lara Somogyi
This virtual workshop offers participants a deep-dive into technology and recording in the harp world!
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Afro Harping: Spirituals
Lecture and Workshop
with Dr. Ashley Jackson
March 24, 2021
2-4 pm (Arizona)
Join us for a special presentation and workshop on the music of Black composers, with Dr. Ashley Jackson. The workshop will focus particularly on a collection of spirituals – Twenty-Four Negro Melodies, Op. 59 – by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Dr. Jackson will also work with participants on their transcriptions of “I’m Troubled in Mind” and “Deep River.”
This event is free to attend and will be offered via Zoom. All are welcome!
Virtual Tucson HarpFest with special guest, Lara Somogyi
Sunday, October 25th
Welcome to the Second Annual Tucson HarpFest in our first virtual edition! This year, we are thrilled to present Los Angeles-based harpist, composer, and recording artist, Lara Somogyi, for a livestream concert and a virtual workshop about technology in the harp world.
There will also be an open house for prospective students and a masterclass by Dr. Michelle Gott.
All events are free for participants, but we ask that you consider making a donation of any size to the University of Arizona harp program.
Virtual Workshop with Katie Buckley
9-11:30 am MST
(11 am-1:30 pm CDT; 12-2:30 pm EDT; 4-6:30 pm in Reykjavik)
What’s it like to perform, record, and tour with Björk? Have you ever been curious about taking an orchestral audition in a foreign country? What should you do when a recording artist asks you to play that passage with more sparkle?
For a deep-dive into these and other questions, come meet Katie Buckley, principal harpist of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and recording artist for Björk.
In this interactive workshop, we’ll explore unusual requests you may receive in the studio as well as creative solutions to these musical puzzles.
All events are free for participants, but we ask that you consider making a donation of any size to the University of Arizona harp program.
Join us in Google Meet.
Xiaodi Xu
January 23, 2021
3:00pm MST
Works by D. Scarlatti, J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, Jacques de la Presle, Marcel Tournier, and Marcel Grandjany.
This recital will be offered via livestream.
Virtual Tucson HarpFest Schedule of Events: Saturday, October 24th
All times are Mountain Standard (MST)
9-9:45 am Virtual Open House for prospective students
Come meet Dr. Michelle Gott and the current harp studio at the University of Arizona, ask questions and learn more about our program!
Join us in Google Meet
3:00 pm Live-stream Concert featuring Lara Somogyi!
Watch on Twitch
4:00 pm Virtual Reception with Lara
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