http://www.karenmarshalsay.com/rssnews.asp Karen Marshalsay Scottish Harper & Composer | News The first ever Grade 8 in traditional Scottish music on the clarsach was achieved (with merit) by one of Karen's pupils Aoife MacLeod from Skye. Aoife is a pupil at the National Centre of Excellence i http://www.karenmarshalsay.com/news.asp#a9448 http://www.karenmarshalsay.com/news.asp#a9448 Karen will be playing bray and wire strung harps in the world premiere of Yatra/Journey Sat 30th 7pm & Sun 31st 6pm Mela Gardens working in collaboration with Allan MacDonald, Siobhan Miller http://www.karenmarshalsay.com/news.asp#a9449 http://www.karenmarshalsay.com/news.asp#a9449 Karen has just been invited to write a piece for the Distil Showcase, featuring piano, strings and trumpet. The showcase will take place on 8 November at the Tolbooth in Stirling under the musical dir http://www.karenmarshalsay.com/news.asp#a8601 http://www.karenmarshalsay.com/news.asp#a8601 Next week Trinity Guildhall will be conducting exams at the National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music. This will include JAG Grade exams (grades 6 & 8) in clarsach which have been develop http://www.karenmarshalsay.com/news.asp#a8600 http://www.karenmarshalsay.com/news.asp#a8600 The dates for Karen's summer course at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig have just been announced, 4-8 August 2008. More details here. http://www.karenmarshalsay.com/news.asp#a7156 http://www.karenmarshalsay.com/news.asp#a7156 Karen will be teaching an intermediate Scottish tunes class at the 2008 Edinburgh International Harp Festival.This will be a weekend course, with two classes on Saturday and two on Sunday (2 http://www.karenmarshalsay.com/news.asp#a5696 http://www.karenmarshalsay.com/news.asp#a5696 A much needed book for wire harp students focussing on technique and containing 100 exercises, studies and tunes is at the proofing stage and should be available online soon. This work draws on Karen' http://www.karenmarshalsay.com/news.asp#a5111 http://www.karenmarshalsay.com/news.asp#a5111 Karen's Artist Interview is now up on TradMusic.com - read all about it! http://www.karenmarshalsay.com/news.asp#a3697 http://www.karenmarshalsay.com/news.asp#a3697 This year's course at Sabhal Mor Ostaig on the island of Skye will take place from 30 July to 3 August. A Gaelic singing course led by Christine Prinmrose and a bodhran course led by Martin O'Neill wi http://www.karenmarshalsay.com/news.asp#a2837 http://www.karenmarshalsay.com/news.asp#a2837 Karen has just returned from another successful trip to Germany, playing to a very appreciative audience in Brotfabrik, and giving a two day workshop at Deutsches Zentrum für Gälische Sprache und Ku http://www.karenmarshalsay.com/news.asp#a2112 http://www.karenmarshalsay.com/news.asp#a2112