The 2024 Island Mountain Harp School will once again take place in Wells, BC.

Join us for 5 days of music making and friends new and old in remote Wells, BC.

Saturday August 17th - Wednesday August 21st, 2024

Welcome on Friday August 16th at 6:00 PM

Additional Schedule coming soon.

ROOMS AVAILABLE TO BOOK AT THE WELLS HOTEL

Use the booking code HARP2024

Meet your Instructors below:

Amelia Romano - Advanced Harp

Amelia Romano joins us in Wells for the first time!

Participants in Amelia’s morning sessions will take on syncopated music and tackle classical repetoire on the Harp.

Afternoon Workshop: Writing for harp in chamber music

About Amelia: Amelia Romano (harp, voice) is a concertizing lever harpist, programming classical re-imaginations alongside original works. She received her master’s in classical lever harp performance at San Francisco State University under the tutelage of Karen Gottlieb, retired second harpist of the San Francisco Symphony. Her latest album, “Levers Engaged: Classical Works Re-imaged for Harp '' and sheet music collection “Classical Re-imaginations," present the instrument as a valid voice in classical music. A composer, arranger and trailblazer in the lever harp world, she is equally at home writing Latin America inspired works for solo harp as she is adapting classical pieces for chamber collaborations.

Sharlene Wallace - Intermediate Harp

Intermediate Harp Class:

Inspiration. Fluidity. Beauty. Technique. Repertoire. Harp-Joy!

Shar's Intermediate harp class will dive into new tunes, left hand accompaniments, exercises and arranging ideas while incorporating technical ease, pattern recognition, beauty tone, expressive playing, improvisation and... other joyful inspirations!

Shar's Specialty Workshop: Learn a new Shar-Tune

Bring your harp and joy to learn a new tune written just for you! Sharlene will guide you through her piece musically, technically and compositionally. All levels are very welcome.

Shoshanna Godber - Novice/Intermediate Harp

Join Shoshanna's Novice/Intermediate Harp Workshop for a holistic musical journey! Learn practical steps to take to minimize stage fright from a self-proclaimed “Nervous Nelly” with insights learned the hard way. Gain strategies for effective practice to help you learn pieces faster. Delve into warm-up routines tailored for technique enhancement and learn how to apply the technical exercises to jamming with with fellow musicians and crafting your own unique arrangements.  

Afternoon Workshop: "Singing Strings - How to Accompany Yourself or Others on the Harp"

Do you wish you could sing while you play? Shoshanna will give you ideas on how to get started accompanying yourself. Not interested in singing? Fear not! The strategies presented can be applied to accompanying other instruments as well. Participants will learn hands-on how to craft a simple arrangement which will get them accompanying themselves and others right away. 

Early Bird to June 15th - $399.00 + GST + $10.73 Fees = $429.68 total.