XIX Rio Harp Festival: The biggest harp festival in the world

Registering an audience of more than 5,000 people in the emblematic locations of Rio de Janeiro, the XIX RioHarpFestival reaches its last 12 days, with free concerts, the festival has harpists from 22 countries and has versions in São Paulo, Brasilia and in cities from 8 European countries in its European aspect and also in the Caribbean. Africa will be honored with the harpist Kobie of Plessis of South Africa at the opening and closing with the Voices of Africa and the African harps Kora and Kamale N'Goni (from the African west of 12 strings) and percussion of the same region. RioHarpFestival became the world's largest harp festival and inserted Rio de Janeiro into the world's instrument circuit. Check out the full schedule and don't miss it!

Dates: 1 July to 31 July

* Places are limited to the capacity of spaces. Distribution of passwords half an hour before each presentation.

Check out the full schedule:

July 01 (Monday) - Opening of the event

Location: N.Sa. do Carmo Church (Old See) - March 1 st.
Capacity: 250 seats.
Timetable: 13hs - Camerata do Uerê (Comunidade da Maré).

Special participation: Kobie de Plessis-harpa (South Africa)

02 July (Tuesday):

Location: Centro Cultural Justiça Federal - Av. Rio Branco 241- Centro (Sessions Room). .
Capacity: 90 seats.
· 3pm. Kobie du Plessis harp (South Africa)
18hs- Cultural Space Art SescRua Marques de Abrantes 99-ground.
Capacity: 200 seats.
Orchestra FESO ProArte-Teresópolis. Rule Maestro Marcos Vinicius Vianna.
Special participation: Kobie de Plessis, South Africa harp.

July 03 (Wednesday):

Location: CCBB Rio de Janeiro - 1st Street. March 66-4. Floor 26-
Capacity: 93 seats.
Timetable: 12:30h - Prem Ramam & friends- India- Persian Santoor, Citara, Ngoni (mini African harp)- Indian music

Location: Centro Cultural Justiça Federal - Av. Rio Branco 241- Centro (Sessions Room).
Capacity: 90 seats.
Timetable: 18hs- Session Room.
Kobie du Plessis, harp (South Africa)

04 July (Thursday):

Location: Federal Justice Cultural Center. - Av. Rio Branco 241- Centro (Sessions Room).
Capacity: 90 seats
Timetable:

15h - SHAVA GITA-INDIA-Claudio Gama, harmonicium, Mario Moura, sitar (type
Harp with 19 strings), Jaffer Swamani, parkhawaj and tabla-Indian music.
18h - Jésus Suarez, Venezuelan harp (Venezuela)

05 July (Friday):

Location: Federal Justice Cultural CenterAv. Rio Branco 241- Centro.
Capacity: 90 seats.
Timetable:

15h - Prem Ramam & friends- India- Persian Santoor, Citara, Ngoni (mini harp
African) - Indian music
18h - Adán Vásquez, harpa (Dominican Republic) Marcus Kreiger, percussion

6 July (Saturday):

Location: Centro Cultural Justiça Federal - Rua São Clemente 424 – Botafogo.
Capacity: 90 seats.
Timetable: 18 h – Adán Vásquez, harpa (Dominican Republic) Marcus Kreiger, percussion, Waldemar Reis, piano

7 July (Sunday):

Location: Museum of the Republic - Rua do Catete 153 - Catete.
Capacity: 90 seats.
Timetable:

13h - Al Nur Kibir – Alexandre Bittencourt-wind instruments, Jafer
Swamani, derbakke - Arabic music
15 h – Adán Vásquez, harpa (Dominican Republic) Marcus Kreiger, percussion.

08 July (Monday):
Location: Real Office of Portuguese Reading - Rua Luiz de Camões, no 30
Capacity: 150 seats.

Timetable:

12:30 - LATIN ECOS. Patrice Fisher, harp; Fran Comiskey, piano; Betsy
Braud, flute (USA) and Carlos Valadares, percussion (Guatemala)
3:00- EURON ENSEMBLE-Enrico Euron, Celtic harp, Sara Cesano, violin and Fabiana Turello, voice & percussion. (Italia)

9 July (Tuesday):
Location: Centro Cultural Justiça Federal - Av. Rio Branco 241- Centro (Sessions Room).
Capacity: 90 seats.

