AHS 2024 National Conference

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AHS 2024 National Conference

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8:00am EDT

Registration Peninsula Registration Desk

10:30am EDT

Exhibitor Brunch Peninsula Ballroom

11:30am EDT

Exhibit Hall Open Peninsula Ballroom

1:00pm EDT

Concert Artist Recital: Kaitlin Miller Canaveral Recital HallKaitlin Miller

2:00pm EDT

Annual Membership Meeting and Keynote Address Biscayne 1Angela Schwarzkopf • Ann Hobson Pilot • South Florida Chapter Ensemble

3:30pm EDT

IDEA Soundboard Event HubIDEA Committee Welcome Reception Peninsula FoyerJan Jennings • Central Florida Chapter Harp Ensemble

6:00pm EDT

Buses Leave for Dr. Phillips High School Renaissance Hotel North Lot Entrance

7:00pm EDT

Jazz Concert Dr. Phillips High School AuditoriumCharles Overton • César Secondino • Scott Marischen

9:30pm EDT

Post Concert Reception Peninsula FoyerElizabeth Louise • Christine MacPhail

7:00am EDT

Yoga Peninsula 1Alix Raspé Gray

7:30am EDT

Registration Peninsula Registration Desk

8:30am EDT

Approaches to Playing Bach on Lever and Pedal Harps Biscayne 1Dr. Anne-Marie O'Farrell • Dr. Laura Sherman Jazz Harmony for the Classically Trained Biscayne 3Felice Pomeranz Performing Venezuelan Music Biscayne 2Leonard Jácome Master Class: Harp Quartet Arranging Merritt 1 & 2Willi Maerz • HarpBeats • Jaymee Haefner

9:00am EDT

Mock Orchestra Audition Peninsula 1Ann Hobson Pilot • Abigail Kent

9:30am EDT

Looping Biscayne 2Nikolaz Cadoret • Ben Creighton Griffiths • Leonard Jácome New Lever Harp Notation Biscayne 1Dr. Anne-Marie O'Farrell Exhibit Hall Open Peninsula Ballroom

11:00am EDT

Concert: Harpists of the Sunshine State Canaveral Recital HallKontra Duo • Kristina Finch • Dannel Espinoza • Haley Rhodeside • Dr. Laura Sherman

12:00pm EDT

Executive Luncheon (by reservation only) Biscayne 3

1:30pm EDT

Harp Care & Safety Biscayne 1David Kolacny • Jason Azem • Peter Anderson • Dr. Steve Guerra, Jr. Secrets of Pedagogy Biscayne 2Elzbieta Szmyt Venezuelan music, fusion music & arranging Peninsula 1Eduardo Betancourt Celtic Harp Circle with Nikolaz Cadoret Merritt 1 & 2Nikolaz Cadoret

2:30pm EDT

Ann Hobson Pilot & the Music of John Williams Biscayne 2Michael Maganuco • Ann Hobson Pilot Six Steps to Basic Arranging Biscayne 3Jan Jennings The Harp Ensemble in Education Biscayne 1Lydia Cleaver • Maurice Draughn • Jaymee Haefner • Charles W. Lynch • Joseph Rebman • John Wickey

4:00pm EDT

Concert: New World Symphony Alumni Canaveral Recital HallAbigail Kent • Janet Harriman • Christine Van Arsdale

5:15pm EDT

Harpists in a Pool Photo Shoot Renaissance Hotel Pool

7:30pm EDT

Concert: Noël Wan Recital Canaveral Recital HallNoël Wan

9:30pm EDT

Post Concert Reception Peninsula FoyerViolectric® • Madison Harding • Michelle Jones • Yamilet Trujillo

7:00am EDT

Yoga Peninsula 1Alix Raspé Gray Executive Committee Meeting Executive Meeting Room

7:30am EDT

Registration Peninsula Registration Desk

8:30am EDT

Harmony in Marketing: Tuning Up Your Brand for Success Biscayne 1Nichole Rohrbach-McKenzie Jazz Harp Pioneers Biscayne 2Alison Reese • Brandee Younger Om is Where the Harp Is Peninsula 1Alix Raspé Gray William Marx's Concerto For Two Harps and Orchestra Biscayne 3Dr. Jaclyn Wappel • Dr. Colleen Potter Thorburn

