The Virginia Harp Center Festival will bring diverse international artists to your doorstep in the Mid-Atlantic area! Learn from these incredible musicians through live concerts, performance classes, and workshops.  Mark your calendar for March 14-16th, 2025.

Schedule of Events:

Friday, March 14, 2025

1:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Check In and Registration
1:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Exhibit Hall Open
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm: Hangin' with the Harp LIVE IN-PERSON! - Robbin Gordon-Cartier, Mary Jane D'Arville, Lynne Aspnes, and Janet Witman
7:20 pm - 7:45 pm Prelude Concert - AYPO Harp Ensemble
8:00 pm: Opening Concert - Experiments in Play - Emily Levin
9:30 pm: Reception

Saturday, March 15, 2025

08:30 am - 02:00 pm: Check In and Registration
09:00 am - 10:15 am: Inside the Orchestral Audition - Emily Levin
09:00 am - 10:15 am: Accidentally in Love Part I - Levers - Robbin Gordon-Cartier
10:00 am - 06:30 pm: Exhibit Hall Open
10:30 am - 11:45 am: Art of the Steal - Emmanuel Padilla Holguin
10:30 am - 11:45 am: Gigging Harpists' Survival Guide - Maryanne Meyer
10:30 am - 11:45 am: Harp Tasting - Therèse Hurley
11:45 am - 01:00 pm: Break
01:00 pm - 03:30 pm: Masterclass - Emily Levin
01:00 pm - 02:15 pm: Accidentally in Love Part II - Pedals - Robbin Gordon-Cartier
01:00 pm - 02:15 pm: Spontaneous Strings Level I - Charles Overton
02:30 pm - 03:30 pm: Three Centuries of Mexican Harp Music - Emmanuel Padilla Holguin
03:30 pm - 04:15 pm: Afternoon TAY - Tea/Cookie Break and Taylor Swift  Themed Concert presented by Maryanne Meyer
04:30 pm - 05:45 pm: Classical Favorites for your Favorite Harp - Robbin Gordon-Cartier
04:30 pm - 05:45 pm: Prime Time Mind - Emily Levin
04:30 pm - 05:45 pm: Harp Tech 101: Essentials for Every Harpist  - Liza Jensen
05:45 pm: Break
07:20 pm - 7:45 pm: Prelude Concert - Dre
08:00 pm: Evening Concert - Charles Overton
09:30 pm: Dessert Reception

Sunday, March 16, 2025

08:30 am - 10:00 am: Check In and Registration
09:00 am - 10:15 am: Spontaneous Strings Level I - Charles Overton
09:00 am - 10:15 am: Classical Favorites for your Favorite Harp - Robbin Gordon-Cartier
09:00 am - 10:15 am: Art of the Steal - Emmanuel Padilla Holguin
10:00 am - 2:00 pm: Exhibit Hall Open
10:30 am - 11:45 am: Prime Time Mind - Emily Levin
10:30 am - 11:45 pm: Spontaneous Strings Level II - Charles Overton
10:30 am - 11:45 pm: Amp It Up! - Dre
12:00 pm: Break
01:20 pm - 1:45 pm: Prelude Concert - BANRIGH
02:00 pm: Grand Finale Concert - Robbin Gordon-Cartier and Emmanuel Padilla Holguin

Date: March 14 - 16, 2025

Location: Hilton Arlington - 950 North Stafford Street Arlington, VA 22201

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