Timetable: 15h - EURON ENSEMBLE-Enrico Euron, Celtic harp, Sara Cesano, violin and Fabiana Turello, voice & percussion.(Italia)

Location: Cultural Space Art SescRua Marques de Abrantes 99- Flamengo.
Capacity: 200 seats.
Timetable: 18hs-ECOS LATINS. Patrice Fisher, harp; Fran Comiskey, piano; Betsy Braud, flute (USA) and Carlos Valadares, percussion (Guatemala);

10 July (Wednesday):
Location: CCBB – March 1st 66th 4th. Floor 26
Capacity: 93 seats.
Timetable:

12:30 p.m. - LATIN ECOS. Patrice Fisher, harp; Fran Comiskey, piano; Betsy Braud, flute (USA) and Carlos Valadares, percussion (Guatemala).

Location: Church of Candelaria - Square of Candelaria. Centre

Timetable: 18 h

Capacity: 400 seats

Marine Corps Symphony Band. Soloist, Giovana Sanches,
harp.(Brazil)

11 July (Thursday):

Location: Federal Justice Cultural Center. - Av. Rio Branco 241- Session Room.
Capacity: 90 seats.

Timetable:

15 hs -Baltazar Juarez, harp (Mexico)
18 hs - Euron Ensemble- Enrico Euron, Celtic harp, Sara Cesario, violin and Fabiana Turello, voice and percussion.

July 12 - Friday:
Location: Federal Justice Cultural Center
Av. Rio Branco 241 - Session room.
Capacity: 90 seats

Timetable:

15hs - Baltazar Juarez,harpa (Mexico)
18hs - Euron Ensemble- Enrico Euron, Celtic harp, Sara Cesario, violin and Fabiana Turello, voice and percussion

13 July (Saturday):

Location: Museum of the Republic - Rua do Catete 153- Catete.
Capacity: 55 seats

Timetable:

13hs- Baltazar Juarez, harp (Mexico)
3:00 p.m. - Marine Marine Band Breath Quintet. Special participation: Giovana Sanches, harp. (Brazil).

14 July (Sunday):

Location: Army Museum- Copacabana Fort - Col. Eugenio Franco 1-Posto 6 - Copacabana
Capacity: 120 seats.
Timetable: 3:00. Baltazar Juarez, harpa - Mexico. Special participation: Group of the Cold Cape Cavaquinhos Orchestra. Headmaster Angelo Budega. (the Brazilian cavaquinho and the harp).

15 July (Monday):

Location: National Library - Rua México s/no. Centre
Capacity: 120 seats.

Timetable:

13h - Walter Morato (Argentina)
15h - Jésus Suarez, Venezuelan harp (Venezuela)

Location: Brazilian Jockey Club - Santos Dumont Square 21- Gávea

Timetable: 20hs

Rose Hall
Capacity: 40 seats
Jésus Suarez, Venezuelan harp (Venezuela)

16 July (Tuesday):

Location: Federal Justice Cultural Center.
Capacity: 90 seats.

Timetable: 15h- Ruda Brauns (type of harp with 17 strings) Arabic music-
(Libano)

Location: Cultural Space Sesc Quitandinha, Quitandinha- Petrópolis
Capacity: 400 seats

Timetable: 6:00. Rio Camerata Orchestra. Rule Maestro Alexandre Rocha, Solista Alessandro Aguiar, harp.

17 July (Wednesday):
Location: CCBB - Street First of March 66-4. Floor Room 26

Capacity: 93 seats

Timetable: 12:30 pm - Jacques Vandevelde, harp (Belgium)

18 July (Thursday):
Location: Centro Cultural Juiz Federal - Av. Rio Branco 241-Centro - Teatro
Capacity: 120 seats.
Timetable:

15hs-Jacques Vandevelde, harp (Belgium) and Leandro Turano,
piano.
5:30 p.m. - Brazilian Academy of Letters.
Location: Av. President Wilson 203- Castle.
Capacity: 300 seats.
Musician: The bagpipes band. Special participation Gelton Galvão, harp. (Brazil)

19 July (Friday):

Location: Av. Rio Branco 241- Centro (Sessions Room) - Centro Cultural Justiça Federal
Capacity: 90 seats.
Timetable: 3:00 p.m.
Jacques Vandevelde, harpa-Belgium

Location: Cultural Space Art Sesc Rua Marques de Abrantes 99- Flamengo
Capacity: 200 seats.
Timetable: 18hs- Madrigal Cruz Lopes. Regency José Machado Neto. Special participation,Jacques Vandevelde, harp (Belgium)

20 July (Saturday):
Location: Museum of the Republic - Rua do Catete 153
Capacity: 55 seats.
Timetable: 15hs - Rafael Deboleto, harpa (Brazil)

