Harp Society of Victoria

Another DuoBliss Performance!

Sat Feb 18, 2023 – 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

at the Ballarat Trades Hall, 24 Camp Street
Ballarat Central, Victoria 3350

DOORS OPEN 7pm – SHOW STARTS 730pm -Italo-Australian vocalist Nadia Piave and Ballarat-born harpist Jacinta Dennett have been playing as duoBliss! since the 1990s—they explore shades, tones and complexities of green in compositions that include the colour in their titles, lyrics or themes.

With songs from the 1500s to now, GREEN defies genre by interpreting evergreens like Greensleeves (it’s not about ice cream trucks!), Robert Burns’s Green Grow the Rashes, and Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights, where the jealous lovers “roll and fall in green”.

Of course, the song made famous by Kermit the Frog is re-visited, as are compositions by over 20 artists including Joni Mitchel, Miles Davis, Tom Waits and Green Day.

“An athletically virtuosic and sublimely colourful display of artistry from Dennett”– Loud Mouth

“Nadia sings with passion, anguish, wistfulness, and yearning, colouring these songs with a palette of smoky hues” – Sounds Like Sydney

For tickets go to – https://www.simpletix.com/e/green-duobliss-tickets-121919

New Year Harp Masterclass Series with Jacinta Dennett in January

duoBliss! Harp and Voice Performance in Bendigo -GREEN

It’s not easy being green. Or is it? Are you feeling, wearing or needing green? Do you want lime, emerald or sage?
Musicians, teachers and performers Nadia Piave (voice) and Jacinta Dennett (harp) have been playing as ‘duo Bliss!’ since the 1990s – exploring shades, tones and complexities of green in compositions that include the colour in their titles, lyrics or themes.
With songs from the 1500s to now, GREEN defies genre by interpreting evergreens like Greensleeves (it’s not about ice cream trucks!), Robert Burns’s Green Grow the Rashes, and Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights, where the jealous lovers “roll and fall in green”.
Of course, the song made famous by Kermit the Frog is re-visited, as are compositions by over 20 artists including Joni Mitchel, Miles Davis, Tom Waits and Green Day.

DATE

Sunday 5 February 2023 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Location

Lauriston Chapel at Langley Estate
484 Napier Street, White Hills Bendigo Victoria 3550

Tickets

https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=999437&

Notice – School Wanting a Pedal Harp to Hire

An inner-Melbourne private school is looking to potentially hire a pedal harp for the 2023 school year.

The Harp would be used for lessons, rehearsals and performances by a maximum of three students and would need to be of size/standard for this. If anyone has a suitable Harp that is not currently in use and would be interested in hiring it, please contact: Pat Miller to discuss on: pjmiller@mgs.vic.edu.au or 0410 525 396

GREEN – Harp and Voice Performance at the Melbourne Fringe Festival

Tempo Rubato in Brunswick Sunday, Oct 23 4 pm-5.50 pm.

It’s not easy being green. Or is it? Are you feeling, wearing or needing green? Do you want lime, emerald or sage?

Musicians, teachers and performers Nadia Piave (voice) and Jacinta Dennett (harp) have been playing as ‘duo Bliss!’ since the 1990s – exploring shades, tones and complexities of green in compositions that include the colour in their titles, lyrics or themes.

With songs from the 1500s to now, GREEN defies genre by interpreting evergreens like Greensleeves (it’s not about ice cream trucks!), Robert Burns’s Green Grow the Rashes, and Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights, where the jealous lovers “roll and fall in green”.

Of course, the song made famous by Kermit the Frog is re-visited, as are compositions by over 20 artists including Joni Mitchel, Miles Davis, Tom Waits and Green Day.

For bookings and further information: https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/green/

Debussy’s Nocturnes – Darkness and Light

Principal Harpist with the MSO, Yinuo Mu, will be performing the premiere of an Australian work for Harp and Orchestra in this upcoming concert.

Performance Dates:

Thurs 13 October 7:30pm,

Fri 14 October 11:00am, and

Sat 15 October 7:30pm

Program:

Ravel Valses nobles et sentimentales

Melody Eötvös Sonarmilo Concertante for Harp and Orchestra (World premiere of an MSO commission)

Takemitsu Dreamtime

Debussy Nocturnes

Celebrated Japanese conductor Nodoka Okinawa joins the MSO to conduct a program exploring the exquisite light and shade of impressionism, dreams, and the other-worldly.

Inspired by the glittering ballrooms of high-society Vienna, Ravel’s impressionist take on Austrian Waltzes was originally composed as a work for solo piano. A master orchestrator, Ravel re-arranged this for the full light and shade of the orchestral palette in 1912 – the lively flirtations, gentle breezes and steamy encounters of unchaperoned Viennese nightlife come to life out of Ravel’s musical canvas.
Join internationally-acclaimed Yinuo Mu, principal harpist of the MSO, for this world premiere of Australian composer Melody Eötvös’s Harp Concertante – a love-letter to this versatile and beautiful stringed instrument, celebrated from ancient Greece to the modern concert hall.
Inspired by the notion of Dreamtime and the oral traditions of Australia’s First Nations people – though without using Dreaming concepts or content – Takemitsu’s Dreamtime brings together East and West, merging the sound worlds of traditional Japan with 20th Century European music in an evocation of images that move in and out of focus, like the abstract nature of dreams.
A favourite of French impressionist repertoire, Debussy’s ethereal Nocturnes take us through musical representations of wafting clouds, lively parties, and the mystery of the sirens’ songs inspired by the paintings of American artist James McNeill Whistler.

Tickets can be purchased online or with our Box Office on (03) 9929 9600.

Harp Camp 2022

Bookings are now open for Harpers Bizarre Harp Camp 2022 but close on Wednesday 29 June!

A great weekend of harp workshops with tutors Andy Rigby and Mary Doumany in regional Victoria near Beaufort.

Bach in the Dark – Cello & Harp Concert

Cellist Rachel Scott is performing with harpist Genevieve Lang in March. Here is a note from Rachel about her live stream concert:

I’m so excited to tell you about the second live-stream concert for the year! It is going to be a very special one – I’ll be joined by audience favourite, radio broadcaster, dear friend and wonderful harpist Genevieve Lang on Friday March 26. The combination of cello and harp is a pretty special one – I know if you haven’t heard it before, you’ll totally love it. We’ll be playing music by Bach (of course!), Mendelssohn, Faure, Arvo Pärt and Villa-Lobos – and I know you’ll enjoy every minute of it!

If you’d like to get a ticket you just need to click on this link – https://events.humanitix.com/bitd2021celloharp – and then follow the information there. A couple of things to know – we will STOP selling tickets at 4.30 on the day of the concert. (At this point, things get a bit frantic here, sending out links and dealing with microphones.) The link will also be live for a few days – so if you are out (or live in a different time-zone), know that you can still join us – this link will still work for a number of days after the concert.

I hope that you can join us, wherever you may be in the world – we’d love to have you virtually with us!

For more information visit Rachel’s website: – https://www.bachinthedark.com/index-phpindex-phpshows/bach-in-the-dark-cello-and-harp-live-streaming/