Past Programs and Artists

Diana Stork, Carlos Reyes, Wei-Shan Lin, Janice Ortega, Margie Butler

Diana Stork, Carlos Reyes, Wei-Shan Lin, Janice Ortega, Margie Butler

The Festival of Harps has had a rich history of concerts, lectures, and educational-outreach programs. The following is a partial list of some of these presentations up to 2004. Thank-you to Portia Diwa forgoing through our scrapbooks, newsletters and concert flyers to compile this list. We will bring it up to date hopefully in the near future. Until then, enjoy browsing this list of harps, harpists and places where the Multi-Cultural Music Fellowship has brought harp over the years.

1st Annual FOH -1990:

Dec. 7, 1990
Noe Valley Ministry, San Francisco, CA

  • Keltia: Maureen Brennan, Celtic Harp and Susan Groff, Cello—CELTIC
  • Cheryl Ann Fulton, and Quaternaria—MEDIEVAL
  • Twin Harps—Diana Stork and Cheryl Ann Fulton, CONTEMPORARY
  • Wei-Shan Liu, Chinese Gu-Zheng—CHINESE

2nd Annual FOH -1991:

Dec. 7, 1991
Church of Religious Science, Monterey

  • Cheryl Ann Fulton—MEDIEVAL
  • Twin Harps—Diana Stork and Cheryl Ann Fulton, CONTEMPORARY
  • Geist –WORLD FUSION
  • Chaskinakuy – ANDEAN/LATIN
  • With Wendolyn Bird, STORYTELLING and harp and Amy Krupski, CELTIC Harp

Dec. 15, 1991
Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA

  • Karolyn Van Putten, KALW-FM Emce
  • Ensemble Alcatraz—Cheryl Ann Fulton, MEDIEVAL harp and Friends
  • Chaskinakuy—LATIN/ANDEAN
  • Geist, WORLD FUSION Diana Stork, Neo-Celtic harp, Teed Rockwell, Chapman Stick; and Mika Scott, percussion Wei-Shan Liu— CHINESE table harp

3rd Annual FOH -1992:

Nov. 28, 1992
Dorothy Spreckles Performing Arts Center, Rohnert Park, CA

  • Anne Adams, CLASSICAL Pedal Harp
  • Ramón Romero, PARAGUAYAN Harp
  • Geist, WORLD FUSION
  • Chaskinakuy—LATIN/ANDEAN

Dec. 5, 1992
Church of Religious Science, Monterey

  • Rudiger Oppermann, CELTIC AND AFRICAN Harps
  • Ramón Romero, PARAGUAYAN Harp
  • Cynthia Mowrey, CLASSICAL Pedal Harp
  • Amy Krupski, CELTIC Harp with Margaret Faulkner, Vocals
  • Natalie Cox, CLASSICAL Harp

4th Annual FOH -1993:

Nov. 27, 1993
Dorothy Spreckles Performing Arts Center, Rohnert Park, CA

  • Weishan Liu, Gu-Zheng or CHINESE Table Harps
  • William Faulkner, MEXICAN Jalisco Harp
  • Natalie Cox, CLASSICAL harp and Dan Reiter, Cello
  • Clairseach, Ann and Charlie Haymann–CELTIC

Dec. 1, 1993
Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA

  • Anne Adams, CLASSICAL Pedal Harp
  • Clairsach: Ann and Charlie Haymann–CELTIC
  • Cheryl Ann Fulton, MEDIEVAL, Italian Double and Triple-strung Harps
  • Twin Harps–CONTEMPORARY
  • Carlos Reyes and Friends—PARAGUAYAN harp

Dec. 4, 1993
Steinbeck Theater, Monterey, CA

  • Anne Adams, CLASSICAL Pedal Harp
  • Clairsach: Ann and Charlie Haymann–CELTIC
  • William Faulkner, MEXICAN Jalisco Harp
  • Geist—WORLD FUSION ensemble

December, 1993
Davis Arts Center, Davis, CA

  • History of the Harp Lecture-demonstration

Dec. 11 and 12, 1993
Varsity Theater, Davis

  • Chaskinakuy -LATIN/ANDEAN
  • Golden Bough – CELTIC
  • Geist—WORLD FUSION
  • Rudiger Oppernmann, AFRICAN, CELTIC, MEDIEVAL, and electro-harps with Indian tables and keyboards

