Calendar
Welcome to our calendar! Here you will find events of harp interest throughout the Pacific Northwest. (As submissions come from so many different sources, the Puget Sound Folk Harp Society cannot guarantee the accuracy of every detail; please check with the contact person when listed if you have questions or concerns about the event.) If you would like your harp event to be listed here, please contact info@reigningharps.com for submission guidelines.
December 2024
Dec 1 New Westminister BC. Winter Harp’s 2024 holiday concert tour. Harps, flute, violin, bass flute, medieval instruments, percussion, poetry and song — this is Winter Harp. 2:30 pm, Massey Theatre. https://www.masseytheatre.com/event/let-it-snow//.
Dec 1 Nanaimo BC. Josh Layne accompanies Island Bel Canto Singers in Ceremony of Carols, St. Andrew’s United Church, Nanaimo. 3:00 pm. Tickets available from the Port Theatre box office, or at the door.
Dec 3 Seattle WA. Italian band Ensemble Sangineto, with amazing harpist Adriano Sangineto, twin sister Caterina on bowed psaltery, and guitarist Jacopo, all three with the most intricate and phenomenal vocal harmonies, will be back in Seattle Tuesday December 3, 7:30 pm, at the Royal Room, 5000 Rainier Ave S. if you saw their concert with the Seattle Folklore Society, you know why you should get your tickets early! For ticket info please see https://www.strangertickets.com/events/155474753/ensemble-sangineto.
Dec 4 Lincoln City OR. Ensemble Sangineto with Adriano Sangineto on harp, Cultural Center in Lincoln City. Please contact venue for time and ticket price.
Dec 6 Beaverton OR. Tracey Rose Brown will be providing elegant harp music Friday, December 6, 6-9 pm at the Grey Raven Art Gallery by the Reser Center in Beaverton, Oregon.
Dec 6 Eugene OR. Ensemble Sangineto with Adriano Sangineto on harp, at Tsunami Books in Eugene. Please contact venue for time and ticket price.
Dec 7 Olympia WA. The next meeting for the Olympia-area harp circle will be December 7 from 1-3 pm at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3800 Henderson Blvd SE, Olympia. The church is near Olympia High School. Harpers should enter on the north side of the building, then turn left and go to the room in the corner at the end of the hall. For more information or to be added to the mailing list, contact Dan at dan.bolton24@gmail.com.
Dec 7 Sechelt BC. Winter Harp’s 2024 holiday concert tour. Harps, flute, violin, bass flute, medieval instruments, percussion, poetry and song — this is Winter Harp. 2:30 pm. Raven’s Cry Theatre. Sorry – Sold Out.
Dec 7 Seattle WA. Tenebris ad Lucem: the Medieval Women’s Choir with soprano Marian Siebert and harpist Bill McJohn. 8 pm, St James Cathedral, 804 9th Ave. Suggested donation $30. For more information, please visit www.medievalwomenschoir.org or call 206-717-4550.
Dec 8 Parksville BC. Josh Layne accompanies Island Bel Canto Singers in Ceremony of Carols, Knox United Church, Parksville. 3:00 pm. Tickets available from the Port Theatre box office, or at the door.
Dec 8 Kent WA. Sunday, Dec 8 – 3 PM – Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center; Magical Strings Celtic Yuletide returns this holiday season as the Boulding family and special guests weave their magic with music, storytelling, and Irish step-dancing. See https://www.magicalstrings.com/#/events for tickets. Sorry – Sold Out.
Dec 10 Chilliwack BC. Winter Harp’s 2024 holiday concert tour. Harps, flute, violin, bass flute, medieval instruments, percussion, poetry and song — this is Winter Harp. 7:30 pm. Chilliwack Cultural Centre. https://www.chilliwackculturalcentre.ca/ccc-event/winter-harp/.
