..... PART II
Evening cocert... started 40 minutes late, so we decieded to shorten all beginning parts including our own band. It was nessesary, because we had a lot of people to play and needed to end at 22:00
At first should play all atendants. Wendy moved her group to stage and I expected that only few will be brave to come and play, but I turned and they ALL!!!! were siting begind me and watching me when to start. Me jew fell down. I didnt expected that. And they played five easy "canon" melodies which they practised with Wendy. And they did it! Fantastic. It was big gang of harpists and some of them had harp in their hand for the first time. VERY BRAVE!
Than solo harpists come, opening with our czech father of local harpers - Jirka (he made his first harp from old wardrobe 10 years ago and he was first who tried to play it.)
Than I, Wendy and Jirka played Carolan's Ramble to Cashel. We didnt played that together for few years and didnt rehears it - but it turned out so great, that my teacher later highlighted that.
Than Wendy with her lovely song (she has great voice)and me with Ailein Duinn. Than come Alexandra with her own music and finaly Hana with few medieval songs
Than our band played ... but only four songs. Wendy had trouble to play harp after all day playing and painfull hand, so she played only flute (We have two harps, medieval wind instruments and drum) and so I needed to play most of harp parts alone, which was a bit stresfull. I did there billions of mistakes, but nobody recognized and people really loved what we played (only my teacher sitting in a first row will break my fingers tomorrow, because I did there some ... well not mistakes ... some parts turned absolutly tu diffrent melody ... but to person who dont know the song it should sound like a cool variations ... but my teacher knows
And than we had a two star musicians. First czech group TRES ENSEMBLE who play renaissance music with harp, lute, voice and gamba
And than come Erik and Anna and they played so wanderfuly and made so great atmosphere that people didnt want let them go and so they needed to add 3times songs. BIG THANKS!!! Erik, you are stars! And mainly - you are both wanderful people!!!!
After 23 - we move all people out and only people sleeping overnight stayed. We prepared carpet, sleeping bags and mats, open sangria to have a evening snack and of course .... played!
Does anyone know how to switch off harpist who are in playing mood? It's impossible. But so great! :-)))
We played even during breakfast and than to Dieter for sweet morning music. :-) It was nice to open eyew to gentle tones.
UF I survived that and I hope that people enjoyed. I still have no photos, but I have some very nice responses and so I belive that people love that even it has some child's illnesses, but it was great.
My personal result...
Well festival has 0 profit. Which means that I was able to pay rent of hall and food and drinks and gas. So big stone felt from my heart, because I am not rich and I invested into festival a lot of my money. But finaly... It's behind me. I am now very very tired and feel 100 years old ... or like after some marathon run. If there will be event like this I will not be completly only organiser like now and there should be team of supporting people or we should ask for grant. But it's for the first time and it was big lesson and experience.
Finaly with harpmakers models, erik's harp, harps of atendants, Hana's harps for lectures - I counted 23 harps :-)
..... PART II
Evening cocert... started 40 minutes late, so we decieded to shorten all beginning parts including our own band. It was nessesary, because we had a lot of people to play and needed to end at 22:00
At first should play all atendants. Wendy moved her group to stage and I expected that only few will be brave to come and play, but I turned and they ALL!!!! were siting begind me and watching me when to start. Me jew fell down. I didnt expected that. And they played five easy "canon" melodies which they practised with Wendy. And they did it! Fantastic. It was big gang of harpists and some of them had harp in their hand for the first time. VERY BRAVE!
Than solo harpists come, opening with our czech father of local harpers - Jirka (he made his first harp from old wardrobe 10 years ago and he was first who tried to play it.)
Than I, Wendy and Jirka played Carolan's Ramble to Cashel. We didnt played that together for few years and didnt rehears it - but it turned out so great, that my teacher later highlighted that.
Than Wendy with her lovely song (she has great voice)and me with Ailein Duinn. Than come Alexandra with her own music and finaly Hana with few medieval songs
Than our band played ... but only four songs. Wendy had trouble to play harp after all day playing and painfull hand, so she played only flute (We have two harps, medieval wind instruments and drum) and so I needed to play most of harp parts alone, which was a bit stresfull. I did there billions of mistakes, but nobody recognized and people really loved what we played (only my teacher sitting in a first row will break my fingers tomorrow, because I did there some ... well not mistakes ... some parts turned absolutly tu diffrent melody ... but to person who dont know the song it should sound like a cool variations ... but my teacher knows :_smile_:
And than we had a two star musicians. First czech group TRES ENSEMBLE who play renaissance music with harp, lute, voice and gamba
And than come Erik and Anna and they played so wanderfuly and made so great atmosphere that people didnt want let them go and so they needed to add 3times songs. BIG THANKS!!! Erik, you are stars! And mainly - you are both wanderful people!!!!
After 23 - we move all people out and only people sleeping overnight stayed. We prepared carpet, sleeping bags and mats, open sangria to have a evening snack and of course .... played!
Does anyone know how to switch off harpist who are in playing mood? It's impossible. But so great! :-)))
We played even during breakfast and than to Dieter for sweet morning music. :-) It was nice to open eyew to gentle tones.
UF I survived that and I hope that people enjoyed. I still have no photos, but I have some very nice responses and so I belive that people love that even it has some child's illnesses, but it was great.
My personal result...
Well festival has 0 profit. Which means that I was able to pay rent of hall and food and drinks and gas. So big stone felt from my heart, because I am not rich and I invested into festival a lot of my money. But finaly... It's behind me. I am now very very tired and feel 100 years old ... or like after some marathon run. If there will be event like this I will not be completly only organiser like now and there should be team of supporting people or we should ask for grant. But it's for the first time and it was big lesson and experience.
Finaly with harpmakers models, erik's harp, harps of atendants, Hana's harps for lectures - I counted 23 harps :-)