Camac Blog
Passion, Authenticity and Strong Foundations: Heather Downie
January 17, 2025
Scottish harpist Heather Downie is the principal lever harp tutor at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. She is also the creative force behind the wonderful online school: How to Harp. The community moves from the online world for the How to Harp retreat, which takes place next week in Stirling, Scotland.Read more…
“Works of art make rules”…
June 10, 2018
...said Claude Debussy. "Rules do not make works of art." That would certainly be true of his masterpiece for harp and string orchestra, 'Danse sacrée et danse profane'. Read more…
First concerto for Irish Harp and Orchestra
June 9, 2018
RTÉ lyric fm is celebrating its 20th birthday by commissioning three new works, with a total prize fund of €14 000 available to composers born or living in Ireland. The primary birthday commission will be the first ever concerto for Irish harp and orchestra, and will be performed by soloist Máire Ní Chathasaigh with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra. Read more…
Harpes au Max 2018
June 7, 2018
Regular readers of our communications won’t have missed the fact we just came back from the second edition of Harpes au Max. This harp-tastic long weekend takes place throughout the Pays d’Ancenis, our home part of Brittany. Read more…
