Upcoming Public Performances

Events for 2009

Saturday June 6, 3pm
With Kismat-Mahal Kirtan Ensemble
Harmony Festival
Santa Rosa
www.harmonyfestival.com
Tickets $30 and up for festival

Tuesday June 16
With The Wilde Irish Theater Company
Bloomsday Festival, a celebration of James Joyce
www.wildeirish.org
Tickets $15

Saturday July 11, 8pm
With Bon Singer (voice) and solo harp
Grace Notes of the Globe summer concert series
2138 Cedar St
Berkeley, CA 94709
(510) 548-2153
Tickets $15 at door

Sunday July 26
With Bon Singer (voice)
Fifth St Farms house concert series
Berkeley CA
diana@sirenharp.com for reservations
suggested donation $15

Friday August 7, 7:15pm
Solo harp
Green Show
Main Courtyard
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Ashland OR
www.osfashland.org
FREE

Saturday August 8, 8pm
Solo harp
Paschal Winery
1122 Suncrest Rd
Talent, OR 97540 (near Ashland)
(541) 535-7957
www.paschalwinery.com
A Morpheus Production 541-499-2511
Tickets $15 at door

Saturday Sept 19
A program of Renaissance music with Dominic Schaner, lute
7th Avenue Performances
7th Ave Presbyterian Church
1329 7th Avenue
San Francisco, CA  94122
415.664.2543
www.sevenperforms.org
Tickets $18/15

Wednesday September 23, noon
All the World's a Stage
Music and spoken word from Renaissance to modern times, honoring Shakespeare
With Susan Gundunas, soprano & Daniel Lockert, piano/harpsichord
56th Annual Noon Concert Series presented by Dept of Music, UCB
12:15 -1pm Hertz Concert Hall, UC Berkeley campus
(510) 642-4864
FREE

Saturday September 26, 8pm
Solo harp
Trinity Chamber Concerts series
Trinity Chapel
2320 Dana St
Berkeley CA
www.trinitychamberconcerts.com
Tickets $12/8 (no one turned away for lack of funds)

Thursday October 1, 8pm
Solo harp
House concert in Berkeley
Presented by the 20th Festival of Harps
diana@sirenharp.com for reservations
suggested donation $15

Saturday October 3
20th Festival of Harps
Chapel of the Chimes
Piedmont Ave, Oakland
brownpapertickets.com (Search: Festival of Harps)
Tickets $5-15

PAST EVENTS

Friday April 3, 8pm
With Bon Singer
Premiering our new duo!, featuring originals, improvisations, general free spiritedness
House concert at my place
diana@sirenharp.com for reservations
suggested donation $15

Wednesday April 8, 7:30pm
A concert of original harp music by Mitch Landy
St. Alban's Church,
1501 Washington Ave., Albany
Natalie Cox, Laura Simpson, and Diana Rowan will join Mitch, all performing his compositions for lever harp. A pioneer in taking the "folk harp" beyond "folk music," Mitch has been composing and arranging for lever harp since 1991, in styles ranging from baroque to contemporary.

Sunday April 12, 4pm
House concert in Berkeley
Diana joins Mitch, performing his compositions for lever harp. A pioneer in taking the "folk harp" beyond "folk music," Mitch has been composing and arranging for lever harp since 1991, in styles ranging from baroque to contemporary.
diana@sirenharp.com for reservations
suggested donation $15

Saturday April 18, 8pm
House concert in Berkeley
All the World's a Stage
Music and spoken word from Renaissance to modern times, honoring Shakespeare's birthday
With Susan Gundunas, soprano & Daniel Lockert, piano
diana@sirenharp.com for reservations
suggested donation $15

Sunday April 19, 7pm
with Daniel Berkman, kora
www.magnatune.com/artists/berkman
House concert at my place
diana@sirenharp.com for reservations
suggested donation $15

Saturday April 25, 7:30pm
All the World's a Stage
Music and spoken word from Renaissance to modern times, honoring Shakespeare's birthday
With Susan Gundunas, soprano & Daniel Lockert, piano/harpsichord
7th Ave Presbyterian Church
1329 Seventh Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94122
415.664.2543
www.sevenperforms.org

