Somerset Folk Harp Festival

Thursday, Jul 17, 2025 at 8:00am

The Westin Princeton At Forrestal Village
201 Village Boulevard

We’ll have over 100 “Live” workshops and events during the festival weekend

Schedule of Events:

8:00am-9:00am - Somerset Harp Ensemble - Robbin Gordon-Cartier
8:00am-9:00am - Yoga for Harpists - Shyamali Hauth
9:30am-11:00am - Practice for Shelley Fairplay's Dynamic Harp Ensemble's Lunchtime Performance - Shelley Fairplay
9:30am-11:00amm - The Joy of Practicing (Beginner) Making Practice Fun and Effective - Sunita Staneslow
9:30am-11:00am - Hand Coordination and Hand Separation - Maeve Gilchrist
9:30am-11:00am - Tales from the Bedside - Edie Elkan
9:30am-11:00am - Modal Journeys: Improvisation & Creativity for Harp - Simcha Tzuf
9:30am-11:00am - Beginner's Basics - Debbie Brewin-Wilson
9:30am-11:00am - Enjoy the Double-Strung Harp: Ask Me Anything - Karen Peterson
9:30am-11:00am - Introduction to Paraguayan Romantic music. "Recuerdos de Ypacarai" - Nicolas Carter
Lunchtime 11am-1pm - Grab and Go Options available in the Festival Lobby Lunch
11am-1pm - Merch Sneak Peak in Festival Lobby
11:30am-12:15pm - Lunchtime Concert: Dynamic Harps with Shelley Fairplay
11:30am-12:30pm - DIY Knot Tying - Liza Jensen
11:30am-12:30pm - Ask Me About Your Tech - Emily Hopkins
1:00pm-2:30pm - Pedalboards, Effect Pedals, & Amplification - Emily Hopkins
1:00pm-2:30pm - Field Guide to Beautiful Tunes - Kim Robertson
1:00pm-2:30pm - Harp Alchemy: Crafting Original Tunes on the Lever Harp - Adriano Sangineto
1:00pm-2:30pm - Left Hand Strengthening - Maeve Gilchrist
1:00pm-2:30pm - Youth Harp Program - Nia Pierce
1:00pm-2:30pm - Beginner's Chord Basics - Debbie Brewin-Wilson
1:00pm-2:30pm - From Practice to Performance - Amelia Romano
1:00pm-2:30pm - Copyright Licensing for Arrangers Demystified! - Erika Lieberman
1:00pm-2:30pm - Prevention of Injury - Alfredo Rolando Ortiz
1:00pm-5:00pm - ADD-ON: Follow Your Harp: Turning Practice into Progress - Shelley Fairplay
3:15pm-4:45pm - Variation - The key to life - Rchel hair
3:15pm-4:45pm - Arpeggiate Your Life - Deborah Henson-Conant
3:15pm-4:45pm - Effortless technique I - Maeve Gilchrist
3:15pm-4:45pm - Youth Harp Program - Nia Pierce
3:15pm-4:45pm - Got Modes? - Karen Peterson
3:15pm-4:45pm - Harp Music of the 17th & 18th Centuries: Exploring Irish, Scottish, and Baroque Melodies - Riko Matsuoka
3:15pm-4:45pm - Creating Meditative Spaces with the Harp: Integrating Technology and Effects - Simcha Tzuf
3:15pm-4:45pm - Nerves of Steel - Overcoming Performance Anxiety - Robbin Gordon-Cartier


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