Upcoming Chapter Events
May 19, 2024. AHS Concert Harpist, Kaitlyn Miller is performing in concert May 19 at Old First Church in San Francisco, sponsored by BACAHS. Admission is $30 and there is a livestream option, as well. More information and tickets.
Reception and Recital Honoring our Graduating Seniors
June 2, 2024, 2:00 PM, Palo Alto
Please mark your calendars and plan to join us Sunday, June 2 for a special day honoring the graduating seniors in our chapter. The event will take place at the Palo Alto home of Tamara Mead. There will be performances by the musicians, plenty of food and time to enjoy re-connecting with other local harpists.
To date, we have Renee Qin (Stanford senior), Viviana Alfaro and Hannah Chen (high school seniors) scheduled to perform. If you are a graduating senior or have a student who is, and they would like to participate, please let us know at svcahs@gmail.com
Monthly on the third Friday afternoon of the month, Harp Live continues to meet via Zoom. All are welcome to join in to chat, pick up harp tips, play a piece you are working on, or just listen in and enjoy the company of other harpists. Contact Sue Dinwiddie at s.dinwiddie (at) icloud.com for more information and the Zoom link. *In May, the group will meet only on the 5th Friday, May 31.
Lynne Rovin is organizing in-person "Harp Socials", where harpists may come and enjoy each other's company and perform a musical selection, or just listen to others. The first enjoyable gathering took place at the home of Tzipora Henig. Stayed tuned for details of upcoming Harp Socials.
The AHS National Conference takes place June 16-19, 2024 at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld, Florida. AHS Conference information page.
The 2025 AHS Summer Institute will be held in Dallas, TX from June 12-15. There will also be a first ever Harp Ensemble Festival taking place at the conference. SVCAHS is aiming to help send TWO youth harp ensembles to the festival: The Silicon Valley Youth Harp Ensemble (YES), led by Sonya Yu, and the San Jose Youth Symphony Harp Ensemble, led by Kristal Schwartz.
Upcoming Member Events
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