10TH WORLD HARP CONGRESS
Coline-Marie Orliac-harp, Achilles Liarmakopoulos-trombone, Constance Luzzati-harp, Elisabet Waage-harp, Laufey Sigurdardottir-violin
John Ernst Galliard – Sonata nr.1 Robert Schumann – Ich Kann’s nicht fassen, nicht glauben (uit: Frauenliebe und Leben) Astor Piazzolla – Oblivion Jose Ursicino Da Silva – Marquinhos No Frevo Johann Jakob Froberger- Lamentation sur la mort de sa majeste imperiale Frederic II Bruno Mantovani – Tocar Domenico Scarlatti – Sonatas K9 and K10 in D minor Arni Thorsteinsson – Nott Thorarinn Gudmundsson – Thu ert Leifur Thorarinsson – Serena for violin and harp The World Harp Congress, an international non-profit organisation, was founded in 1981 by Phia Berghout as a continuation of the Internationale Harpweken in Queekhoven (in the Dutch town of Breukelen). The tenth Congress will take place from 17 through 23 July 2008 under the name of Wereld Harp Festival in the Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ, Bimhuis, Movenpick Hotel, Conservatorium van Amsterdam (Amsterdam Conservatory) and Passenger Terminal Amsterdam. Besides concerts there will also be a series of workshops, master classes and lectures. The harp will be presented in all its guises, from folk music to dance, classic to pop and jazz, and children’s theatre to cross-over.