Dec. 15, 1993
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA

  • Beasts of Paradise, Barbara Imhoff, Stephen Kent, Eda Maxym: Classical Pedal Harp with Aboriginal Didgeridoo and Vocals–CONTEMPORARY
  • Weishan Liu, Gu-zheng–CHINESE
  • Geist—WORLD FUSION
  • Cheryl Ann Fulton–MEDIEVAL
  • Rudiger Oppermann—AFRICAN & CELTIC
  • Carlos Reyes and Friends–PARAGUAYAN

5th Annual FOH -1994:

November, 1994
San Francisco Symphony Club, San Francisco, CA

  • History of the Harp, Lecture-demonstration

Nov. 25, 1994
Dorothy Spreckles Performing Arts Center, Rohnert Park

  • Rudiger Oppermann and Cynthia Mowrey – CELTIC and CLASSICAL Harps
  • Cheryl Ann Fulton with Susan Rode Morris, Soprano – MEDIEVAL
  • Deborah Hanson-Conant, JAZZ Harp and Vocals
  • Pre-concert music by Georgia Kelly, CLASSICAL PEDAL Harp

Nov. 26, 1994
Dorothy Spreckles Performing Arts Center, Rohnert Park

  • Carlos Reyes, Master of Ceremonies
  • Georgia Kelly, PEDAL Harp
  • Chaskinakuy, Edmond Badoux, PERUVIAN Harp with Francy Vidal, Vocals and Trad. Andean Instruments
  • Rudiger Oppermann and Cynthia Mowrey – CELTIC FUSION
  • Intermission: Wendolyn Bird, Storytelling and CELTIC Harp

Dec. 2, 1994, 12:45PM
Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monetery, CA

  • Portia Diwa and Bianca Larson, solos and duets on CELTIC Harps
  • Diana Stork and Teed Rockwell – WORLD FUSION
  • Margie Butler, CELTIC Harp with Paul Espinoza, Vocals, Guitar and Accordian

Dec. 2, 1994, 8PM
Sunset Center for the Arts, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

  • Golden Bough, Celtic music with Margie Butler, CELTIC Harp; Paul Espinoza; Florie Brown, Fiddle and Richard Ferry, Flutes and Drums
  • Ramón Romero, PARAGUAYAN Harp
  • Barbara Imhoff Trio: Barbara Imhoff, PEDAL Harp; Bill Douglass, String Bass and Diana Trimble, Vocals Deborah Henson-Conant, JAZZ harp and Vocals and Bill Douglass, String Bass.
  • Pre-concert music by Bianca Larson and Portia Diwa, CELTIC Harps

Dec. 8, 1995
State Theater, Modesto, CA

  • Patrick Ball, Master of Ceremonies
  • Maureen Brennan, CELTIC Harp with Michael Harmon, Guitar and Vocals
  • Geist
  • Page Trio with Donelle Page, CLASSICAL PEDAL Harp, James Moran, Flute and Saxophone, and Patrick Klobas, Double Bass
  • Ramón Romero, PARGUAYAN Harp

6th Annual FOH -1995:

Nov. 17, 1995
Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA

  • Musica Divina, Mihr’Un’Nisa Douglass and Karen Van Putten, vocals; Diana Stork, Lever harp; Huzur Coughlin, Ethnic Reeds
  • Deborah Hanson-Conant, JAZZ Harp and Vocals
  • Diana Stork and Teed Rockwell with Karolyn Van Putten, vocals, Huzur Coughlin, Soprano Saxaphone, and Wendolyn Bird, Neo-Gothic Harp – CONTEMPORARY
  • Rudiger Oppermann and Cynthia Mowrey – CELTIC and PEDAL Harps
  • Pre- and Post-Concert Music by Barbara Imhoff, CLASSICAL PEDAL Harp and Diana Trimble, Vocals
  • Intermission Music by Karma Moffet, Hand-made Wire-strung harp

Nov. 25, 1995
Dorothy Spreckels Performing Arts Center, Rohnert Park, CA

  • Rudiger Oppermann and Cynthia Mowrey, CELTIC and CLASSICAL harps
  • Cheryl Ann Fulton, MEDIEVAL and NEO-CELTIC harps with Susan Rhode Morris, Soprano
  • Deborah Henson-Conant, JAZZ harp
  • Pre-concert music by Georgia Kelly, PEDAL harp