9:00am EDT

Rehearsal: 2024 Conference Ensemble, Sunshine Harps😎 Merritt 1 & 2Jan Jennings • Elzbieta Szmyt • Laura Brandenburg • Jaymee Haefner • Willi Maerz • HarpBeats

9:30am EDT

IDEA Round Table Peninsula 1IDEA Committee • Johanny Navarro Music of Latin America Biscayne 2Eduardo Betancourt • Leonard Jácome • Mónica Gallego Tech Aids: Apps, Social Media & Software for Harpists Biscayne 1Kristina Finch • Kristen Elizabeth Hoyos Think it, do it, finish it! Biscayne 3Kimberly Rowe • Alison Reese Exhibit Hall Open Peninsula Ballroom

11:00am EDT

Concert: From Bach to Beyond on lever and pedal harps Canaveral Recital HallDr. Anne-Marie O'Farrell • Dr. Laura Sherman

12:00pm EDT

IDEA Soundboard Event HubIDEA Committee

1:30pm EDT

Business for Harpists Q & A Session Biscayne 2Kimberly Rowe • Kristina Finch • Kristen Elizabeth Hoyos • Alison Reese • Nichole Rohrbach-McKenzie Harpists in Women's Orchestras and All-Girl Bands Biscayne 3Emily Laurance Improvisation Peninsula 1Nikolaz Cadoret New World Symphony Panel Biscayne 1Dr. Laura Sherman • Abigail Kent • Christine Van Arsdale • Janet Harriman

2:00pm EDT

Rehearsal: 2024 Conference Ensemble, Sunshine Harps😎 Merritt 1 & 2Laura Brandenburg • Jaymee Haefner • Jan Jennings • Willi Maerz • Elzbieta Szmyt • HarpBeats

2:30pm EDT

Notation Software Biscayne 2Christopher Green • Rachel Green • Dr. Steve Guerra, Jr. Playing Pain Free: A Guide to Early Identification & Prevention of Injury at the harp. Biscayne 3Kai Rasmussen • Angela Schwarzkopf Working with Composers Biscayne 1Sara Cutler • Dr. Laura Sherman • Charles Norman Mason • Elisa Torres • Johanny Navarro • Dr. Stella Sung • Kristina Finch • Dannel Espinoza

4:00pm EDT

Concert: Music of Latin America Canaveral Recital HallEduardo Betancourt • Leonard Jácome • Humberly Maldonado

7:30pm EDT

Concert: International Flavors with Descofar & The Transatlantic Hot Club Canaveral Recital HallDescofar • Nikolaz Cadoret • Alice Soria-Cadoret • Yvon Molard • The Transatlantic Hot Club • Ben Creighton Griffiths • Adrien Chevalier • Philip Ambuel

10:00pm EDT

Post Concert Reception Peninsula FoyerStringfyre • Victoria Lynn Schultz • Craig Thomas

7:00am EDT

Yoga Peninsula 1Alix Raspé Gray

7:30am EDT

Registration Peninsula Registration Desk

8:30am EDT

AHS Grants Peninsula 1Kela Walton • Karen Lindquist Chapter Ambassador Projects Biscayne 3Chapter Ambassadors The "Exotic" in the Music of Marcel Tournier (50 minutes) Biscayne 2Alexander Rider Zabaleta in Columbia Biscayne 1Mónica Gallego

9:00am EDT

Rehearsal: 2024 Conference Ensemble, Sunshine Harps😎 Canaveral Recital HallJan Jennings • Elzbieta Szmyt • Laura Brandenburg • Jaymee Haefner • HarpBeats • Willi Maerz

9:30am EDT

Elements of Puerto Rican Bomba Rhythms for Harp and Cello Biscayne 1Johanny Navarro • Elisa Torres • Luis Miguel Rojas Introduction to Jazz Merritt 1 & 2Ben Creighton Griffiths Strategies for Practicing Sight Reading Biscayne 2Phala Tracy Exhibit Hall Open Peninsula Ballroom

11:00am EDT

Ensemble Concert: Sunshine Harps😎 & HarpBeats Canaveral Recital HallJan Jennings • Elzbieta Szmyt • Laura Brandenburg • Willi Maerz • Jaymee Haefner • HarpBeats