JULY 13-15
THE GRAND CANYON CELTIC ARTS ACADEMY
JULY 13-15
The Grand Canyon Celtic Arts Academy is entering into it's second year of operation
and we have a definite treat in store for all attending! Not only are our instructors
from last year returning by popular demand, but we will have an additional instrumental
instructor and we may even have a class in storytelling! Brett Lipshutz, Randy
Gosa, and Devin McCabe are excited to return to Arizona to teach at Grand Canyon
Celtic Arts Academy and joining them this year will be Asher Gray, also from
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Together, this quartet form an amazing group called Myserk.
You can check them out at www.myserk.com. More information is located below
about our wonderful instructors! The storytelling class will be taught by renowned
storyteller, Liz Warren, from Phoenix.
SAVE THE DATES: JULY 13-15, 2010 in Flagstaff, AZ at Northern Arizona University.
The Grand Canyon Celtic Arts Academy was extremely pleased with it's inaugural year, as were the participants. Classes were offered in fiddle, whistle, flute, banjo, bodhran, and guitar. Here are some comments from last year:
" I really enjoyed the instructor's method of teaching. I thought he broke down the lessons into understandable elements. I thought all three instructors added to the Academy learning of Celtic Music. "
"I really enjoyed improving my flute-playing at the Grand Canyon Celtic Arts Academy and had a blast at the sessions! I only wish it could have been longer!"
We took all the comments very seriously and have expanded the Academy. Classes are extended to 2 hours each and the Academy will be 3 days! We are able to offer additional instruction in multiple instruments from different instructors so you can make the most of your time and money! Listed below are classes that will be offered:
TAUGHT BY DEVIN MCCABE:
Intermediate Fiddle
Advanced Fiddle
Kids Fiddle *new*
DEVIN MCCABE fiddle, concertina
a.k.a. Diddle Concercabe
Devin has been playing music since the age of five and has been involved in
traditional Irish music for more than 10 years. He began fiddle instruction
under Milwaukee native Ed Paloucek and Chicago fiddler Liz Carroll and is self-taught
on concertina, whistle, and piano.
Devin has been playing in various groups since a young age, including Anam Rí
during his teens and later with Cé. More recently, Devin has played concertina
and fiddle with a number of ensembles from outside of traditional Irish music,
including a performance with contemporary classical ensemble Present Music,
Mary Jane Lamond, Wendy MacIsaac, and Tim Britton, and a set of newly-commissioned
pieces for classical and traditional musicians led by composer William Neil.
TAUGHT BY BRETT LIPSHUTZ:
Flute
Tin Whistle
Beginning Tin Whiste *new*
BRETT LIPSHUTZ flute, bombarde
a.k.a. Brute Lombarde
Brett has been playing traditional music for over 20 years. He released his
first album at 22 and since then has twice played at the All-Ireland Fleadh
Cheoil and toured with the Trinity Dance Company. Brett has been involved in
theater projects, school outreach programs and many recordings and radio broadcasts.
His list of collaborations includes Maria Terres, Kim Robertson, Macdara Vallely
and Sean Cleland, as well as the US premier of Charlie Lennon's Island Wedding
with fiddler Liz Carroll.
He is an experienced teacher and enjoys playing for dancing, as well as creating
intimate settings for the music he plays. Brett has performed and taught around
the world, including a stint in Paris, France, where he taught flute and whistle
at the Association Irlandaise and alongside Paul McGrattan at the Brooks Academy
weekend. In addition to playing music, he currently teaches French at University
School of Milwaukee.
TAUGHT BY RANDY GOSA
Bodhran
Tenor Banjo
DADGAD guitar
RANDY GOSA guitar, tenor banjo
a.k.a. Ranjo Gotar
Randy has studied music with several musicians such as Liz Carroll, Silé
Shigley, Andy Irvine, Tony Nother, and has studied at the University of Limerick,
Ireland with Niall Keegan and Sandra Joyce. In addition to being a string musician
since the age of 12, Randy is a graduate of Visual Art and Celtic Studies from
the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He is also an active céilí
and set dance musician in Milwaukee and teaches at the Irish Fest School of
Music.
TAUGHT BY ASHER GRAY *NEW INSTRUCTOR*
Flute
Whistle
Bodhran
ASHER GRAY flute, bouzouki, bodhrán
a.k.a. Ashouki Grodhrán
Asher has been playing traditional Irish music for over 10 years and was a founding
member of two Milwaukee-based groups, Anam Rí and Cé. As well
as winning numerous competitions at the Midwest Fleadh Cheoil, Asher was also
the recipient of the Ed Ward Scholarship in 2000, presented yearly at Milwaukee
Irish Fest for accomplishments in Irish music.
Asher recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with an
arts degree and continues to be heavily involved in the Milwaukee session scene.
In addition, Asher teaches music at the Irish Fest School of Music.
TAUGHT BY MYSERK (ALL FOUR MUSIC INSTRUCTORS)
Session class *new* (Ever wonder about the ins and outs of session playing?
What do flutes do when fiddles do triplets, etc? This class is for you! All
instruments are welcome and encouraged to attend!)
Masterclasses (can't make it to the day class? Save the evening of July 15 for
a 2 hour masterclass!)
TAUGHT BY LIZ WARREN
Storytelling
Liz Warren is part of thethe South Mountain Story Telling Program and runs the Celtic story telling. She runs the annual story telling festival in Mesa.
r would like to register, please contact Kari Barton at Kari@GrandCanyonCelticArts.org
or 928-600-1365. Thanks!
http://www.grandcanyoncelticarts.org/