Manchester Harp Festival – a Look Back
A month on from Manchester Harp Festival, we’re taking a quick look back over some of the fantastic events and recitals that took place during the two days.
From the Manchester Harp Competition to a range of live concerts, demonstrations and even a harp being built live on stage – this was a weekend to remember!
Harp-e being demonstrated on stage
Awards for the Manchester Harp Festival being given out
Chetham’s Music Director Tom Redmond congratulates all of the competitors
The atrium featured both Harp-E and Salvi’s Harps to see and try out
Testing out the levers on a Salvi Harp
A busy day in our atrium as the festival gets underway
These harps were decorated by students at nearby Withington Girls School
A quick conferring moment for the competition judges, who judged the final of both the Open and Advanced classes throughout the morning and early afternoon.
A full ensemble of harps performing in our Friday night Opening recital
The logistics of harp moving – we’re grateful to the Chetham’s, Stoller and Salvi teams who all made sure that harps were in the right places at the right times.
Bows from our Opening Night Recital!
(image credit: Chris Payne)
