Winter Harp Workshop for Celtic Music with
Catherine Rhatigan, Ireland,
Paul Dooley, Ireland.
Saturday and Sunday, December 11th and 12th, 2010.
Kath.Pfarreizentrum,
Salomon Landholt-Weg 1,
8193 Eglisau
Switzerland

PROGRAMME:

SATURDAY, 11TH DECEMBER
Elementary / Lower Intermediate
(For less experienced players with about 3 -7 pieces or between 18 months to 2.5 years playing experience)
10.00-13.00
14.30- 17.00
Teacher: Catherine Rhatigan
Higher Intermediate / Advanced
For more experienced players.
10.00-13.00
14.30-17.00
Teacher: Paul Dooley

SUNDAY, 12TH DECEMBER
Metal strung harp techniques for metal strung harp players of all levels.
10.00-11.15
Teacher: Paul Dooley
Elementary / Lower Intermediate
11.30-13.30
Teacher: Paul Dooley
Higher Intermediate / Advanced.
11.30-13.30
Teacher: Catherine Rhatigan
Workshop/ Lecture/ Short Recital
14.30.-17.00
On the Ab Huw manuscripts
Participants will have an opportunity to hear some of the music from the oldest harp manuscript in existence, and a rare chance to learn an excerpt from it. People without harps are also welcome to this part of the programme, which is open to everyone of all levels.
Teacher: Paul Dooley

GENERAL INFORMATION
The music taught in the classes will be taught aurally, using the centuries old traditional method of learning by ear, although the written music is available to students at the end.
The course content will be a mix of traditional dance music, marches, Carolan tunes, airs and pieces, paying attention to rhythm and ornamentation.
Although Paul plays a metal strung harp, the music in his classes is suitable for all small harp types, with the exception of the 10.00-11.15 class on Sunday 12th, which is directed specifically at metal-strung harpers.

EGLISAU is a small and very picturesque village on the Rhine, about 20 minutes from Schaffhausen and 30 minutes from Zurich HB. The building where the classes will be held is new, bright and warm, with plenty of nearby parking. The nearest train station to the venue is Huntwangen-Wil, about 7 minutes walk. IF YOU ARE TRAVELLING BY TRAIN, YOUR STOP IS HUNTWANGEN-WIL AND NOT EGLISAU!!!
The village has 1 B. and B, 2 hotels and 5 restaurants, and is noted for its several peaceful walkways in the woods and by the Rhine, making it a perfect location for a Winter Harp Workshop.
The fee for the full weekend 195.-CHF, This includes a complimentary ticket to the Advent Harp Music Concert of your choice in Zurich, ( Dec 10th ) Basle, ( Dec 9th) or Lucern,( Dec 8th) where Paul Dooley guests with 'Tale of the Gael' and Friends. Worth 28.-CHF. More information on the these concerts available under 'performances' on this site.
Workshop/Lecture only 30.-CHF
Workshop/Lecture only for non harp players 15.-CHF.
TO REGISTER, please forward your
NAME and ADDRESS, and THE LEVEL / GROUP you wish to join by e-mail to harpcat@msn.com
You will receive a confirmation of your registration and later a payment slip, and the ticket to the concert venue of your choice, together with a date by which payment should be lodged to the harp school account.

If you have questions on any aspect of the course, you can contact Catherine at the above e-mail address, and we will do our best to help you.
Keep an eye on this page for updates, but once you register, you will be contacted personally by e-mail about anything important you need to know.
HIRING A HARP is possible if, for some reason, you can't bring your own. Durih Stuppan, www.harfenobjekte.ch lives a few kilometres away in Rikon bei Winterthur, and can provide a few. Also a good opportunity to try a different harp for a day or two!! His e-mail is info@harfenobjekte.ch
Other harp makers may join us; more information here as it becomes available!

Catherine Rhatigan has been teaching for more than 20 years and has a strong repertoire of authentic tunes from which to choose in her classroom; something that is often appreciated by students seeking to vary and widen their repertoire. She has given workshops in Ireland, Europe and the US. Her strong piano playing background influences her fluent arrangements and accompaniments. She is particularly interested in the older music of Ireland, and has written several stage pieces for musical theatre, including one on the history of the harp in Ireland.
www.irelandharp.net

Paul Dooley spent 10 years researching the Ab Huw manuscripts, solving in the process, some of the great mysteries of the music that have puzzled scholars for centuries. He has taught and lectured in harp at all the major harp schools, most recently at the well known Willie Clancy Summer School, and the Edinburgh Harp Festival. A fine fiddle player too, his aquaintance with the fiddle repertoire of Ireland has certainly helped to establish him as one of the finest and most authentic interpreters of this music on the small harp, as well as a sophisticated exponent of the other music forms in the Celtic genre.
www.pauldooley.com