Dec 11 Vancouver BC. Winter Harp’s 2024 holiday concert tour. Harps, flute, violin, bass flute, medieval instruments, percussion, poetry and song — this is Winter Harp. 7:30 pm. St. Andrew’s-Wesley United. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/winter-harp-vancouver-2024-tickets-1010892856747?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Dec 13 Victoria BC. Winter Harp’s 2024 holiday concert tour. Harps, flute, violin, bass flute, medieval instruments, percussion, poetry and song — this is Winter Harp. 3:00 pm AND 7:30 pm. Alix Goolden Performance Hall. https://www.showpass.com/winter-harp-2024/.
Dec 14 Seattle WA. Harpist Susi Hussong and student Aeron Langford will be playing at Swanson’s Nursery, 9701 15th Ave NW in north Ballard, from 12-2 pm. For details see https://www.swansonsnursery.com/holiday-music.
Dec 14 Seattle WA. Susi Hussong invites you to come to her studio’s annual Holiday Harp Ensemble Concert at the Broadview Public Library, Saturday December 14 at 3:30 pm. The address is 12755 Greenwood N., Seattle.
Dec 14 Nanaimo BC. Winter Harp’s 2024 holiday concert tour. Harps, flute, violin, bass flute, medieval instruments, percussion, poetry and song — this is Winter Harp. 3:30 pm. Port Theatre. https://www.porttheatre.com/event/spotlight-winter-harp-4/.
Dec 15 Seattle WA. Harpist Susi Hussong and student Aeron Langford will be playing at Swanson’s Nursery, 9701 15th Ave NW in north Ballard, from 12-2 pm. For details see https://www.swansonsnursery.com/holiday-music.
Dec 15 Seattle WA. Bill McJohn plays renaissance dances & Welsh airs on the triple harp, 1-2 pm at the Volunteer Park Conservatory (1402 E. Galer St). Admission to the Conservatory is $6. For more information, call 206-322-4112 or visit www.volunteerparkconservatory.org.
Dec 15 Mountlake Terrace WA. Third Sunday Harp Circle is back in the big room at the Mountlake Terrace Library this month, and we’re having an extra bit of time to celebrate the winter holidays! Join us when the library opens at 1 pm and we’ll be set up, tuned, and ready to play by 1:30. We’ll break around 2:30 for an hour of social time and holiday treats, then play again from 3:30 to 4:30, and be cleaned up and out by 4:45. Please bring favorite winter tunes from any and all traditions, as well as works in progress and group tunes from our PSFHS book. We are a friendly and relaxed group, all styles and ability levels of harping are welcome, solo playing is encouraged but never required. For more information or to be on the reminder list, contact Diane at mdianem@seanet.com.
Dec 15 Duncan BC. Winter Harp’s 2024 holiday concert tour. Harps, flute, violin, bass flute, medieval instruments, percussion, poetry and song — this is Winter Harp. 2:00 pm. Cowichan Theatre. https://www.ctcentre.bc.ca/TheatreManager/1/online?performance=2997.
Dec 15 Shoreline WA. Sunday, Dec 15 – 3 PM – Shorewood Theatre; Magical Strings Celtic Yuletide returns this holiday season as the Boulding family and special guests weave their magic with music, storytelling, and Irish step-dancing. See https://www.magicalstrings.com/#/events for tickets. Plenty of tickets left here!
Dec 15 Tacoma WA. Kathleen Figetakis writes “For anyone in the Tacoma area who would like to encourage amateur harpists of all levels, my 9 year old neighbor and I will perform with the South Sound Harp Ensemble at the University of Puget Sound’s Schneebeck concert hall. The free holiday concert is Sunday December 15 at 7 PM.”
Dec 15 On-line. Deadline for early bird discount for Scottish harper Ailie Robertson’s Winter Harp Festival, happening on-line January 10-12, 2025. Instructors include Sunita Staneslow, Josh Layne, Wendy Stewart and Aisling Lyons. For more information or to register see www.winterharpfestival.com.
Dec 16 Courtenay BC. Winter Harp’s 2024 holiday concert tour. Harps, flute, violin, bass flute, medieval instruments, percussion, poetry and song — this is Winter Harp. 7:30 pm. Sid Williams Theatre. https://www.sidwilliamstheatre.com/choose-seating/?id=134602/.
