HARP DAY(s) 2024 - Save the Dates: October 25, 2024 concert at Unitarian Church 7:00 pm, October 26, 2024 Harp Day online! The Friday concert will feature Elisa Thorn, prize-winning students playing solos and duets, and a world première of a movement from Edward Top's harp ensemble composition played by the Senior Harp Ensemble of the Vancouver Academy of Music.
Unitarian Church of Vancouver address: 949 W 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Z 2T1
https://vanu.ca/who-we-are/location-and-accessibility/
Online portion free - see your subscriber home page to register or special rate concert tickets.
General (non-member) Concert tickets
Elisa Thorn, our featured performer, (pronounced eh-lee-sah), is a harpist known for her distinct contemporary use of the instrument. Interested in the intersection between improvised and composed music, her sound, which she lovingly calls "minstrel-core," draws influences from folk, indie, jazz, post-rock and experimental music. An insatiable collaborator, she is part of many projects including Gentle Party, HUE, The Giving Shapes, and Like the Mind. Music from these projects has enjoyed national radioplay on stations such as CBC and KEXP, as well as performances at festivals across the world including Jazztopad (Poland), Suoni Per Il Popolo (Montreal), Women From Space (Toronto), and Vancouver International Jazz Festival. As a side-person and session musician she has supported many diverse artists including Mother Mother, Mauvey, and Loscil.
Program notes
Elisa will be performing original songs from her upcoming album, 13000, which will be released in spring 2025. Using her harp, voice, loop pedal, and other live processing, this music combines elements of experimental music with songwriting to create rich tapestries of sound that intend to be surprising, generous, audacious, and sensitive.
