YEAR-ROUND TUITION

The HHSI offers monthly individual lessons in early Irish, Renaissance and baroque harps in Dublin and Galway, and weekly lessons in Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Waterford. These are suitable for beginners' to aspiring professionals, both adults and children. Rental harps available.

Dublin venue: 24 Finn St, Dublin 7
Galway venue: Western Writers' Centre, 34 Nun's Island, Galway
Carrick venue: Kilballyquilty, Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Waterford

Our thanks to Brenda Malloy, Dublin, and Fred Johnston, Western Writers' Centre, Galway, for kindly providing the Society with teaching venues.

Next lessons: September 08.

Also: weekly lessons in Kilkenny College, Castlecomer Rd, Kilkenny during term time.

For more information, please email chair@irishharp.org or contact +353(0)51 646286


EVENTS

20th-26th AUGUST 2008
School of Music, Kilkenny

Scoil na gCláirseach –Summer School of Early Irish Harp
www.irishharpschool.com

Further information: +353 (0) 87 633 2891 pr@irishharp.org

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Saturday 23rd AUGUST 2008
8 p.m. Rothe House, Kilkenny.
Concert

STRINGS OF GOLD
Music of the Early Irish harp from the Gaelic World & Beyond

Ann Heymann, Andrew Lawrence-King & Siobhán Armstrong
Three of the world's leading historical harpers.
Róisín Elsafty
One of Ireland's foremost traditional Irish sean nós singers.

Tickets €18 / €12 at the door
Further information: +353 (0) 87 633 2891 pr@irishharp.org

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Thursday 28th AUGUST 2008
8 p.m. Nuns Island Studio, Nuns Island, Galway.
Concert

STRINGS OF GOLD
Music of the Early Irish harp from the Gaelic World & Beyond

Siobhán Armstrong & Ann Heymann
Two of the world's leading early Irish harpers.
Róisín Elsafty
One of Ireland's foremost traditional Irish sean nós singers.

Tickets €18 / €12 at the door
Further information: +353 (0) 87 633 2891 pr@irishharp.org

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Saturday 30th AUGUST 2008
8 p.m. St. Ann’s Church, Dawson St, Dublin

THE HARP THAT ONCE THROUGH TARA'S HALLS
In Celebration of the 200th Anniversary of Moore's Irish Melodies
A unique concert of 18th century traditional Irish music and Thomas Moore's adaptation of it in his 19th century Romantic songs.

Ann Heymann & Siobhán Armstrong
Two of the world's leading early Irish harpers playing gold-strung replicas of the Trinity College harp.

Róisín Elsafty
One of Ireland's foremost traditional Irish sean nós singers.

John Elwes
2008 Grammy award nominated tenor.

Malcolm Proud
Ireland's leading historical keyboard specialist playing an 1825 Clementi square piano.

Tickets €20 / €12 at the door
Further information: +353 (0) 87 633 2891 and pr@irishharp.org

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JUNE 2008

TUITION

DUBLIN
Friday 6th
Saturday 7th
Venue - 24 Finn St, Dublin 7

GALWAY
Sunday 8th
Venue - Western Writers' Centre, 34 Nun's Island


Concert
Saturday 14th JUNE
12.00 St. Mary's Church, Fishguard, Wales.

Renaissance to Baroque: Ireland and Beyond
Siobhán Armstrong (historical harps) and Nia Harries (cello)

Lecture/Recital

Saturday 14th JUNE
4 p.m. West Wales Arts Centre, Fishguard, Wales.
'The sound so melting and prolonged': The Historical Harp of Ireland
with Siobhán Armstrong

MAY 2008

TUITION

Masterclass with Javier Sainz
GALWAY
Saturday 17th, 4-6 pm
Bookings via Galway Early Music Festival

Taster Workshop
GALWAY
Saturday 17th
Early Irish harp come-and-try hour with the Western Harp Circle
Venue - Galway Civic Museum. Time to be confirmed
For more information visit Galway Early Music Festival


Concerts and Other Events

Concert
GALWAY
Friday 16th
Javier Sainz
Silva Caledonia: Scottish Harp Music of the 17th Century
Bookings via Galway Early Music Festival



MARCH 2008

TUITION

DUBLIN
Friday 7th
Saturday 8th
Venue - 24 Finn St, Dublin 7

GALWAY
Sunday 9th
Venue - Western Writers' Centre, 34 Nun's Island

DUBLIN
Friday 28th
Saturday 29th
Venue - 24 Finn St, Dublin 7

GALWAY
Sunday 31st
Venue - Western Writers' Centre, 34 Nun's Island

EDINBURGH
28th MARCH - 2nd APRIL
Early Gaelic harp class with Javier Sáinz, daily at 4.30pm
Bookings via the Edinburgh International Harp Festival

EDINBURGH
Sunday 30th 1 pm
Monday 31st 9.15 am
Early Gaelic harp come-and-try with Simon Chadwick
Bookings via the Edinburgh International Harp Festival

Concerts and other events

EDINBURGH
Sunday 30th MARCH
Lecture
Lecture-demonstration of replica 'Queen Mary' harp with Simon Chadwick, 11.15am
Bookings via the Edinburgh International Harp Festival

EDINBURGH
Monday 31st MARCH
Concert
Javier Sáinz, 3pm
Bookings via the Edinburgh International Harp Festival