to r.) Brenda Dor-Groot of the Jazz Harp Foundation, Deborah Henson-Conant, and Ricardo Medeiros Day 6ĭay 6 of WHC2017 and the pace is still energetic, with simultaneous events going on in the three concert halls throughout the day, and major concerts in the evenings followed by Late Night Jazz from 11 pm to midnight (or later) in some of the area hotels. ![]() Impromptu lunchtime jam session with (from l. Congratulations and thanks to the Local Host Committee, all the performers and all the volunteers who helped make the 13 th WHC such a success. And so, after an incredibly full week of music making, the 2017 Congress ended on a decidedly up-beat note. This led into the Handover Ceremony for the 2020 congress which will be in Cardiff, and Catrin Finch, Ben Creighton-Griffiths and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Harp Ensemble performed and invited all harpists to join them in Cardiff. The whole production – the music, the performers, the superb costumes, graphics, lighting and sound – was extraordinary, and brought cheers from the audience. The cast of dozens of young harpists/singers/dancers entranced everyone with their talent, vitality and enthusiasm. The final day of the Congress started with the amazing harp musical Pluck and the Magic Banyan Tree with the Rave Harpers, Penang Harps and Cempaka Harp Ensemble, Kathryna Tan, producer/director. Earlier in the week, Chantal Mathieu led a tribute concert for Jean-Michel Damase (1928-2013), performing his Sonatine for Two Harps (with Veronica Lemichenko, harp), Aubade, Epigrammes et Madrigaux and Sicilienne vari ée. 3 – the evening a fitting tribute to the man whose dedication, vision, and creativity changed the harp world in innumerable ways. Catherine Michel, who had organized the tribute concert, ended with Bochsa’s Harp Concerto No. Friday evening saw a moving tribute to Victor Salvi (1920-2015), starting with a filmed interview and documentary on the Victor Salvi Harp Museum, followed by performances of two works which he published – the Concerto in an Old Style by Malecki, (with Alessandra Magrini and Magali Pyka de Coster), and Walter-Kuhne’s Fantaisie on a Theme of Eugene Onegin, performed by Alisa Sadikova. But before touching on the final day, I want to mention two tribute concerts. The 13 th WHC drew to a close at midday today, and this week certainly has been a celebration of all things harp on a grand scale. The harp musical “Pluck and the Magic Banyan Tree” brought to a close the 2017 World Harp Congress in Hong Kong.
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