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Celebrate and listen to our local young harpists in the YLMS Winner’s Recital, as well as a special presentation-performance by guest artist Chloe Tula, a multi-prizewinning, emerging young professional harpist based in the Bay Area. 

Sunday, May 23rd 4 – 5:30pm

Zoom info will be sent by email to membership / contestants. This event is free and open to the public, please email bacahs [at] gmail.com to get the link. 

Please see below for a home recording pdf and video guide for this year’s competition, provided by BACAHS President Meredith Clark.

Lyon & Healy Virtual Harptacular featuring Emmanuel Ceysson will be happening April 10th, 2021. For more information and to register, click here

2021 Yvonne LaMothe Schwager Virtual Competition

APPLY HERE

Application Deadline: Saturday, May 1

Video Submission Deadline: Wednesday, May 12

Competition Judging:  Monday, May 17

Winners Recital: Sunday May 23, featuring special guest artist, Chloe Tula

Please see below for a PDF containing more information for our 2021 competition. A huge thank you to our competition committee: Karen Gottlieb, Jessica Schaeffer, and Susie Spiwak.

We recognize the impact of the pandemic and the fires on the livelihoods of our professional harpists.  BACAHS is currently operating a relief fund for our members. We still have funds available.  We work to keep these grants as confidential as possible. Please email bacahs@gmail.com to obtain the link to the application.

The BACAHS relief fund is open to all current members.  Need to renew? Membership fees are based on a sliding scale (with no minimum) to pay as little or as much as you’re able. Renew here: bacharp.org/membership.
 
Interested in donating to support our relief fund? Please email bacahs@gmail.com

2021 Yvonne LaMothe Schwager Virtual Competition

APPLY HERE

Application Deadline: Saturday, May 1

Video Submission Deadline: Wednesday, May 12

Competition Judging:  Monday, May 17

Winners Recital: Sunday May 23, featuring special guest artist, Chloe Tula

Please see below for a PDF containing more information for our 2021 competition. A huge thank you to our competition committee: Karen Gottlieb, Jessica Schaeffer, and Susie Spiwak.

Resources from Karen Gottlieb’s Harp Tech Lunch Break:

What Harpists Need To Know

Maintenance Info

Cleaning Article

String tying/changing

Tuning Article

Tips on sanitizing your harp in the time of COVID-19 from Peter Wiley:

COVID-19 Guidelines from Salvi Harps:

Prevention tips COVID-19

Every Wednesday at Noon

**Begins Wednesday, May 6th!**

In this strange time, we want to bring harpists together, let our harp students hear amazing performers, and showcase the rich talents of our chapter.  We are launching a new online harp series.  We will congregate online every Wednesday at noon to hear local harpists perform, give workshops, and more. These concerts are *live* and interactive.  Come, enjoy, and meet the performers!
 

Access via Facebook Live | Donations accepted below

Sadly, due to COVID-19, the American Harp Society has announced that their 2020 National Conference in Orlando will be rescheduled.  For more information, click here.

So many are struggling right now. We know there is tremendous need.  Any little bit to help feels like a just drop in the bucket compared to how big the need is.  As small a thing as a weblink is, we do want to share what resources we can that may be helpful for our community of harpists. A whole website dedicated to helping harpists navigate COVID-19 from the national American Harp Society: https://americanharpsociety.wordpress.com/ Resources from the national level of the American Federation of Musicians: https://www.afm.org/covid-19/   Online teaching resources from BACAHS member Diana Rowan: https://youtu.be/REPBuFVntgo  https://www.facebook.com/dianaharp/videos/10158331683262743/ A wide array of critical resources from San Francisco’s Center for New Music: https://centerfornewmusic.com/resources-for-artists-during-the-covid-19-outbreak/ Relief fund and health department resources from Chamber Music America: https://www.chamber-music.org/programs Relief fund information from American Federation of Musicians, Local 6: https://afm6.org/musician-emergency-relief-request/ Resources from the American String Teachers Association: https://www.astastrings.org/Web/Resources/Update__COVID-19.aspx Fractured Atlas’ Resources for Artists of Color: https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/coronavirus-resources-for-artists-of-color Fractured Atlas – The Payment Protection Program – A Guide for Artists https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/ppp-resources-artists-freelancers-independent-contractors Fractured Atlas – Mental Health Resources for Musicians in Time of COVID-19 https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/mental-health-resources-artists-covid-19 Mental Health Resources to Help Prevent Creative and Professional Burnout – UC Berkeley Extension https://bootcamp.berkeley.edu/blog/mental-health-resources-to-help-prevent-creative-and-professional-burnout/ The American Harp Society National Conference – Online Resources from the Presenters https://www.ahsconference.org/watch-now Alliance of Artists Communities Artist Resource List, covering everything from CARES Act to small business assistance to CDC planning guides to artists relief funds https://www.artistcommunities.org/news/aac-alert-covid-19-preparedness-residencies Creative Capital Resource Page featuring online workshops and grants for artists https://creative-capital.org/2020/03/13/list-of-arts-resources-during-the-covid-19-outbreak/ Resources and relief fund from New Music USA: https://www.newmusicusa.org/content/covid-19/?utm_source=New+Music+USA&utm_campaign=3f0af91dd9-listening_forward_20200424&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8d3ef45613-3f0af91dd9-65910073 Kids stuck at home?  Missing attending concerts?  Here are free digital concerts and educational resources: Note: Some of these are experiencing high user demand right now that occasionally impacts their website. San Francisco Symphony Music Connects: https://www.sfsymphony.org/Calendar/MusicConnects?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=19MeNews4-14155172&utm_content=version_A San Francisco Opera – Opera is On program: https://sfopera.com/opera-is-on/ San Francisco Conservatory of Music Tiny Dorm Concerts: https://sfcm.edu/tiny-dorm-concerts San Francisco Center for New Music: Encore Concerts https://www.facebook.com/pg/c4newmusic/events/?ref=page_internal San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus’ SFGMC TV https://www.sfgmc.org/sfgmctv LA Opera At Home https://www.laopera.org/discover/laoathome/ The Kennedy Center https://www.kennedy-center.org/digitalstage/ Berliner Philharmoniker https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/home The Metropolitan Opera https://www.metopera.org/ Detroit Symphony Orchestra https://livefromorchestrahall.vhx.tv/browse?_ga=2.17413305.1037995715.1584465851-343925516.1584465851 The American Harp Journal’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_v9sekpYBNR_rbrvya2luA/featured Arts and Ideas – UC Berkeley’s Online Hub for the Arts https://www.ideas.berkeley.edu/