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Performance and Workshop Calendar
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2025  January   February   March    April    May    June    July    August    September   October   November    December

Video links and handouts are available for online workshops presented starting in 2020! Click here for list!
(Read about past years' performances, tours, and workshops)

2025 Overview (click the date for more information on each):

January 12 Performance: with Celtic Moon at Wheelhouse in Willow Glen
January 18 Rescheduled to February! Online Workshop: Swedish Songs and Tunes
January 25 Rescheduled to February! Online Workshop: Worldwide Lullabies

February 1 Online Workshop: Swedish Songs and Tunes
February 8 Online Workshop: Worldwide Lullabies
February 16 Performance: with Celtic Moon at Wheelhouse in Willow Glen

March 8 Online Workshop: Simple, But Beautiful!
March 9 Performance: with Celtic Moon at Wheelhouse in Willow Glen
March 15 Online Workshop: Beyond the Basics
March 17 Performance: with Celtic Moon at Jack's Brewing in Fremont
March 17 Performance: with Celtic Moon at Capers in Campbell

April 5 Online Workshop: Harp Chord Intensive -- Triads and Seventh Chords
April 6 Performance: with Celtic Moon at Wheelhouse in Willow Glen
April 10 - 13 Performance: with Celtic Moon at The Pagan Bunny Burn in Elk Creek, CA
April 26 Online Workshop: Harp Chord Intensive -- Jazz Chords

May 11 Performance: with Celtic Moon at Wheelhouse in Willow Glen
May 31 - June 1 Performance: with Celtic Moon at the Yosemite Chivalry and Fantasy Festival

June 7 Online Workshop: Sight Singing for Ear Training
June 8 Performance: with Celtic Moon at Wheelhouse in Willow Glen CD Release Concert!
June 21 Online Workshop: Memory Songs for Each Season
January -
  • Sunday, 1/12/25, 4:30 - 7:30 pm -- Verlene will be performing with Celtic Moon at Wheelhouse Willow Glen, located at 1173 Lincoln Ave., San Jose, CA.
  • Saturday, 1/18/25, 10 am - 12 pm -- Verlene will be presenting a two-hour online workshop, "Swedish Songs and Tunes" open to all levels and all instruments and singers. If you took either or both of the Scandinavian and Nordic wrokshops, here are another 8 that are from Sweden. We'll listen to YouTube performances of the tunes and discuss some of the interesting rhythms that are particular to Swedish music. You will get arrangements that can be played on lever harp, pedal harp, or piano, in addition to lead sheets with melody, lyrics in Swedish with English translations, and chords for singers, guitarists, and other instrumentalists. I’ve also added guitar tablature for all the songs and tunes so a guitarist can either play chords using the lead sheet or play melody and chords with the tablature. Cost: $30 per person. Register here!

  • Saturday, 1/25/25 10:00 am - 12:00 pm pacific time – Verlene will be presenting a two-hour online workshop, "Worldwide Lullabies" open to all levels and all instruments and singers. Learn lullabies from around the world! These can be lovely additions to your therapeutic music repertoire. We will listen to YouTube videos and also talk about what makes a song a "lullaby" and how you can improvise while keeping the lullaby elements intact.  You will get arrangements that can be played on lever harp, pedal harp, or piano, in addition to lead sheets with melody, lyrics (in both the original languages and English translations), and chords for singers, guitarists, and other instrumentalists. I’ve also added guitar tablature for all the songs and tunes so a guitarist can either play chords using the lead sheet or play melody and chords with the tablature. Cost: $30 per person. Register here! 
February --
  • Saturday, 2/1/25, 10 am - 12 pm -- Verlene will be presenting a two-hour online workshop, "Swedish Songs and Tunes" open to all levels and all instruments and singers. If you took either or both of the Scandinavian and Nordic wrokshops, here are another 8 that are from Sweden. We'll listen to YouTube performances of the tunes and discuss some of the interesting rhythms that are particular to Swedish music. You will get arrangements that can be played on lever harp, pedal harp, or piano, in addition to lead sheets with melody, lyrics in Swedish with English translations, and chords for singers, guitarists, and other instrumentalists. I’ve also added guitar tablature for all the songs and tunes so a guitarist can either play chords using the lead sheet or play melody and chords with the tablature. Cost: $30 per person. Register here!

  • Saturday, 2/8/25 10:00 am - 12:00 pm pacific time – Verlene will be presenting a two-hour online workshop, "Worldwide Lullabies" open to all levels and all instruments and singers. Learn lullabies from around the world! These can be lovely additions to your therapeutic music repertoire. We will listen to YouTube videos and also talk about what makes a song a "lullaby" and how you can improvise while keeping the lullaby elements intact.  You will get arrangements that can be played on lever harp, pedal harp, or piano, in addition to lead sheets with melody, lyrics (in both the original languages and English translations), and chords for singers, guitarists, and other instrumentalists. I’ve also added guitar tablature for all the songs and tunes so a guitarist can either play chords using the lead sheet or play melody and chords with the tablature. Cost: $30 per person. Register here!