21 July (Sunday):

Location: Cosme Velho Street, 513 - Corcovado (Corcovado Train)
Capacity: 40 seats

Timetable: 11hs
Musician: Rafael Deboleto, harpa (Brazil)

Location: Rua do Catete, 153 - Catete (Republic Museum)
Capacity: 55 seats.
Timetable: 13hs - Circe Chavez-Santander, piano (Bolivia)
Special participation: Rafael Deboleto, harp. (Brazil)

22 July (Monday):
Location: National Library - Rua México s/n - Centro
Capacity: 120 seats.
Timetable:

13hs - SHAVA GITA-INDIA- Claudio Gama, harmonicium, Mario Moura, sitar (type of harp with 19 strings), Jaffer Swamani, parkhawaj and tabla - Indian music
15hs - Koto (Japanese harp)

23 July (Tuesday):
Location: Centro Cultural Justiça Federal - Av. Rio Branco 241- Centro (Sessions Room).
Capacity: 90 seats.
Timetable: 15hs - Aline Araújo, harpa- Brasil

Location: Cultural Space Art Sesc - Rua Marques de Abrantes 99- Flamengo.
Capacity: 200 seats
Legend Celtica - Barbara Cunha: harpa, violino, voice and legend count; Victor Leite: guitar and voice, Vik Marins: bodhrán and harpa and João Pedro Barros, flutes tin whitle, sweet and transversal. (Brazil)

July 24 (Wednesday):
Location: CCBB - Street First of March 66-4. Floor 26 -Central
Capacity: 93 seats
Time: 12:30 pm. Aline Araújo, harpa (Brazil)
CC Federal Court-
Av. Rio Branco 241- Centro (Sessions Room).
15hs- Fujiyama Nippon Quartet from Koto (Japan)

25 July (Thursday):
Location: Museum of Justice - Rua D. Manoel 29- Centro
Capacity: 60 seats
Timetable: 12:30 - Aline Araújo, harpa- Brasil.

26 July (Friday):
Location: Centro Cultural Justiça Federal - Av. Rio Branco 241- Centro (Sessions Room).
Capacity: 90 seats.
Timetable:

3:00 Juan Riveros, harp- United States.
18hs Gabriela Riveros Gayoso, harpa- PERU
19hs Asociación Nacional Femenina de Danzantes de Tijeras e
Interpretes del Arpa y Violin del Perú - (Andean Peruvian harp + Scissor Dance) - PERU

27 July (Saturday):
Location: Army- Fort Museum of Copacabana - Plaza Col. Eugenio Franco, 1- Posto 6 - Alameda
Outdoor capacity

Timetable: 18hs – Forte Orchestra of Copacabana. Special participation of the Asociación Nacional Femenina de Danzantes de Tijeras e Interpretes del Arpa y Violin del Perú - (Andean Peruvian Harp + Scissor Dance) - PERU

28 July (Sunday):
Location: Museum of the Republic - Rua do Catete 153- Catete
Capacity: 150 people

Timetable:

13hs- Cecilia Pacheco, harp and Alef Caetano, flute. (Brazil)
15hs Gabriela Riveros Gayoso, harp + Tijeras Danzantes - PERU

29 July (Monday):
Location: National Library - Rua México s/no. Center.
Capacity: 120 seats.
Timetable:

12:30 a.m.- Juan Riveros, harpa- Estados Unidos
15h - Thais Tejeda del Rio, harpa (Spain)

30 July (Tuesday):
Location: Centro Cultural Justiça Federal - Av. Rio Branco 241- Session Room
Capacity: 90 seats.
Timetable: 15hs - Duo Thais Tejeda del Rio y Lidia del Rio de Miguel, harpa (Spain)

Location: Cultural Space Art Sesc - Rua Marques de Abrantes 99- Flamengo.
Capacity: 200 seats.
Timetable: 18hs - Juan Riveros, harp- United States.

July 31 (Wednesday) - TERMINATION OF XIX RioHarpFestival
Location: CCBB - Street First of March 66-4th Floor Room 26
Capacity: 93 seats.

Timetable:

12:30 pm - Thaïs Tejeda del Río, harpa (Spain)

Location: Tiradentes Palace - Street First of March, s/n
Capacity: 300 people

Timetable: 18hs

Coral Voices of Africa. Program: songs in Zulu, themes of African films accompanied by atabaques, piano and African percussion. Special participation Fabio Simões ('Mukanya') - African harps Kora and Kamale N'Goni (from the African west of 12 strings) and percussion of the same region.