Nov. 26, 1995
Dorothy Spreckels Performing Arts Center, Rohnert Park, CA

  • Master of Ceremonies, Carlos Reyes
  • Rudiger Oppermann and Cynthia Mowrey, CELTIC and CLASSICAL harps
  • Georgia Kelly, NEW-AGE PEDAL harp
  • Chaskinakuy, ANDEAN harp ensemble
  • INTERMISSION: Wendolyn Bird, Story-telling and harp

Dec. 2, 1995
Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA

  • Portia Diwa and Bianca Larson, CELTIC harps
  • Diana Stork, Lever harp and Teed Rockwell, Chapman Stici-WORLD FUSION
  • Margie Butler, CELTIC harp with Paul Espinosa, Trad instruments

Dec. 2, 1995
Sunset Center for the Arts, Carmel, CA

  • Golden Bough, CELTIC trio
  • Ramon Romero, Paraguayan harp
  • Deborah Henson-Conant, JAZZ harp with Bill Douglass, Bass
  • Pre-concert music by Portia Diwa and Bianca Larson, CELTIC harps

Dec. 8, 1995
State Theatre, Modesto, CA

  • Patrick Ball, Master of Ceremonies
  • Maureen Brennan and Friends, Trad. CELTIC harp
  • Geist, World Fusion with Diana Stork, LEVER harp, Teed Rockwell, Chapman Stick, Mika Scott, Percussion
  • Page Trio, Donelle Page, PEDAL harp
  • Ramon Romero and Friends, Paraguayan harp

7th Annual FOH -1996:

October 1996
San Francisco Symphony, East Bay Chapter

  • History of the Harp, Lecture-demonstration Diana Stork and Friends

Dec. 1, 1996
First Congregational Church, Berkeley

  • Cheryl Ann Fulton, “La Harpe de Melodie” Music from 5 Centuries on 5 Historical Harps; Susan Rode Morris, Soprano; Roy Whelden, Vielle and Viola de Gamba; Peter Maund, Percussion with Angelorum, MEDIEVAL
  • Harp Choir

Dec. 7, 1996, 2:30 Matinee and 8PM
State Theatre, Modesto

  • Alberto de la Rosa, TRADITIONAL AND ORIGINAL LATIN Harp with Victor Valdez Mendez, Harp, Percussion and Dancing
  • Wei-Shan Liu, Gu-Zheng, CHINESE TABLE-HARP
  • Page Trio, featuring Donelle Page, CLASSICAL PEDAL Harp
  • Golden Bough, featuring Margie Butler, CELTIC Harp

Dec. 14, 1996
Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey

  • Patrick Ball, CELTIC Harp and Stories of the Sea and Water
  • Bianca Larson and Portia Diwa, CELTIC Harp Duo

8th Annual FOH -1997:

Feb. 21, 1997
Shasta County, CA
North Cow Creek School
Redding Christian Academy
Junction Schools

  • History of the Harp Lecture-demonstration

Feb. 21, 1997
Old City Hall Arts Center, Redding, CA

  • Geist duo, Diana Stork and Teed Rockwell –WORLD FUSION
  • Natalie Cox and Dan Reiter – CLASSICAL Harp and Cello

July 8, 1997
Redlands Bowl, Prosellis, Redlands

  • Maria Casale, CLASSICAL PEDAL Harp
  • Geist —WORLD FUSION
  • Cheryl Ann Fulton – MEDIEVAL
  • Lori Andrews Trio – Lori Andrews, PEDAL Harp; Bart Samolis, Bass; M.B. Gordy, Drums

Oct. 15, 1997
Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA

  • Special Benefit for Tibet
    Karma Moffet, Himalayan Bells
  • Peter Coyote, Spokesperson for Tibet
  • Rudiger Oppermann, CELTIC AND AFRICAN Harps with Enkhjargal Dandarvanchig, Mongolian throat singing and horse fiddle
  • Ensemble Alcatraz, MEDIEVAL Music with Cheryl Ann Fulton, Medieval Harps, Susan Rode Morris, Vocals;Kit Higgenson, Recorder and Pszalery; Roy Whelden, Viola de Gamba, Peter Maund, Percussion
  • Geist and Friends – WORLD FUSION – with Diana Stork, Teed Rockwell, Natalie Cox, Dan Reiter, Mica Scott, Portia Diwa (Neo-Celtic harps with Chapman Stick and Percussion)
  • Chaskinakuy: Edmond Badoux, PERUVIAN Harp and Francy Vidal, Vocals, Pan Flute and Drums