Dec 18 North Vancouver BC. Winter Harp’s 2024 holiday concert tour. Harps, flute, violin, bass flute, medieval instruments, percussion, poetry and song — this is Winter Harp. 7:30 pm. BlueShore Performing Centre. https://tickets.capilanou.ca/TheatreManager/1/online?performance=2212/.
Dec 19 North Vancouver BC. Winter Harp’s 2024 holiday concert tour. Harps, flute, violin, bass flute, medieval instruments, percussion, poetry and song — this is Winter Harp. 7:30 pm. BlueShore Performing Centre. https://tickets.capilanou.ca/TheatreManager/1/online?performance=2213/.
Dec 19-20 Leavenworth WA. Thurs/Fri, Dec 19-20 – 7:30 PM, both shows – Snowy Owl Theatre; Magical Strings Celtic Yuletide returns this holiday season as the Boulding family and special guests weave their magic with music, storytelling, and Irish step-dancing. See https://www.magicalstrings.com/#/events for tickets.
Dec 20 East Vancouver BC. Winter Harp’s 2024 holiday concert tour. Harps, flute, violin, bass flute, medieval instruments, percussion, poetry and song — this is Winter Harp. 3:00 pm AND 7:30 pm. Historic Theatre, East Cultural Centre. https://thecultch.com/ticket/winter-harp/.
Dec 21 Portland OR. Meeting Third Saturdays: Harps at Artichoke, 2007 SE Powell Blvd., Portland OR. 12-1:30 pm. Play-along tune book on site, solos most welcome. Come enjoy harp company in Artichoke’s cozy cafe, a fabulous community music making space, led by established harpist Tracey Rose Brown. $5-10 facility fees. For more info or to confirm date and time contact Tracey at Tbharpsong@gmail.com.
Dec 21 Seattle WA. Bill McJohn plays renaissance dances & Welsh airs on the triple harp, 1-2 pm at the Volunteer Park Conservatory (1402 E. Galer St). Admission to the Conservatory is $6. For more information, call 206-322-4112 or visit www.volunteerparkconservatory.org.
Dec 21 AND 22 Maple Ridge BC. Winter Harp’s 2024 holiday concert tour. Harps, flute, violin, bass flute, medieval instruments, percussion, poetry and song — this is Winter Harp. 3:00 pm. The ACT. https://theactmapleridge.org/winter-harp-2024#tickets.
Dec 22 Mount Vernon WA. Sunday, Dec 22 – 3 PM – Lincoln Theatre; Magical Strings Celtic Yuletide returns this holiday season as the Boulding family and special guests weave their magic with music, storytelling, and Irish step-dancing. See https://www.magicalstrings.com/#/events for tickets. (Nearly Sold Out)
Dec 23 Eugene OR. On Monday Dec. 23, 10:30 am, Janet Naylor presents solo Celtic harp and songs at Holiday Market’s Evergreen Hall Stage, food court in Evergreen Hall.
There are two stages at Holiday Market! The Holiday Stage is in the new Holiday Hall located in the Performance Hall at the Lane Events Center. There is a smaller stage near the International Food Court that is now called the Evergreen Stage. That’s the one you want!
Dec 27 Vancouver WA. Vancouver WA/Portland OR area harp circle meets the fourth Friday of every month at Cascade Park Community Library, 600 NE 136th Ave in Vancouver WA. Group tunes, individual tunes and/or songs, creative expression, and a great time! Welcome to all ability levels, from 10 am-12 pm Pacific Time. For more info and to confirm date and time, contact Donita at donita_andrews@yahoo.com.
Dec 28 Seattle WA. Bill McJohn plays renaissance dances & Welsh airs on the triple harp, 1-2 pm at the Volunteer Park Conservatory (1402 E. Galer St). Admission to the Conservatory is $6. For more information, call 206-322-4112 or visit www.volunteerparkconservatory.org.
Dec 29 Seattle WA. Light in Darkness: the Greenest Branch. Soprano Marian Siebert and harpist Bill McJohn present medieval music in honor of Mary, the Mother of God. 7:30 pm, Theosophical Society Library, 717 Broadway E. Suggested donation $5-$20. For more information, please visit www.seattletheosophy.org.
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