Saturday May 9, 7:30pm
"Hovering Wings" with Rebekah Wu, soprano, & guests
A 'Celtieval' program of Celtic/medieval mystical music featuring harp and voice
7th Ave Presbyterian Church
1329 Seventh Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94122
415.664.2543
www.sevenperforms.org

Sunday May 10, 4pm
Hovering Wings" with Rebekah Wu, soprano, & guests
A 'Celtieval' program of Celtic/medieval mystical music for harp and voice
House concert in Berkeley
Suggested donation $15
diana@sirenharp.com for reservations

Sunday May 17, 4pm
"Hovering Wings" with Rebekah Wu, soprano
A 'Celtieval' program of Celtic/medieval mystical music for harp and voice
St. Ann’s Chapel Music Series
541 Melville Ave, Palo Alto
Tickets $15 at door

Saturday June 20, 8pm
Solo harp
Graceful Music concert series
2138 Cedar St
Berkeley, CA 94709
(510) 548-2153
Tickets $15 at door

Saturday February 21, 5pm
BayCeltic Festival
Oakland Veterans Hall
200 Grand Ave
Oakland 94610
www.fridaynightwaltz.com/BayCeltic
tickets $12-20

Thursday February 26, 6-10pm
Performing at the Cinequest Film Festival
Camera 12 Cinemas
201 South Second Street, San Jose
www.cinequest.org

Friday February 27, 7:30pm
Performing with The Wilde Irish theatre group
at the Irish LIterary & Historical Society
UCSF Conference Center, Laurel Heights Campus,
3333 California Street, San Francisco
www.wildeirish.org
www.ilhssf.org
coffee, tea, Irish treats served afterwards
$5 donation

Saturday February 28, 8pm
The Bright Knowledge, with Rachel Durling, violin and Peter Maund, percussion
House concert at 5th St Farms
Berkeley CA
diana@sirenharp.com for reservations
suggested donation $15

Sunday March 8, 11am-6pm
Performing at the Cinequest Film Festival
Camera 12 Cinemas
201 South Second Street, San Jose
www.cinequest.org

Sunday January 18th, 3pm
The Bright Knowledge
with guests Peter Maund, Rachel Durling, Bon Singer and Lily Storm
Wisteria Ways House Concert Series
383-61st Street, Oakland, CA 94618
info@WisteriaWays.org

Saturday January 24th, 8pm
Lullabies with vocalist Lily Storm
House concert in Berkeley CA
for reservations: diana@sirenharp.com
www.songbat.com
www.sirenharp.com

February 6, 7, 8
Back by popular demand:  Hildegard von Bingen's Ordo Virtutum with the San Francisco Renaissance Voices, Deepak Ram, and Purnima Jha!
www.sfrv.org for all details

Saturday February 14
Valentine's Day in Ashland OR!
Details TBA

Sunday February 22, 4pm
The Bright Knowledge
House concert at 5th St Farms
Berkeley CA
diana@sirenharp.com for reservations

-- 2008 --

Sunday November 23, 3pm
House concert
Berkeley CA
diana@sirenharp.com

Saturday November 8th, 2:30pm & 8:00 pm performances
With Deepak Ram
19th Annual Festival of Harps
Dorothy Spreckels Performing Arts Center
5419 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, CA
Tickets: 707-588-3400
www.spreckelsonline.com

September 27-28
2 Solo concerts
Australian Harp Festival
Australia National University
Canberra, Australia
www.anu.edu.au/music/harp/index.php

September 29, 9pm
Double bill with Irish harpist Claire Roche,
sponsored by the Australian Harp Festival
The Folkus Room
Canberra, Australia
www.thefolkus.org.au

Saturday October 4th 4:30pm
Double bill with Irish harpist Cliona Molins
William St. Studios
3 William St.,
Fairlight (near Manly), otherwise known as the Fairlight Folk venue
Australia
www.fairlightfolk.com
Enquiries 0402013449