Nov. 8, 1997
Dorothy Spreckles Performing Arts Center, Rohnert Park, CA

  • Diana Stork, Natalie Cox (NEO-CELTIC harps) Dan Reiter (Cello), Teed Rockwell (Chapman stick)
  • Matinee with performances by Portia Diwa, Bianaca Larson, Piper Niehaus, Laura Smith and Cassie Craine

Dec. 6, 1997
State Theater, Modesto, CA

  • Teed Rockwell, Master of Ceremonies
  • Ramón Romero, trad. PARAGUAYAN Harp
  • Cheryl Ann Fulton, MEDIEVAL harp with Roy Whelden, Viola de Gamba; Peter Maund, Percussion
  • Lori Andrews Jazz Trio; ELECTRIC PEDAL Harp, with Bart Samolis, Bass, and M.B. Gordy, Percussion

Dec. 7, 1997
Monterey Bay Aquarium, Montery, CA

  • History of the Harp Lecture-demonstration

9th Annual FOH -1998:

Feb. 1, 1998
St. Patrick’s Cathedral, San Francisco, CA

  • Clairseach, Ann and Charlie Heymann, CELTIC wire-strung harp with vocals and trad. instruments
  • Maureen Brennan and Friends – CELTIC
  • Laura Zaerr, solo IRISH harp
  • Golden Bough, Margie Butler, CELTIC harp; Paul Espinoza,vocals and trad. instruments, Allison Baily, fiddle

Feb. 2, 1998 San Jose Repertory Theater, San Jose, CA

  • Clairseach, Ann and Charlie Heymann, CELTIC wire-strung harp with vocals and trad. instruments
  • Maureen Brennan and Friends – CELTIC
  • Laura Zaerr, solo IRISH harp
  • Golden Bough, Margie Butler, CELTIC harp; Paul Espinoza,vocals and trad. instruments, Allison Baily, fiddle

Nov. 7, 1998 2:30 Matinee and 8PM
Dorothy Spreckles Performing Arts Center, Rohnert Park, CA

  • Park Stickney, JAZZ Harp
  • Carlos Reyes Ensemble, LATIN Harp
  • Twin Harps, CELTIC AND MEDIEVAL Harp Duo
  • Daniel Bergman, AFRICAN Kora
  • Pre-show performances by Piper Niehaus, Amelia Romano, Mirabelle Wallace-Korn, Laura Smith, Portia Diwa, Cassie Craine, Justine Cummins-Oman, and Alyra Melchert

10th Annual FOH -1999:

Nov. 11, 1999
Cogswell College, Sunnyvale, CA

  • History of the Harps lecture-demonstration

Nov. 13, 1999, 2:30 Matinee and 8:30PM
Cogswell College, Sunnyvale, CA

  • Clairseach, Ann Heymann, ANCIENT GAELIC Wire-strung harp, Charlie Heymann, Cittern, Guitar, Bodhran, vocals; Orla Heymann, Irish step dancing
  • Ramón Romero, PARAGUAYAN Harp with Jacqueline Rago, quarto
  • Rudiger Oppermann, Contemporary CELTIC AND AFRICAN harps with Diana Stork, Neo-Celtic harp and Arobabitc-dancing
  • Angelorum, MEDIEVAL harp choir, directed by Cheryl Ann Fulton

Nov. 14, 1999
(Proclaimed “Festival of Harps Day” by Mayor Willie Brown)
Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA

  • Clairseach, Ann Heymann, ANCIENT GAELIC Wire-strung harp, Charlie Heymann, Cittern, Guitar, Bodhran, vocals; Orla Heymann, Irish step dancing
  • Ensemble Alcatraz, Medieval Galician-Portuguese love songs with Cheryl Ann Fulton and others, MEDIEVAL harp and Angelorum, Medieval harp choir
  • Ramón Romero, PARAGUAYAN harp with Jaqueline Rago, quarto and Jeremy Allen, bass
  • Rudiger Oppermann, Contemporary CELTIC AND AFRICAN harps with Diana Stork, Neo-Celtic harp and Arobabitc-dancing
  • Cui Junzhi, CHINESE KONGHOU
  • Daniel Berkman, AFRICAN Kora
  • Music at intermission by the Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble, directed by Diana Stork

11th Annual FOH -2000:

