2023 Summer Institute

9:00am PDT

Young Professional Division Finals Thayer Hall

1:00pm PDT

Chapter Ambassadors Meetup (CA's only) Olive 229Chapter Ambassadors • Catherine Case • Kathryn Harms • Charles W Lynch III Young Composers Project Meetup (YCP only) Olive 270Featured Young Composers • Caroline Lizotte • Julia Kay Jamieson • Laura Zaerr

1:15pm PDT

Presidential Advisory Meeting Olive 272

2:30pm PDT

Ruth Wickersham Papalia Scholarship Recipient Presentation Maymen Recital HallAri Schwartz

3:30pm PDT

Keynote & Annual Membership Meeting Maymen Recital HallAngela Schwarzkopf • Les Marsden

5:00pm PDT

Chapter Ambassador Fair Maymen Recital HallChapter Ambassadors

6:30pm PDT

Seating of New Board Members Maymen Recital Hall

7:30pm PDT

Opening Recital - Elizabeth Yeoh-Wang & Caroline Lizotte Zipper HallElizabeth Yeoh-Wang • Caroline Lizotte

9:30pm PDT

Reception Colburn Plaza

9:00am PDT

Workshop: Nate Zeisler on Career Opportunities for Musicians Maymen Recital HallNate Zeisler Junior Division Finals Thayer Hall

10:00am PDT

Workshop: Let the Music Move You - Using Movement in your Harp Teaching Grand Rehearsal HallJeremy Chesman

11:15am PDT

Workshop: Creativity Within the Tradition: Lever Harp in Scottish Music Maymen Recital HallRachel Clemente

12:15pm PDT

IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Access) Soundboard Colburn PlazaJeremy Chesman • Chilali Hugo • Elisa Torres

12:30pm PDT

Advanced Division Finals Thayer Hall

1:00pm PDT

Young Composers Project: Master Class I (Open) Olive 270Featured Young Composers • Caroline Lizotte • Julia Kay Jamieson • Laura Zaerr

1:30pm PDT

Workshop: All About the Harp Ensemble Maymen Recital HallWilli Huber Maerz

3:15pm PDT

Workshop: Be Glad You’re Not Young Anymore: Teaching and Learning Strategies for the Adult Student Maymen Recital HallAnne Sullivan Young Composers Project Q&A Session Olive 270Featured Young Composers • Caroline Lizotte • Julia Kay Jamieson • Laura Zaerr

4:45pm PDT

Afternoon Recital: Works by Women Maymen Recital HallAshley Jackson • Jacqueline Pollauf

7:30pm PDT

Evening Concert: Elemental Synthesis Thayer HallChen-Yu Huang • Tze-Ying Wu • Pei-San Chiu • Danielle Kuntz • Music Beyond Borders • Tasha Smith Godinez • Domenic Hueso • Christopher Garcia

9:30pm PDT

Reception Colburn Plaza

9:00am PDT

Workshop: Music Theory in Song and Rhyme Maymen Recital HallPhala Tracy Intermediate I Finals Thayer Hall

9:45am PDT

Young Composers Project: individual coaching sessions (YCP only) Practice RoomsFeatured Young Composers • Caroline Lizotte • Julia Kay Jamieson • Laura Zaerr

10:45am PDT

Workshop: Innovative Approaches to Leading, Building and Conducting Harp Ensembles Maymen Recital HallKristal Schwartz

12:15pm PDT

IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Access) Soundboard Colburn PlazaJeremy Chesman • Chilali Hugo • Elisa Torres

1:00pm PDT

Young Composers Project Master Class II (Open) Olive 270Caroline Lizotte • Featured Young Composers • Julia Kay Jamieson • Laura Zaerr Intermediate II Finals Thayer Hall

1:15pm PDT

Workshop: In the Moment, Playing or Improvisation Maymen Recital HallMia Theodoratus

3:00pm PDT

Workshop: Utilizing Technology to Enhance Your Music Career Maymen Recital HallGracie Sprout

4:15pm PDT

Workshop: Harpists of All Levels Can Be Part of New Music Maymen Recital HallDanielle Kuntz

5:30pm PDT

Members Music Video Presentations Maymen Recital HallJulia Kay Jamieson

6:45pm PDT

San Jose Youth Harp Ensemble Pre-Concert Music Zipper LobbySan Jose Youth Symphony Harp Ensemble • Kristal Schwartz

7:30pm PDT

Evening Concert: California Composers & Chamber Concerto Zipper HallAlison Bjorkedal • Natalie Buickians • Ellie Choate • Linda-Rose Hembreiker • Fung Ho • Elizabeth Huston • Catherine Litaker • Olympia Youth Orchestra • Alfredo Rolando Ortiz • Amelia Romano

9:30pm PDT

Reception Colburn Plaza

8:30am PDT

Masterclass: Caroline Lizotte Thayer HallCaroline Lizotte

10:00am PDT

Young Composers Project, Featured Composers Recital Maymen Recital HallFeatured Young Composers

11:15am PDT

2023 National Competition Awards and Winners Recital Thayer Hall

12:45pm PDT

YCP Featured Composers & National Competition Reception Colburn Plaza