Sunday October 26, 3pm
House concert
Berkeley CA
diana@sirenharp.com

Sunday November 2nd, 3:30pm
Double bill with Triskela harp trio
19th Annual Festival of Harps at St. Mary's Cathedral
1111 Gough Street at Geary
San Francisco, California 94109
Info: 415-567-2020; http://www.stmarycathedralsf.org/
Tickets available at the door 30 minutes before the concert

Sunday August 24, 1pm
With Ya Elah
OneWorldWalk Center, Downtown Berkeley MusicFest
1942 University Ave. Suite 105
Berkeley, CA 94704
www.yaelah.com
www.downtownberkeleymusicfest.org
FREE

Saturday August 23, 8pm
Solo harp
OneWorldWalk Center, Downtown Berkeley MusicFest
1942 University Ave. Suite 105
Berkeley, CA 94704
www.downtownberkeleymusicfest.org
FREE

Sunday June 15th, 7:30pm
Bloomsday Celebration - music and word in celebration of James Joyce
The Gaia Arts Center
2116 Allston Way, Berkeley
½ Block from Downtown Berkeley BART - Parking: Allston Way Parking $3 with validation
Admission: $25
Tickets and Information: 510-644-9940
www.wildeirish.org

Sunday July 27th, 7pm
With Ya Elah
House concert in Oakland
diana@sirenharp.com for details
www.yaelah.com

August 2, 9, 10, 16, 17
With San Francisco Renaissance Voices
Hildegard von Bingen's Ordo Virtutum
Various locations - for tickets contact:
415.664.2543
www.SFRV.org

Sunday May 11th, 7pm
Lullabies concert with Lily Storm (voice & harmonium)
This will be a "clapless" concert, inviting a more meditative atmosphere. Yoga mats and props will be available in this beautiful space.
Berkeley Yoga Center
1250 Addison Street ∼ Studio 209
Berkeley, CA 94702
www.berkeleyyoga.com
$15/$12

Saturday May 17, 8pm
Ya Elah concert & workshop
Nevada City Music Events
Odd Fellows Hall
212 Spring St
Nevada City CA
$15/advance, $20/door

Sunday May 18th, 6:30-9pm
Solo & Lullabies with Lily Storm (voice & harmonium)
Yaya Restaurant
1108 Burlingame Ave.
No cover charge

Monday May 19, 6-9pm
With Daniel Berkman, kora & electronics
Reception for "Sounds Like Art"
Downtown Restaurant
2102 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley CA 94704
510-649-3810
www.downtownrestaurant.com
FREE

Wednesday May 28th, 7:30pm
Concert to save Tara, sponsored by Irish theater company The Wilde Irish
Gaia Arts Center
2116 Allston Way, Berkeley
www.savetara.com
www.wildeirish.org
510-841-7287

Saturday June 7th, 3pm
Lullabies with Lily Storm (voice & harmonium)
Sponsored by the Berkeley World Music Festival
The Musical Offering
2430 Bancroft Way
Berkeley CA 94704
510-849-0211
www.musicaloffering.com

Saturday May 10th, 7.30pm
Lullabies concert with Lily Storm (voice)
7th Ave Presbyterian Church
1329 Seventh Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94122
415.664.2543
www.sevenperforms.org
Special Mothers' Day concert: FREE!

Saturday May 17, 8pm
Ya Elah concert & workshop
Nevada City Music Events
Odd Fellows Hall
212 Spring St
Nevada City, CA
$15/advance, $20/door

Saturday June 7th, 1:30pm
Lullabies with Lily Storm (voice & harmonium)
Sponsored by the Berkeley World Music Festival
The Musical Offering
2430 Bancroft Way
Berkeley CA 94704
510-849-0211
www.musicaloffering.com

Saturday April 5th, 8pm
Ya Elah
Havurah Shir Hadash
185 N. Mountain,
Ashland OR
www.stclairevents.com
www.yaelah.com
$20/advance, $22/door, teens 12-17/$10, children under 12 free with paying adult

Sunday April 6, 10am-12 noon
Singing Workshop with Ya Elah
Learn to sing the music of Ya Elah with Bon Singer and members of Ya Elah.
Headwaters Building, 4th & C Streets,
Ashland OR
$25
www.yaelah.com

