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Explore the rich history of the Gaelic harp with world-renowned performers.
Join Ann and Charlie Heymann on a retrospective journey to discover the voice of the ancient Irish harp. It begins with the clues embedded in surviving relics, cultural artifacts, living musical traditions, and performance-practice based research to doggedly pursue their goals through time and space, spanning the millennia from 3500 B.C.E. to today.
This program is most suited for ages 15 and up.
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Ann and Charlie will also perform a concert: Golden Jubilee on Friday, August 1, 6:30-8:00pm
About the Performers
Ann and Charlie have been touring, teaching, and studying for over 50 years. Ann has been honored with lifetime achievement awards by the Somerset Harp Festival (NY/NJ) and the Historical Harp Society of Ireland (Kilkenny), as well as being awarded scholarships to study in Ireland. She has written and published numerous books and articles on this topic. She and Charlie perform under the name of Clairseach (Irish for Gaelic harp) at concerts and festivals throughout the world, and Ann has served on the faculty of the Historical Harp Conference and Workshop, Amherst Early Music, the Edinburgh Harp Festival, the World Harp Festival and Oberlin College Scottish Harp School. Ann’s husband Charlie offers his contrasting abilities to create a long-lasting partnership that largely avoids the trappings and pitfalls of commerciality and academia.
Summer Reading Program
This event is part of the Summer Reading Program, generously supported by local Friends of the Library groups.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Arts, Music & Culture |
The main library is home to the Raymond Carver Room, Margaret Coffey Room, study rooms, and the archive room with local history resources.
