4th Annual
ARIZONA AUTOHARP FESTIVAL
February 13-15, 2009

Madison Baptist Church    6202 N. 12th Street    Phoenix AZ 85014


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MOTELS/HOTELS
CAMPING/RV


MEALS

SCHEDULE

REGISTRATION


Questions?
Email Barbara
bcgiamalvo@aol.com

or
Fuey
fueyherring@gmail.com


Registrar:
June Fessenden
jsfess@acn.net

or 602.765.2832

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

This is the 2008 schedule for reference - 2009 schedule to be posted late Jan 2009.

Download printable Festival Schedule (PDF) (coming in Jan 2009)
Friday, February 15
FELLOWSHIP HALL

Reception Vendor Area Room A Room B Room C
1:30 - 2:00
  Welcome
Registration  - -  Get Acquainted  - -  Tuning
2:00 - 2:30
  Opening
  Ceremony
Native American Flute: Hal Weeks
Fuey Herring & Barbara Giamalvo: Overview of Workshops, Instructors & Performers
2:45 - 3:45
  Workshop 1
Dia'Todd'Nics Display/Play Station   Beginner's Basics I
Barbara Giamalvo
Song Accompaniment
Tom Schroeder
Jamming Etiquette
& Practice
Fuey Herring
4:00 - 5:00
  Workshop 2
Dia'Todd'Nics Display/Play Station   Beginner's Basics II
Barbara Giamalvo
Rhythms on the Autoharp
Lindsay Haisley
Jam Room
Fuey Herring
5:30 - 7:00
Dinner & Open Stage
Dinner & Open Stage
See Open Stage Schedule at Reception Desk
7:30
Concert #1
Church Worship Center
  Todd Crowley
  Bill Bryant
  Hal Weeks


Saturday, February 16
FELLOWSHIP HALL

Reception Vendor Area Room A Room B Room C
8:00 - 8:30 Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30
  Workshop 3
Dia'Todd'Nics Display/Play Station   Easy & Fun Beginning Melodies
Tom Schroeder
Pick Tricks
Bill Bryant
Tandem Bar Harps
Todd Crowley
Hal Weeks
9:45 - 10:45
  Workshop 4
  Physics of Sound
Pete Daigle
Jam Room
June Fessenden
Autoharp a'la Mode
Todd Crowley
Playing by Ear
Lindsay Haisley
11:00 - 12:00
  Workshop 5
  Shade Tree Autoharp Mechanics
Pete Daigle
Theory for Dummies
Hal Weeks
Put a Pulse in Your Melody Playing
Tom Schroeder
Jam Room
Barbara Giamalvo
12:30 - 1:30
  Lunch &
  Open Stage
Lunch & Open Stage
See Open Stage Schedule at Reception Desk
1:30 - 3:00
  Contest
UNSERIOUS AUTOHARP CONTEST
3:00 - 4:00
  Workshop 6
  Rhythm Chops
Bill Bryant
Diminished Chords
Hal Weeks
Melodies
Lindsay Haisley
4:15 - 5:15 HARPER'S BAZAAR
Bring any and all of your unneeded/for sale musical items to display and sell at the Harpers’ Bazaar - instruments, cases, straps, books, CD’s, accessories - you name it. Sellers will be responsible for their own pricing and sales.
Lawn: Croquet O'le
5:30 - 7:00
  Dinner &
  Open Stage
Dinner & Open Stage
See Open Stage Schedule at Reception Desk
7:30
  Concert #2
Church Worship Center
Tom Schroeder
Lindsay Haisley


Sunday, February 17
CHURCH WORSHIP CENTER & FELLOWSHIP HALL

Reception Vendor Area Room A Room B Room C
8:30 - 12:00 You are on your own Sunday morning, but everyone is invited to join either the praise team or the congregation at our host facility, Madison Baptist Church.
8:30 - 9:00 Autoharp Tuning at the Church Worship Center
9:00 - 10:00 Worship Rehearsal at the Church Worship Center
10:00 - 10:30 Fellowship Time in the Fellowship Hall (Coffee, Beverages, Donuts, Pastries)
10:30 - 11:45 Worship Time in the Church Worship Center
Autoharpers to perform with the church Praise Team during the service
12:00 - 1:30
  Lunch &
  Open Stage
Lunch & Open Stage
See Open Stage Schedule at Reception Desk
1:30 - 2:30
  Fun & Games!
Croquet O'le Fiesta Band Practice Fiesta Band Practice Fiesta Band Practice
2:45 - 3:45
  Workshop 7
Dia'Todd'Nics Display/Play Station   Beautiful Waltzes
Tom Schroeder
Playing in Octaves
Bill Bryant
Beginner's Open Stage
Barbara
4:00 - 5:00
  Workshop 8
  We Shall Overcome
Todd Crowley
Improvisation
Lindsay Haisley
Right Hand Techniques
Hal Weeks
5:30 - 7:00
  Dinner &
  Open Stage
Dinner & Open Stage
See Open Stage Schedule at Reception Desk
7:30
  FIESTA BANDS
Special Performances by "Fiesta Bands"
  FIESTA JAM! Closing/Farewells/Open Jam Time
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