  • Sunday, 2/16/25, 4:30 - 7:30 pm -- Verlene will be performing with Celtic Moon at Wheelhouse Willow Glen, located at 1173 Lincoln Ave., San Jose, CA.
March --
  • Saturday, 3/8/25 10:00 am - 12:00 pm pacific time – Verlene will be presenting a two-hour online workshop, "Simple, But Beautiful!" for lever or pedal harp. With Verlene's guidance, you will learn how to arrange tunes for harp that are simple but beautiful! We'll co-create arrangements in real-time during the two-hour workshop. Handouts will be provided that cover how to choose chords, how to arrange a playable left-hand part, and some simple tools for adding interest, richness and beauty. You'll also be provided with a packet of traditional melodies that we can choose from. In a shared screen, Verlene will demonstrate using Sibelius how the ideas can be implemented. At the end of the workshop, you'll get a PDF of all the arrangements created during the workshop that you can add to, change, or play as they were arranged in class. The class will be limited in size. Cost: $30 per person. Register here!
  • Sunday, 3/9/25, 4:30 - 7:30 pm -- Verlene will be performing with Celtic Moon at Wheelhouse Willow Glen, located at 1173 Lincoln Ave., San Jose, CA.
  • Saturday, 3/15/25 10:00 am - 12:00 pm pacific time – Verlene will be presenting a two-hour online workshop, "Beyond the Basics" for lever or pedal harp. You will learn how to apply chord extensions and substitutions, along with rhythmic elements from modern styles to co-create "jazzy" arrangements in real-time during the two-hour workshop. Handouts will be provided, including chord substitution charts, chord extension charts, and traditional tunes that can be used during class for arranging. Verlene will demonstrate using Sibelius how the ideas can be implemented. At the end of the workshop, you'll get a PDF of all the arrangements created during the workshop that you can add to, change, or play as they were arranged in class. The class will be limited in size. Cost: $30 per person. Register here!
  • Monday, 3/17/25, 11:30 am - 2:00 pm -- Verlene will be performing with Celtic Moon at Jack's Brewing Co. located in the Fremont Hub: 39176 Argonaut Way in Fremont, CA.
  • Monday, 3/17/25, 6:00 - 9:00 pm -- Verlene will be performing with Celtic Moon at Caper's located at 1710 Campbell Ave. in Campbell, Ca
April --
  • Saturday, 4/5/25 10:00 am - 12:00 pm pacific time – Verlene will be presenting a two-hour online workshop, "Harp Chord Intensive -- Triads and Seventh Chords" for lever or pedal harp. In this workshop, you will have an opportunity to really drill those chords in root position and inversions, as well as "root-five-octave" patterns. You'll learn how to "keep the common tone" and move to the nearest inversion with a set of chord progressions. You'll also learn how to easily add 7s to your chords. If you need some practice getting from chord to chord, this workshop will give you some great strategies for making it come second nature!
    Cost: $30 per person. Register here!
  • Sunday, 4/6/25, 4:30 - 7:30 pm -- Verlene will be performing with Celtic Moon at Wheelhouse Willow Glen, located at 1173 Lincoln Ave., San Jose, CA.
  • Thursday - Sunday, 4/10/25 - 4/13/25, times TBA -- Verlene will be performing with Celtic Moon at the Pagan Bunny Burn (tickets are sold out!)
  • Saturday, 4/26/25 10:00 am - 12:00 pm pacific time – Verlene will be presenting a two-hour online workshop, "Harp Chord Intensive -- Jazz Chords" for lever harp. This workshop is great for those who are comfortable with basic triads and 7th chords and want to go beyond to 9s, 11s, and 13s. In this workshop, you will learn where all the chord extensions are and have an opportunity to drill moving from one chord to another. You’ll learn how to spread out the notes between two hands, and still keep the melody note at the top. You’ll learn how to “keep the common tone” and move to the nearest inversion with the provided lead sheets. If you have taken my Cool Chords and Groovy Rhythms class, the “how-to” part will be a great review, while the “hands-on” part will give you some great practice on getting to those juicy chords! Cost: $30 per person. Register here!
May --
  • Sunday, 5/11/25, 4:30 - 7:30 pm -- Verlene will be performing with Celtic Moon at Wheelhouse Willow Glen, located at 1173 Lincoln Ave., San Jose, CA.
  • Sunday, 5/31/25 - 6/1/25 times TBA -- Verlene will be performing with Celtic Moon at the Yosemite Chivalry and Fantasy Festival. Visit the website for ticket information!
June --
  • Saturday, 6/7/25 10:00 am - 12:00 pm pacific time – Verlene will be presenting a two-hour online workshop,, “Sight-Singing for Ear Training” for both singers and any instrumentalists. Learning to sight-sing is a good way to develop your ability to pick up tunes by ear, and to remember new tunes, whether you are a singer, a harpist, a guitarist, or an oboist… Any instrumentalist can benefit from learning to sight-sing. In this workshop, you’ll learn the basics of sight singing, get a handout with sight-singing exercises, and get links to mp3s of these exercises. We’ll cover learning intervals and chords by how they relate to the major scale, and what to do about those notes that are not in the scale. We’ll touch on rhythms and end with a fun “Name That Tune” quiz! Cost of the workshop: $30 per person. Register here!
  • Sunday, 6/8/25, 4:30 - 7:30 pm -- CD Release Concert! Verlene will be performing with Celtic Moon at Wheelhouse Willow Glen, located at 1173 Lincoln Ave., San Jose, CA. CDs or USB drives will be available at the concert, or online on the Celtic Moon website.
  • Saturday, 6/21/25 10:00 am - 12:00 pm pacific time – Verlene will be presenting a two-hour online workshop,“Memory Songs for Each Season” for any instrument and any level. This workshop will present 12 songs for the seasons and holidays throughout the year. These are appropriate to use in Assisted Living facilities, Memory Care, or Dementia Units. Each tune is presented as a lead sheet with lyrics that can be played on lever or pedal harp, or any instrument that can accompany singing. Many of these will help connect those who suffer from Dementia or memory issues with fond memories of their past. Cost of the workshop: $30 per person. Register here! 
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