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Beginner and Post-beginner Follow-on Classes
The Edinburgh Branch of The Clarsach Society is providing follow-on classes for people who have attended beginner and post-beginner courses at the Edinburgh International Harp Festival. Dates: Saturday 28th April & Saturday 12th May plus Branch rehearsal on Saturday 9th June Tutor: Heather Yule Venue: Craiglockhart Parish Church, Craiglockhart Avenue, Edinburgh EH14 1HS Classes will run at a [...]
Daily photos from EIHF12
Keep an eye on our 2012 image gallery for daily photo updates from the Festival or join us on facebook for more photo insights!
New Adult Beginners Course – 4:30pm
Due to high demand a second Adult Beginners course has gone on sale today. For further information and booking details click here
Change to Courses for Children, T4 and T7
T4, Post Beginner Children and T7, Scottish for Children have been amalgamated. The new amalgamated course will be a mix of T4 and T7 and will be taught by Patsy Seddon at 1:00pm each day. For more information and booking details click here
Young Composer Award
We are delighted to announce that the winner of The Clarsach Society’s Young Composer Award is Alexander Mills. The premiere performance of Alexander’s piece The Dream of Rhonabwy will be performed by Gwen Mairi on clarsach and Maya Burman-Roy on cello at the Memorial Hall on Wednesday, 4 April at 7:30pm. Also joining Gwen and Maya on the evening [...]
Composer of the week
Sally Beamish, composer of Seavaigers - commissioned by EIHF and Celtic Connections – is BBC Radio 3′s “Composer of the Week”. Listen to Sally as she talks to Donald Macleod about her life as a musician and composer, working in Scotland over the last 25 years. Seavaigers was commissioned by the Edinburgh International Harp Festival and Celtic [...]
Harp Graded Exam
The Spring 2012 Traditional Music Graded Exams session will be held on the 29th, 30th and 31st March in the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. There will also be a session of Scottish Harp exams held at the Edinburgh International Harp Festival on Friday, 30th March. The deadline for applications is 5th March 2012, and the [...]
Seavaigers – glowing reviews
The premiere performance of Sally Beamish’s new work Seavaigers has received glowing reviews in the press this week. Here’s a snippet or two… Seavaigers was commissioned by the Edinburgh International Harp Festival and Celtic Connections with support from Creative Scotland. It’s second performance will be at the Harp Festival on 3 April. Sally will also [...]
Song of the Oak and the Ivy
A special commission written in 2011 by Corrina Hewat to celebrate 80 years of The Clarsach Society and 30 years of the Edinburgh International Harp Festival will be performed once again in the lovely setting of the Strathclyde Suite in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall as part of Celtic Connections on Monday, 23 January at [...]
Launch of EIHF 2012 Brochure
Featuring a breath-taking range of music from the oldest traditions to the most experimental sounds, EIHF proudly presents its 2012 Brochure. With much excitement the brochure for the 31st Edinburgh International Harp Festival was launched today. Between the covers this year are 60 pages of amazing events: a wonderful concert series, a diverse range of courses and [...]