Dynamic Harps “In Person” Ensemble Autumn 2023

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DYNAMIC HARPS AUTUMN 2023

www.FairplayHarpSchool.co.uk

>>PLEASE SELECT DAYTIME OR EVENING OPTION WHEN YOU SIGN UP<<

NEW MEMBERS ALWAYS WELCOME!

 I am delighted that you are interested joining/re-joining the harp ensemble this term. I am really looking forward to getting started and I hope you are too!

As the Autumn arrives and the night draw in I am delighted to be able to offer both Daytime and Evening Dynamic Harps IN PERSON ensemble sessions this term.

Please do encourage anyone you know to join us, I promise these sessions are accessible whatever your level!

Monday Sessions

Daytime or Evening Options Available – PLEASE NOTE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS!

10 Week Monday Rehearsals and Christmas Concert at Margam Abbey

Our 10 week term will take place on Monday nights in Radyr at the Old Church Rooms.

• Our 10 workshop sessions start on the 11th September 2023
• THREE WEEK BREAK for Harp Project ’23 Recording Weekend and Half Term
• Christmas Concert at Margam Abbey on Saturday 2nd December 2023 (times to be confirmed)
• End of term Celebration on final Monday, bring your party piece to share and your blue Christmas book if you have one!

COST: The cost for attending the ensemble this term is £185. This of course includes your access to the online Dynamic Harps Virtual Ensemble materials too (which can be accessed for free).

10 Week DAYTIME Course Times: 12.45pm to 2.45pm (with tea/coffee break)

10 Week DAYTIME Course Location: For the first time ever Dynamic Harps will be using the space at Radyr Guide Centre, it has its own car park and good access for bringing your harp in. The address for Radyr Guide Center is: The Guide Hall 9-79 Bryn Derwen, Radyr, Cardiff Wales, CF15 8RP. If you drive up Bryn Dewen road, which is just off the main road Heol Isaf in Radyr next to the M4 motorway bridge, you will come up the steep windy road and as it levels off you will find the building on your right hand side. Do check a map first if you are not sure! If you can’t find us for the first session, please call me on 07960 718663.

 10 Week EVENING Course Times: 6.45pm to 8.45pm (with tea/coffee break)

10 Week EVENING Course Location: The sessions will take place at the Old Church Rooms, Radyr.This is where we have been for the last few terms. It has its own car park and good access for bringing your harp in. The address for the Old Church Rooms is: Park Road, Radyr, CF15 8DF – it is on the same road as the Radyr Primary School and the Library in Radyr. Please be aware that there are other churches in Radyr, if you can’t find us for the first session, please call me on 07960 718663.

Ensemble Dates and Times AUTUMN 2023

11^th September 2023   – Session 1

18^th September 2023   – Session 2

25^th September 2023   – Session 3

2^nd October 2023   – Session 4

9^th October 2023  – Session 5

3 WEEK BREAK – Recording Retreat Dates for Harp Project ’23 from the 13^th to 16^th October 2023

6^th November 2023  – Session 6

13^th November 2023  – Session 7

20^th November 2023  – Session 8

27^th November 2023  – Session 9

2^nd December 2023 – Christmas Concert at Margam Abbey (Times to be confirmed)

4^th December 2023 – Session 10 End of Christmas Term Celebration Please share your party piece if you would like to and bring your blue Christmas book along if you have one

COVID-19 Precautions and Guidelines

We will follow guidance from the Welsh Government at all times. Masks and pre-session testing will not be required during the 10 week workshops this term. If this makes attending prohibitive for anyone wishing to join please email me on info@harpwales.com so I can do my very best to accommodate your needs.

The Dynamic Harps Virtual Ensemble

Whether you sign up or not, you are also invited to attend our online Dynamic Harps Virtual Ensemble sessions. We will be rehearsing online the tunes we are going to record for the CD in October, we will also look at these pieces during our face to face sessions. The play along videos with parts should be useful for your practice even if you do not attend these sessions live. We meet on the first Tuesday of every month 8pm-9.30pm. In December we will do a Christmas music play along.

Please remember that each term you are expected to commit to the concerts and to attend a minimum 8 of 10 sessions, this is so we can learn our parts, learn to perform within the ensemble and then be there on the concert day to play our parts so that the balance within the pieces works well.  Life can very easily creep up on us with unexpected happenings. Please let me know if you already know you are unable to attend any of the concerts, I know the trip to North Wales will not be possible for everyone, the sooner I know the better I can score parts to work with the group who will attend.

I totally understand last minute changes, but if you already know you are unable to attend at least 8 rehearsals and/or the concerts this term please let me know as you may need to have a break and re-join us next term. We have to think of the whole group and all the hard work everyone puts in, to make sure we respect one another and our wonderful music making. 

Times: Dynamic Harps on Monday Daytime sessions will run from 12.45pm to 2.45pm and the evenings will run from 6.45pm – 8.45pm for the 10 sessions. Please arrive to set up and tune 15 minutes before hand in time to be ready to play at the start time. If you are not tuned and ready when we start, please can you set up outside the room and join us once you are ready to make sure we can all get the most from our sessions.

What to bring to sessions: Harp, music Stand, harp stool (or there are normal chairs to use at venue), tuning equipment, spare strings if you have them, ensemble music file (which you will be given at the first session), pencil, rubber. Please where possible clearly mark your equipment with your name.

What next? From now on, all payments will be taken online, please visit this page to pay for the 10 sessions to secure your place. I would also love an enrolment form filled in for the first official session of term, I will bring them along to our first session for you to fill out.

The fee for the 10 week evening course of Dynamic Harps is £185 for the term.

>>PLEASE SELECT DAYTIME OR EVENING OPTION WHEN YOU SIGN UP<<

NEW MEMBERS ALWAYS WELCOME!