Sunday April 6, 4-6pm
Workshop with Ya Elah, spiritual theme
The Flying Lotus
315 S. Mt. Shasta Blvd.
Mt. Shasta, CA 96067
(530) 926-0527
(530) 925-8019
theflyinglotus@yahoo.com
www.theflyinglotus.com

Sunday April 6th, 7pm
Ya Elah
The Flying Lotus
315 S. Mt. Shasta Blvd.
Mt. Shasta, CA 96067
(530) 926-0527
(530) 925-8019
theflyinglotus@yahoo.com
www.theflyinglotus.com
www.yaelah.com

Saturday March 8, 7:30pm
Ya Elah
7th Ave Presbyterian Church
1329 Seventh Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94122
415.664.2543
www.sevenperforms.org
www.yaelah.com
$15/$12

Sunday March 9th, 6pm
House concert featuring material from my upcoming album The Bright Knowledge, with Rachel Durling (violin), Peter Maund (percussion), Bon Singer (voice) and Lily Storm (voice)
My house!
Limited seating for 30, reservations essential
Berkeley, CA
(510) 559-9660
diana@sirenharp.com
Suggested donation $15

Sunday March 16, 7pm
Lullabies concert with Lily Storm (voice)
This will be a "clapless" concert, inviting a more meditative atmosphere. The audience will be able to use the yoga mats and props to lie down, do asanas, etc. in this beautiful space.
Berkeley Yoga Center
1250 Addison Street ∼ Studio 209
Berkeley, CA 94702
www.berkeleyyoga.com
$15/$12

Friday March 21st, 9pm
Persian New Year concert with Mohammad Nejad
Details TBA
San Francisco, CA
www.nejadmusic.com

Saturday March 22nd, 7pm
Lullabies concert with Lily Storm (voice)
Hillside House Concert Series
Berkeley CA
Limited seating for 35, reservations essential
RSVP Robert Cowart
Lucid Productions
510-540-6667
510-393-6670
Email (preferred): bob@cowart.com
http://www.cowart.com/concerts (directions to the event location can be found there)
Suggested donation $20
www.yaelah.com

Sunday February 24th, 6pm
Solo & with Lily Storm (voice)
In the Mood for Food
From the host, Phil Gelb: "Once a month in a private location, a 4 course meal is featured along with a virtuoso musician.
Limited seating for 20
$50 per person
BYOB"
Sold out, but there is a waiting list
Oakland, CA
phil@philipgelb.com
www.philipgelb.com
myspace.com/inthemoodforfood
myspace.com/philipgelb

Saturday February 16th, 8pm-10pm
Solo & with Patrice Haan (harp & voice)
L'Amyx Tea Bar - Lakeshore
3437 Lakeshore Avenue
Oakland, CA 94610
info@lamyx.com
(510) 835-TEA2
www.lamyx.com

FREE

Valentine's Day, Thursday February 14, 6-8pm
With Lily Storm (voice) and Greg Jenkins (clarinet)
Bacheeso's
2501 San Pablo Ave
Berkeley, CA 94702
510-644-2035
www.bacheesos.net
FREE

-- 2007 --

With YA ELAH, Balkan vocal ensemble
Saturday December 8, 8:30pm
Noe Valley Music Series
at the Noe Valley Ministry
1021 Sanchez St.
San Francisco CA 94114
(415) 454-5238
www.noevalleymusicseries.com
www.yaelah.com

With TRILLIUM, harp trio
Sunday November 18, 3pm
Foothill Presbyterian Church Early Music Series
5301 McKee Rd.
San Jose CA 95127
408-258-8133

With TRILLIUM, harp trio & SAN FRANCISCO RENAISSANCE VOICES
Saturday October 27, 7:30pm
1329 7th Ave, San Francisco
Special Halloween program: funeral and general spooky music from the Renaissance.
www.sfrv.org
www.trilliumharp.com

above program repeated Sunday October 28, 7:30pm
All Saints Episcopal Church, 555Waverley St., Palo Alto

With YA ELAH, Balkan vocal ensemble
Thursday October 25, 7pm
Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., San Francisco
Prayer for Peace