Nov. 14, 2000
1st Annual FOH Day in San Francisco
San Francisco City Hall

  • Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble, CELTIC AND CONTEMPORARY Tunes
  • Carlos Reyes – CONTEMPORARY PARAGUAYAN Harp
  • Sarah Voynow, CLASSICAL PEDAL Harp

Nov. 14, 2000
San Francisco Main Library, San Francisco, CA

  • History of the Harp Lecture-demonstration With demonstrations by Marianne Mac Donald on the WIRE-STRUNG harp, Daniel Berkman on the AFRICAN Kora, and the members of BAYHE playing CELTIC AND CONTEMPORARY Tunes

Nov. 18, 2000, 2:30 Matinee and 8PM
Dorothy Spreckles Performing Arts Center, Rohnert Park

  • Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble, 12 young harpists (Matinee only) – MULTI-CULTURAL
  • Cui-Junzhi, CHINESE Konghou harp (Matinee) with Erhu player and TRADITIONAL CHINESE dance (8PM)
  • Maria Casale, CLASSICAL PEDAL Harp
  • Golden Bough, Celtic Trio, featuring Margie Butler, CELTIC Harp
  • Cesar Daniel Lopez, PARAGUAYAN Harp
  • Portia Diwa, Cassie Craine and Amelia Romano, CELTIC Harps in Lobby

Dec. 9, 2000
State Theater, Modesto, CA

  • Laura Zaerr, CELTIC AND CLASSICAL harps
  • Diana Stork, NEO-CELTIC AND MEDIEVAL harps with Ruth Cunningham, vocals and Renaissance flute with Portia Diwa and Sabrina Ayers, NEO-CELTIC harps
  • Cui Junzhi, CHINESE KONGHOU harp with Wen-Chi Fang, Trad. Chinese dance
  • Carlos Reyes and Friends, PARAGUAYAN AND CONTEMPORARY LATIN harp
  • Portia Diwa and Sabrina Ayers, CELTIC harps in lobby

12th Annual FOH -2001:

June 15, 2001
Spencer Theater, Riudosa, New Mexico World Festival of Harps

  • Cui Junzhi, CHINESE KONGHU
  • Diana Stork, MEDIEVAL AND CELTIC harps
  • Cheryl Ann Fulton, MEDIEVAL, CELTIC AND WELSH Triple-strung harps
  • Carlos Reyes, PARAGUAYAN harp with Julio Reyes, Guitar and Bass
  • Daniel Berkman, AFRICAN Kora

Sep. 14, 2001
Santa Barbara and Berkeley, CA

  • History of the Harp lecture-demonstration by Rudiger Oppermann, sponsored by MCMF

Sep. 15, 2001
Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, CA

  • Free Outdoor Concert for World Peace
  • Rudiger Oppermann, CELTIC AND AFRICAN harps
  • Park Stickney, JAZZ Harp
  • Beasts of Paradise – Barbara Imhoff, PEDAL harp, Eda Maxym, vocals, Sephen Kent, digeridoo, Geoffrey Gordon, Percussion, Diana Trimball, guest vocalist.
  • Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble

Sep. 16, 2001
“S
trings,” Berkeley

  • Workshop with Rudiger Oppermann, sponsored by the Bay Area Folk Harp Society and MCMF

Sep. 30, 2001
Zeum Theater, San Francisco, CA

  • Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble, directed by Diana Stork and Shawna Spiteri

October 13, 2001
Soda ActivityCenter

  • World Festival of Harps, presented by The Committee for Lectures, Art and Music at Saint Mary’s College
  • Cui Junzhi, CHINESE KONGHOU
  • Diana Stork, MEDIEVAL AND CELTIC harps
  • Cheryl Ann Fulton, MEDIEVAL, CELTIC AND WELSH Triple-strung harps
  • Carlos Reyes, CONTEMPORARY PARAGUAYAN Harp with Julio Reyes, Guitar and Bass

Nov. 10, 2001
Dorothy Spreckles Performing Arts Center, Rohnert Park, CA

  • Kim Robertson, CONTEMPORARY CELTIC harp
  • Chaskinakuy, Music of the Andes featuring Edmond Badoux, PERUVIAN harp and Francy Vidal, vocals, Andean flutes, drums
  • Distant Oaks -CELTIC trio featuring Shane White, harp, Deb and Jared White, vocals, guitar, Border Pipes, Bodhran
  • Carlos Reyes and Friends, LATIN-JAZZ ensemble featuring Carlos Reyes, Paraguayan harp
  • Also: Mitch Landy, CLASSICAL PEDAL Harp, 8PM
  • Liza Rose Wallace, and Mirabelle Wallace-Korn, CELTIC harp duo 2:30PM

