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 |  Subject: Celtfest 2007 summer School and Concerts  Thu Jun 21, 2007 11:32 pm | |
| CeltFest 2007 Summer
School and Concert Series July 7-13, Vancouver
Island, Canada We
are now up and accepting registrations for the 7th Pacific Institute
of Piping & Celtic Performing Arts Summer School and Concert, aka CeltFest
2007! For those of you checking our site regularly we have been updating
the registration form to reflect, among other things, the following changes
this year:
- **Early bird discounts** for tuition to
registrations received on or before May 7th.
- Enhanced discounted rates
for resort accommodation. We
will be happy to arrange “shared” accommodation for those wishing to share
cabins or suites.
- NEW:
“Gaelic Day”: a special one day event open to anyone to
experience and participate in Gaelic language & song
- For
dancers attending Nationals/InterProv Championships back east, we will prorate your fees to attend the
school starting later in the week.
On
the beautiful seaside mid-Island campuses of Tigh-Na-Mara and River Bend
Resorts, we are again proud to present our stellar faculty of almost 30 Celtic
Music, Dance and Art professionals to offer world-class instruction in:
- Highland Bagpiping
and Drumming
- Irish Uilleann Pipe
- Fiddling
- Irish Dancing
- Highland
Dancing
- Celtic Harp
- Bodhran
- Penny Whistle
- Celtic Cello
- Celtic Knotwork Art
- Celtic and Gaelic
Song
- Scottish/Cape
Breton Step dancing & Ceilidh Dance
- Guitar and Piano
Accompaniment
- Performance
Enhancement Disciplines: Pilates and Specialized Kinesiology
School Brochure at: http://www.celticperformingarts.com/Flyer07CeltSchoolBroA.pdf
& www.celticperformingarts.com/Flyer07CeltSchoolBroB.pdf
***COME ONE, COME
ALL TO CELTFEST PUBLIC PERFORMANCES & CEILIDHS***
- A Kickoff Ceilidh
featuring a sampler of Instructor and student talent, complete with appy’s
and adult libations in our region’s “newest/refurbished oldest”
restaurant, check out Basque Restaurant, downtown Nanaimo, Saturday Night
July 7th. Seating
limited; to reserve call: (250) 754-7354.
- Student
performances staged every
evening Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights at the Parksville Community Centre.
Tuesday night is our famous “Wacky
Jig& Hornpipe Contest”….a “must see!” A “family pub” atmosphere
complete with concession for food and drink. Admission is free; donation
appreciated at the door.
- The concert series
ends in the exciting outdoor Sunset & Stars
Gala Concert on Thursday, July 12th at Nanaimo’s
Port Theatre. It will present over 30 star performers and
faculty members. Featured
this year are such luminaries as Michael Flatley’s lead understudy in Riverdance, Irish Dancer Glenn Simpson,
will join one of Cape Breton’s most outstanding Celtic bands, Beòlach. A few of the other featured stars
will be the World Champion Highland Dancer David Wilton of Scotland returning
by popular demand, Highland Piper Ken Eller, Canada’s bard Eileen McGann,
Uilleann Piper Aidan
O’Brien of the UK, BC’s Celtic Harper-Singer Wendy Humphreys Tebbutt
supported by the high energy CeltFest pipers, drummers and dancers. The event sold out last year and
the theatre swelled with ovation after ovation. Tickets are on sale now and going quickly at the Port
Theatre’s Box Office at (250) 754-8550.
For
Printable Rack Card detailing
these events go to: http://www.celticperformingarts.com/2007concertrackcard.pdf. To
register for the summer school, order tickets for the Gala Concert, or for
information on this wonderful event, go to www.Celtfest.ca or call (250) 758-0208, or 1-866-301-2358 (CELT). Slainte!René Cusson and Carolyn Phillips Cusson, Principals | |
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