With YA ELAH, Balkan vocal ensemble
Sunday October 21, 7:30pm
House concert in Berkeley

Irish traditional music workshop sponsored by CCE & Freight & Salvage
Saturday October 13, 2-4:30pm
Freight & Salvage 1111 Addison St., Berkeley
www.sf.ccewest.org/events/MusicForKids.html

With YA ELAH, Balkan vocal ensemble
Friday October 12, 7:30pm
private residence, Mountclair
Fundraiser for Bustan l'Shalom, an interfaith organization dedicated to social, environmental, and human rights issues faced by Arabs/Palestinians/Bedouins.
www.bustan.org
www.yaelah.com

With DEEPAK RAM, bansuri
Saturday October 6, 7pm
Mount Madonna Center, Watsonville
Part of the Vishwa Shanti Anusthan Meditation for World Peace retreat
www.mountmadonna.org
www.deepakram.com

Solo harp
L'Amyx Tea Bar
510-594-TEA2
4179 Piedmont Ave, Oakland
www.lamyx.com
FREE

Sunday June 3rd, 3-4pm
Berkeley World Music Weekend, Telegraph Ave.
Ya Elah
the large stage outside Cody's
Wednesday August 8th, 7:30-9:30pm
FREE

Sunday June 3rd, 12 noon-2pm
Trillium Augmented (www.trilliumharp.com)
Berkeley World Music Festival
Musical Offering Cafe on Bancroft (just opposite campus)
FREE

Wednesday May 23rd, 7:30-9:30pm
Solo harp (www.pantarheicd.com)
L'Amyx Tea Bar
510-594-TEA2
4179 Piedmont Ave, Oakland
www.lamyx.com
FREE

Friday February 9th, 8pm
St. Alban&squot;s, 1501 Washington Avenue, Albany
Trillium plus special guests Sue Draheim and Kerry Parker, fiddles, kick off Healing Muses&squot; 2007 fundraising concert series.
Admission $20 (series discount available)
www.healingmuses.org/concerts.html

Saturday February 17th, 6-8pm
Grand Opening New L&squot;Amyx Teahouse @ 3437 Lakeshore, Oakland
Diana & Patrice with harp duets and vocals
www.lamyx.com
FREE

Thursday February 22, 6-8pm
Scott&squot;s Jack London Sq. Wedding Fair, Oakland
Diana solo
RSVP below, space is limited
www.scottseastbay.com/promotions.cfm

Friday March 9th, 2007, 7:30pm
Arlington Community Church, 52 Arlington Ave, Kensington
Trillium plus Eileen Hadidian, recorder, comes to the Arlington Community Church&squot;s enticing music series.
Subscription fee $50 for 5 concerts; at the door, adults $12-$15, children under 12 $2.
www.acc-ucc.org/acc_miniconcert.html

Saturday March 17th, 2007, 7:30pm
7th Ave Presbyterian Church, 1329 Seventh Avenue, between Irving & Judah in San Francisco
Special St. Patrick&squot;s Day show focusing on Celtic music. Trillium will be joined by fiery fiddler Sue Draheim.
Admission $15/$12.
www.seventhavenuechurch.org/Performances/schedules.htm

Thursday April 12, 7:30pm
Smithsonian Institute, Meyer Auditorium, Washington DC
Diana Rowan (harp), Deepak Ram (bansuri), Neva Ozgen (kemence)
Music in the Garden: An Indian-Turkish Music Encounter
www.si.edu/events

Sunday April 15, 8pm
Boston University, Boston MA
Diana Rowan (harp), Deepak Ram (bansuri), Neva Ozgen (kemence)
Turkish and Indian Exploration: Celebrating Rumi
Turkish Film Festival
www.bu.edu/life/arts

Sunday May 6th, 7pm
House concert in Oakland with Ya Elah (www.yaelah.com)
Extremely limited seating for this very intimate event.
Contact Cyrise Beatty to reserve your spot: 510-222-7206 cyrise@hotmail.com

Duo with Patrice Haan, harps and vocals
L&squot;Amyx Tea Bar
510-594-TEA2
4179 Piedmont Ave, Oakland
www.lamyx.com
FREE

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