North American Frame Drum Association

NAFDA, INC. FRAME DRUM FEST 2008! - March 28-30, 2008 in NJ, USA!
NORTH AMERICAN FRAME DRUM ASSOCIATION, INC.
A new association for professionals and enthusiasts of the frame drum in all styles and locations. The association is located in the USA but open to all to join. More info about becoming a member will appear on the NAFDA, Inc. website soon. The NAFDA, Inc. website is http://www.myspace.com/northamericanframedrumassociation. Be sure to join the new My Space.com Frame Drums Group for current info - http://groups.myspace.com/framedrums.
Each year NAFDA, Inc. will put on a large frame drum festival for its members that features concerts, workshops, and presentations from top frame drummers in all styles.
The frame drum festival makes it a point to feature a concentration of frame drummers from the northeast USA area including female frame drummers, national and international frame drum artists, and new and up and coming talent in frame drumming.
The North American Frame Drum Association, Inc.’s FRAME DRUM FEST 2008, the first ever of its kind in the USA, will take place on March 28-30, 2008 in Mendham, New Jersey, USA. This special first event of the NAFDA, Inc. will be open to all. Following events will be open to members only.
Confirmed artists for the festival concerts, workshops, and presentations include:
Glen Velez - http://www.glenvelez.com & http://www.myspace.com/glenvelez
Abbos Kosimov - http://www.abboskosimov.com & http://www.myspace.com/abboskosimov
Jamey Haddad - http://www.jameyhaddadmusic.com & http://www.myspace.com/jameyhaddad
Andrea Piccioni - http://www.andreapiccioni.com & http://www.myspace.com/andreapiccioni
Marla Leigh - http://www.marlaleigh.com & http://www.myspace.com/marlaleighmusic
Valerie Dee Naranjo - http://www.mandaramusic.com/aboutval1.html
Glen Fittin - http://www.asimplesound.com/glenfittin.html
Michel Merhej Baklouk - http://www.turath.org/Interviews/Michel.htm
Yousif Sheronick - http://www.yousifsheronick.com & http://www.myspace.com/yousifsheronick
Steáfán Hannigan - http://steafan.com & http://www.myspace.com/steafan
N. Scott Robinson - http://www.nscottrobinson.com & http://www.myspace.com/nscottrobinson.com
Rafael Pereíra - http://www.rafaelpereira.com
John de Kadt - http://www.johndekadt.com & http://www.myspace.com/johndekadt
Shane Shanahan - http://shaneshanahan.com
Jennifer Caputo - http://www.rasbliutto.net/concerts/7concerts.html
David Kuckhermann - http://framedrums.de & http://www.myspace.com/davidkuckhermann
Guest Artists:
Kathryn Lockwood - viola - http://www.myspace.com/kathrynlockwood & http://www.lockwoodsheronickproject.com
Catherine Joyce - fiddle - http://www.myspace.com/250133026
K. S. Resmi - Carnatic vocals - http://www.myspace.com/ksresmi
Lori Cotler - voice & konnakol - http://www.loricotler.com & http://www.myspace.com/loricotler
Simon Shaheen - oud & violin - http://www.simonshaheen.com & http://www.myspace.com/simonshaheen
Peter Slavov - acoustic bass - http://www.perterslavov.com & http://www.myspace.com/peterslavovmusic
Carl Landa - hammer dulcimer & melodica - http://www.carllanda.com
Zafer Tawil - darbuka - http://www.shusmo.com
MORE INFO COMING SOON!
Limited space for 35 participants! Registration info will appear on http://www.framedrums.org soon! For reservations and info contact [email protected]
LOCATION:
The Community of St. John Baptist & St. Marguerite’s Retreat House
82 West Main Street
Mendham, New Jersey 07945
COST:
Festival is all inclusive on site: 2 concerts, 2 presentations, 1 clinic, 9 workshops, 2 nights lodging, and 7 meals for $375.00 per person.
Artists’ booth will have frame drums, CDs, DVDs, and books for sale.
Private lessons with individual artists available (extra charge per lesson).
Final & Confirmed Schedule:
North American Frame Drum Association, Inc. - Frame Drum Fest 2008 in Mendham, NJ - USA.
FRIDAY: March 28, 2008
11:00 am - 2:30 pm - Meet & Greet.
3:00 pm - 4:20 pm - Workshop: Marla Leigh - Intro to Frame Drumming & Improvisation (Tar).
4:30 pm -5:30 pm - Clinic: Jamey Haddad - Frame Drums & Looping.
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm - Dinner on site.
7:30 - 9:30 pm - Concert: Valerie Dee Naranjo with Glen Fittin, Marla Leigh, Rafael Pereíra, John de Kadt with Shane Shanahan, Shane Shanahan, Steáfán Hannigan & Catherine Joyce with N. Scott Robinson & Glen Fittin, Jamey Haddad with Simon Shaheen (oud & violin) and Peter Slavov (acoustic bass) with special guests Michel Merhej Baklouk (riqq) & Zafer Tawil (darbuka).
Post-concert: Evening hang / practice / jam sessions
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SATURDAY: March 29, 2008
8:00 am - 8:45 am - Breakfast on site.
9:00 am - 10:20 am - Workshop: Rafael Pereíra - Modern Pandeiro & Tamborim Styles of Brazil.
10:30 am - 12:00 pm - Workshop: Abbos Kosimov & Alby Roblejo - Techniques of Uzbek Doyra.
12:00 - 1:00 pm - Lunch on site.
1:10 - 2:00 pm - Presentation by N. Scott Robinson on "Conservation, Performance Practice, and Pedagogy: Issues in Kanjira Research in India."
2:10 - 3:20 pm - Workshop: Steáfán Hannigan - Traditional Irish Bodhrán.
3:30 - 5:30 pm - Workshop: Andrea Piccioni - Italian Tamburello Styles.
5:30 - 7:00 pm - Dinner on site / Break.
7:30 - 9:30 pm - Concert: Michel Merhej Baklouk, Yousif Sheronick & Kathryn Lockwood (viola), Glen Fittin & N. Scott Robinson with K. S. Resmi (Carnatic vocals), Carl Landa (hammer dulcimer & melodica) & Steáfán Hannigan (tin whistle & bodhrán), David Kuckhermann, Andrea Piccioni, Abbos Kosimov, Glen Velez & Lori Cotler with Yousif Sheronick & Shane Shanahan
Post-concert: Evening hang / practice / jam sessions
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SUNDAY: March 30, 2008
8:00 am - 8:45 am - Breakfast on site.
9:00 am - 10:20 am - Workshop: Michel Merhej Baklouk & Yousif Sheronick - Traditional & Modern Arabic Riqq Techniques.
10:30 am - 12:00 pm - Workshop: Shane Shanahan - Techniques for Multiple Frame Drums.
12:00-1:00 pm - Lunch on site.
1:15-2:10 pm - Presentation by ethnomusicologist Jennifer Caputo on “The Tammorra as a Symbol of Cultural Heritage in Campania, Italy.”
2:20-3:20 pm - Double Workshop: Glen Fittin & N. Scott Robinson - Duets for Bendir & Fusion Techniques for Ghaval.
3:30-5:30 pm - Workshop: David Kuckhermann - Persian Hand Drumming Techniques of Tonbak & Daf on Frame Drums.
5:30-7:30 pm - Dinner on site & Disperse.
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