Nov. 14, 2001
Annual Festival of Harps Day in SF
San Francisco City Hall

  • Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble – MULTI-CULTURAL
  • Dominique Piana, CLASSICAL PEDAL harp
  • Carlos Reyes, PARAGUAYAN harp

Nov. 14, 2001
San Francisco Main Library, Koret Auditorium

  • History of the Harp Lecture-demonstration Lecture by Teed Rockwell with performances by harpists:
    • Daniel Berkman, AFRICAN Kora
    • Marianne Mac Donald, CELTIC Wire-strung harp
    • Members of BAYHE, MEDIEVAL AND CELTIC harps
    • Diana Stork, VENEZUELAN harp

13th Annual FOH -2002:

March 17, 2002
Lower Lake Schoolhouse Museum, Clear Lake, CA
Clear Lake Performing Arts and World Festival of Harps presents

  • Triskela harp trio with Diana Stork, Shawna Spiteri and Portia Diwa, CELTIC harps

Sep. 7, 2002
Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, CA
Concert for Peace

  • Geist, WORLD FUSION Music with Diana Stork, Neo-Celtic harp, Teed Rockwell, Chapman Stick; and Mika Scott, percussion
  • Karma Moffett, Tibetan Bell Ceremony
  • Portia Diwa and Amelia Romano, CELTIC Harp duo

Oct. 17, 2002
Mequite Hall, Ridgecrest, CA
World Festival of Harps, presented by Indian Wells Valley Concert Association

  • Twin Harps -Diana Stork and Cheryl Ann Fulton, CELTIC AND MEDIEVAL harps
  • Cui Junzhi, CHINESE KONGHOU harp
  • Lori Andrews, ELECTRIC JAZZ harp
  • Cheryl Ann Fulton, WELSH AND ITALIAN Triple-strung harps

Nov. 13, 2002
Strings, Berkeley

  • Twin Harps—Diana Stork, Cheryl Ann Fulton and Friends, CELTIC AND MEDIEVAL harps

Nov. 14, 2002
San Francisco City Hall

  • Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble – MULTI-CULTURAL
  • Mitch Landy, POP harp

Nov. 14, 2002
San Francisco Main Library, Koret Auditorium

  • History of the Harp Lecture-demonstration
  • James Makubuya, AFRICAN Harps
  • Ann Heymann, ANCIENT CELTIC Harps
  • Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble, TRADITIONAL CELTIC songs
  • Cui Junzhi, ORIENTAL Harps
  • Cheryl Ann Fulton, Early Harps: MEDIEVAL, RENAISSANCE, BAROQUE
  • Allegrah Hardulfi, LATIN Harps
  • Mitch Landy, MODERN CELTIC Harps
  • Larua Simpson, PEDAL Harps
  • Teed Rockwell and Diana Stork -NEW HORIOZONS for the Harp
  • HEALING HARPS with Sarajane Williams

Nov. 15, 2002
Sonoma State University, Sonoma, CA

  • History of the Harp Lecture-demonstration With Lori Andrews, PEDAL harp

Nov. 15, 2002
Noe Valley Ministry, San Francisco, CA

  • “Harps and Voices” Barbara Imhoff, PEDAL harp and Eda Maxym, vocals
  • Laura Zaerr, CELTIC AND PEDAL harps, and Shawna Spiteri, Vocals
  • Sarah Voynow, ELECTRIC AND ACOUSTIC PEDAL Harp, and Patrice Haan, Vocals

Nov. 16, 2002
Dorothy Spreckels Performing Arts Center, Rohnert Park, CA

  • “Women in Harps”Laura Zaerr, CELTIC AND PEDAL harps with Shawna Spiteri, Vocals
  • Ann Heymann, GAELIC Wire-strung Harp, with Step Dancer
  • Lori Andrews, JAZZ Harp Trio
  • Matinee with the Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble, MULTI-CULTURAL harp music, Directed by Diana Stork,and Shawna Spiteri featuring Linnea Snyderman, Ballerina
  • 8PM: “White Horse Harpers” CELTIC harps directed by Cheryl Ann Fulton, with Pam Swan, Bodhran
  • Portia Diwa and Amelia Romano, MULTI-CULTURAL harps in the lobby at 8PM

