PoppyHarp Competitive Online ​Harp Festival
Saturday 26th February 2022

Submission deadline January 31st 2022 (Midnight) 

Each year we run a friendly harp festival designed to be a great way to gain experience of performing and competitive playing, eat cake and make awesome friends! Last year due to Covid-19 we put our festival online and were thrilled with the amazing music sent in.
(You can catch up on last years videos here!)
We have opportunities to compete for all ages and abilities. (Please see the categories below.) 
You can apply from 1st December 2021 and you must enter your video before the deadline of 31st January 2022. This video will then be released on Youtube at the time scheduled below. It will then be judged by our adjudicator at the end of each video
​- Adjudicator Adriano Sangineto.
The results of the competition will be released at the end of all the videos being published.
​For more information about how to submit your video please look below.
​You will receive a competition participation sheet through the post/email (were working out the finer details) as well as some awesome prize for each category - sponsored by PoppyHarp and Jack Hayward Insurance!
Submissions are £3 each. You can submit as many videos to as many categories as you like but you must pay separately for each submission.

Sponsored by:

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Classes

Fledgling Harpists
(pieces up to grade 2 and grade 2 inclusive. These do not have to be on an exam syllabus just at the standard.)
PRIZE: £20 harp string/music voucher from The Harp Studio, 
​Wild Strings UKHA Jazz and Pop Collection 2018 Book (download or paperback) 
and one month free insurance when you insure with Jack Hayward Harp Insurance 

Budding Harpists
(Pieces at a Grade 3-5 standard. These do not have to be on an exam syllabus just at the standard.)
PRIZE: £30 harp string/music voucher from The Harp Studio, 
​Wild Strings UKHA Jazz and Pop Collection 2018 Book (download or paperback) 
and one month free insurance when you insure with Jack Hayward Harp Insurance 

Flourishing harpists
(Pieces at a Grade 6-8 standard. These do not have to be on an exam syllabus just at the standard.)
PRIZE: £50 harp string/music voucher from The Harp Studio, 
​Wild Strings UKHA Jazz and Pop Collection 2018 Book (download or paperback) 
and one month free insurance when you insure with Jack Hayward Harp Insurance 

The Professionals
(Any piece of any style. This class is completely musically open and you must be a professional harpist, grade 8+ or studying at conservatoire/university.)
PRIZE: £50 harp string/music voucher from The Harp Studio, 
​Wild Strings UKHA Jazz and Pop Collection 2018 Book (download or paperback) 
and one month free insurance when you insure with Jack Hayward Harp Insurance 

Experimental Harp
(all ages and abilities. Pieces performed in this category must be performed with an experimental element such as experimental compositional styles, electric effects etc. This category was chosen and inspired by our adjudicator Adriano.)
PRIZE: 30 minute harp masterclass with Adriano Sangineto (Online), 
​Wild Strings UKHA Jazz and Pop Collection 2018 Book (download or paperback) 
and one month free insurance when you insure with Jack Hayward Harp Insurance 

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How to enter the festival.

1. Choose a catagory
2. Record a video
- each video should be recorded horizontally (see right)
-each video should last for a maximum of 6 minutes from start to finish.
- each video should have at least head and hands in the video. Ideally the entire harp where possible
- ensure the background where possible is plain.
- announce your piece and name before you start as you would playing a performance. 
- (helpful hint! make sure to damp at the end! :) )

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3. Complete the submission form on this page or email info@poppyharp.com with your name, the category you would like to enter and you can WeTransfer the video to us https://wetransfer.com or WhatsApp it to 07713907808. 
4. Pay the £3 submission fee per video. 
​5. You will receive a confirmation within a few days of your submission to confirm we have received it ok!
6. Good luck!!!!

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Adjudicator:
Adriano Sangineto

Adriano Sangineto grew up in the artistic environment of his father Michele Sangineto, a well-known instrument maker, and since his childhood he met up lots of famous musicians in the international folk music scene, such as Alan Stivell, Carlos Núñez, the Chieftains and more.
Fond of popular instruments in general, he expresses his musical eclecticism in various musical genres, from ancient music to the modern one, going through classical music, new age, pop, giving new interpretation to the Italian and European popular music with original arrangements. Adriano graduated in clarinet at the Conservatory of Milan and he learnt by himself other wind and string instruments, such as Celtic harp. In the constant research for new sonorities with the harp, he develops a personal technique that transforms the harp itself into an instrument of great involvement twisting every connotation. Thanks to his classical education and familiarity with the folk music culture, Adriano composes tunes and songs for soundtracks, theatrical activities, advertising etc.
Adriano releases three solo album: ”Arpa Creativa” (Creative Harp), in 2012, that shows the versatility of the Celtic harp and his combination with other instruments; “Arpacadabra”, in 2014, whose aim is to show that Celtic harp can be used as a rhythmical instrument able to involve folk dancers; “Synantys”, in 2017, based on various original compositions in different music styles, with collaborations from lots of popular musicians.

Together with his twin sister, Adriano creates the group Ensemble Sangineto, exploring Italian and Celtic traditional roots, then the trio Lyradanz, adding the guitarist Jacopo Ventura to the duo, bringing original compositions based on the rhythmic patterns of French popular dances.
In 2013 and in 2019 he releases two more album with the group “Antica Liuteria Sangineto”, a project that shows musical instruments reproduced by his father Michele from pictures and drawings of the Renaissance (artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Giorgione, Piero di Cosimo, Gaudenzio Ferrari, and so on). The repertoire is about ancient music, from the 14th to the 16th century.
Adriano runs concerts and masterclasses all over Italy and Europe: he takes part to famous festivals such as Edinburgh International Harp Festival (EDINBURGH - UK), Rencontres de la Harpe Celtique (DINAN - F), Arfavita (MOSCOW - RU), Swiss Harp Festival (BERN - CH), Noia Harp Festival (VILA DE NOIA - E), Harp on Wight (ISLE OF WIGHT - UK), Nordic Harp Meeting (LUND - SWE), Festival dell’arpa di Viggiano (VIGGIANO - I), Bologna Harp Festival (BOLOGNA - I), Bardonecchiarp (BARDONECCHIA - I). He is one of the founder harpist of the Harp School Online.
Title of the performance: ARPA CREATIVA (CREATIVE HARP)
Description: Arpa Creativa is a show of thousand original aspects, where the Celtic Harp is the extension of the lively character of the musician, twisting the mainstream vision of this instruments. Hands and feet keep on moving under and over the stage, thanks to the original compositions of Adriano, based on his own musical experience. This performance hit the attention of the International audience, from Edinburgh Harp Festival to the Conservatoire of Shanghai.

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