Harp Ireland

Harps Together: CÉHI Gala Concert | Pepper Canister Church
2023-10-22 18:30 - 20:30 (Europe/Dublin) | Pepper Canister Church, Mount St Crescent, Dublin 2, D02 HC65, Ireland
Harps Together: CÉHI Gala Concert
Pepper Canister Church
Sunday 22nd October, 6.30pm
Tickets €15 at https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/722095235287?aff=oddtdtcreator
Join us at Harps Alive | An Chruit Bheo | Harps Leevin for the final gala concert of the festival, featuring an array of harpers and the Dublin premiere of the Harps Alive Ensemble. Siobhán Armstrong showcases the music of the early Irish harp, harpist Maria McNamee performs music for pedal harp and Aosdána poet Moya Cannon recites a newly commissioned poem in memory of Edward Bunting with harper Aisling Lyons recreating the ancient tradition of harper and reacaire (reciter). Enjoy the enchanting sounds of renowned harper Triona Marshall with well-known accordionist and composer, Martin Tourish.

Hope and Light
2023-11-05 15:00 - 17:00 | The Belfast Room, Ulster Museum, The Belfast Room, Ulster Museum, Belfast
Hope & Light: Ruth Corry, Sky Harp Ensemble and Robert Coleman
Featuring new music for the harp composed by Ruth Corry, Sky Harp Ensemble and soundscape recordings in collaboration with Robert Coleman

Tickets : https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/718380554577?aff=oddtdtcreator

Tríona Marshall (harp) & Martin Tourish (Accordion) | Farmleigh House and Estate
2023-11-09 08:00 - 17:00
Tríona Marshall (harp) & Martin Tourish (accordion)
November 25 @ 8.00pm – 10.00pm
Doors 7.30 pm
The Garden of Strange Beauty is the place from where the intensity of all our joys, sadness and laughter spring. Throughout time, music has served as a pathway between the realms of myth and mystery and the earthly landscape wherein we all reside. In this strangest of pairings, the harp of Triona Marshall and the accordion of Martin Tourish combine to conjure an ethereal and dreamlike soundscape, full of the expressions of human emotions revealed in this experiential sphere.
Tickets available: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/triona-marshall-harp-martin-tourish-accordion-tickets-713792702187?aff=oddtdtcreator

Chris Newman & Maire Ni Chathasaigh
2023-11-16 10:55

Soothing Harps: The Power to Heal | 19 November 2023
2023-11-19 10:00 - 15:00 | Royal Irish Academy of Music, 36-38 Westland Row, Dublin 2,, Dublin 2, D02 WY89, Ireland
SOOTHING HARPS: The Power to Heal
Royal Irish Academy of Music
Sunday 19 November, 10am-3pm
Cruit Éireann | Harp Ireland hosts its annual symposium, Soothing Harps, in the Organ Room, the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Westland Row, Dublin on Sunday 19th November, 10am-3pm.
The power of the harp to heal, sooth and restore wellbeing is well documented through the ages. 2500 years ago, the Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras recommended lyre music to keep his patients healthy and King David was said to play his harp (lyre) to raise the spirits of King Saul. Irish legend immortalises the magic powers of the harpers to induce joy, sadness and slumber in anybody who listened to their music.
Explore this unique harping phenomenon, which continues to transform lives and help people to connect with their inner selves in hands-on workshops, presentations and performances with music therapy specialists:
Jessica Harris (Music Therapist, RIAM)
Dominic Cogan (Mindfulness and Wellbeing Facilitator)
William Jackson (Music Therapist and harper)
Mary Louise O’Donnell (harp)
Teresa O’Donnell (harp)
Aisling Ennis (harp)
Admission €25, Students and Concessions €15 at www.eventbrite.ie

Sheila Larchet Cuthbert at 100 – Her Life and Harping Legacy
2023-11-19 16:30 - 18:00 | Pepper Canister Church, Mount St Crescent, Dublin 2, D02 HC65, Ireland
Sheila Larchet Cuthbert at 100 – Her Life and Harping Legacy
Sunday 19th November 4.30pm
Pepper Canister Church, Mount St Crescent, Dublin 2
Featuring words and harp music from Cliona Doris, Denise Kelly McDonnell and Andreja Malir, with special guest Mary Cuthbert
Sheila Larchet Cuthbert has led a remarkable life of harping, both as a performer, teacher, author and advocate for the harp in Ireland. Her international contribution at World Harp Congress level, her seminal publication The Irish Harp Book, featuring new works by many of Ireland’s leading twentieth century composers together with her teaching and distinguished performing career as the RTESO (NSO) principal harpist for many years, have contributed significantly to a resurgence of interest in harping during the twentieth century, and undoubtedly set the scene for our vibrant harping tradition today.
Cruit Éireann|Harp Ireland’s 2023 annual lecture marks Sheila’s remarkable achievement in her 100th year. With harp music and words, Denise Kelly McDonnell, Cliona Doris and Andreja Malir discuss her pivotal role and share personal insights into the life and harping legacy of a crusader who transformed the harp in Ireland, and who exerted a profound influence on Irish musical life throughout the twentieth century.
Register at www.eventbrite.ie (Free admission)