Nov. 17, 2002

  • Workshop with Ann Heymann – GAELIC Wire-strung harp — sponsored by the Bay Area Folk Harp Society and MCMF

Nov. 17, 2002
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA

  • Workshop and Master Class with Lori Andrews – JAZZ harp — sponsored by the American Harp Soociety, Bay Area Chapter and MCMF

14th Annual FOH -2003:

May 31, 2003
Zeum Theater, San Fraancisco, CA

  • “Lily’s Treasures,” ORIGINAL MUSIC presented by the Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble, directed by Diana Stork and Shawna Spiteri Featuring original story by Maureen UstenciStoryteller, Maria Larkin

June 1, 2003
Mary Magdalene Chuch, Berkeley, CA

  • “Lily’s Treasures,” Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble

Sep. 11, 2003
First Presbyterian Church, Skagway, Alaska World Festival of Harps

  • Twin Harps – MEDIEVAL/CONTEMPORARY/LATINDiana Stork and Cheryl Ann Fulton

Sep. 12, 2003
Chilkat Center, Haines, Alaska World Festival of Harps

  • Twin Harps – MEDIEVAL/CONTEMPORARY

Sep. 13, 2003
Northern Light Church, Juneau, Alaska World Festival of Harps

  • Twin Harps

Sep. 14, 2003
Chapel by the Lake, Juneau, Alaska World Festival of Harps

  • Twin Harps

Oct. 11. 2003
Chapel for the Annual Memory Walk on Treasure Island, Oakland, CA

  • Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble

Nov. 8, 2003
Randall Museum, San Francisco, CA

  • History of the Harp Lecture-demonstration By Diana Stork and members of the Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble, with Teed Rockwell, lecturer

Nov. 8, 2003
Randall Museum, San Francisco, CA

  • Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble performs the ORIGINAL music suite “Lily’s Treasures” with dramatic reading by Maria Duman

Nov. 14, 2003
San Francisco City Hall, Festival of Harps Day

  • Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble, AND FRIENDS

Nov. 14, 2003
Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Main Library

  • 5th Annual Festival of Harps Day
  • History of the Harp Lecture-demonstration With Park Stickney on JAZZ Harp

Nov. 14, 2003
Old First Church, San Francisco, CA

  • Park Stickney, JAZZ Harpist, and Friends in Concert

Nov. 15, 2003
Dorothy Spreckles Performing Arts Center, Rohnert Park, CA

  • Carlos Reyes and Friends, TRADITIONAL AND NEW LATIN Music
  • Park Stickney, JAZZ/POP Harp with Patrice Haan, Vocals
  • Triskela – CELTIC Harp Trio
  • Aryah Frankfurter, SCANDINAVIAN Harp Music with Kevin Evans, Guitar
  • Lobby harpists: 2:30 Matinee: Lavinia Karl, Laurel Rogers, and Emma Roos-Collins on NEO-CELTIC lever harps
  • 8PM: John Metras, CROSS-STRUNG harp

Nov. 16, 2003
Fammatre Elementary School, San Jose

  • Workshop and Concert with Park Stickney, JAZZ harp, sponsored by MCMF and the American Harp Society

Nov. 16, 2003
Fammatre Elementary School, San Jose, CA

  • Concert by Park Stickney, JAZZ harp

15th Annual FOH -2004:

April 24, 2004
Crowden Music Center, Berkeley, CA

  • Community Music Day
  • Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble, Jess Baily and Willie Parson

May 20, 2004
Windrush School, El Cerrito, CA

  • History of the Harps Lecture-demonstration

March 20, 2004
St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Berkeley

G.S. Sachdev, Bansuri Maestro, Sponsored by MCMF

May 29, 2004
Randall Museum, San Francisco, CA

  • “Harp Music From Around the World” by the Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble with music from GREECE, AFRICA, ARGENTINA, THE PHILIPPINES, CANADA, AMERICA AND TURKEY

May 30, 2004
St. Mary Magdalene Church, Berkeley, CA

  • “Harp Music From Around the World” by the Bay Area Youth Harp Ensemble

June 14-19, 2004
Arroyo Grande, CA

  • Diana Stork and Portia Diwa Harp-construction with Children through Children’s Creative Project

Bianca Larson, Portia Diwa

Bianca Larson, Portia Diwa

Piper Niehaus

Piper Niehaus
 
Still to come –  information about our presentations from 2005 until present.