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Recitals & Concert Schedule

 

SCHEDULE OF FUTURE PERFORMANCES

(For previous performances see below)

September 26, recital, Spanish Peaks Celtic Festival, Colorado

September 27, workshop for harpists, Spanish Peaks Celtic festival, Colorado

October 19, South American Suite for Harp and Orchestra
Cedar Rapids Symphony, Iowa
(Several movements of the Suite as part of a Special Program)

March 20 & 21, 2009, recital & residency, Illinois Central College

March 30 to April 3, 2009, public recital and educational performances,
Camplex, Gillette, Wyoming

MORE PERFORMANCES IN PLANNING STAGES AT THIS TIME

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PREVIOUS RECITALS AND CONCERTS

September 7, 2008, workshop, Vancouver, BC, Canada

September 6, 2008, workshop & recital, Seattle, Washington

August 31, 2008, educational recitals, Skirball, Los Angeles, California

August 3, 2008, educational recitals, Skirball, Los Angeles, California

July 22, 2008 WORLD PREMIERE of CUMBIA VERDE by Alfredo Rolando Ortiz, composed for Harp Ensemble. 232 harpists joined him for this performance during the Tenth World Harp Congress, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

July 6, 2008, educational recitals, Skirball, Los Angeles, California

June 29, 2008, educational recitals, Skirball, Los Angeles, California

May 30 & 31, 2008, recitals opening for Chamber Singers Concert,
Mt San Antonio College, Walnut, California

May 10, 2008, workshop for harpists, Omaha, Nebraska
& Private Recital, Lincoln, Nebraska

April 24, 2008, recital, Green Valley, California

April 23, 2008 Workshop for harpists, Tucson, Arizona

April 6, 2008, recital, & workshop, Antigua, Guatemala

April 5& 9, 2008 Prevention of Injury Workshops for the Guatemala National Symphony Orchestra
and  the students of the Music Conservatory of Guatemala.

April 10. 2008, South American Suite for Harp and Orchestra
concert with the Guatemala National Symphony

March 16 & 17, 2008, recital & residency, Victorville, California

March 7, 2008, recital, Palm Springs, California

March 3 to 5, 2008, recital & residency, Quincy, California

JANUARY 5, 2008, Concert with orchestra, Temecula, California,
performing his SOUTH AMERICAN SUITE FOR HARP AND ORCHESTRA with the
California Chamber Orchestra. Director: Warren Gref
Old Town Temecula Community Theater, Temecula, California.

November 17, 2007, recital Hemet, California

March 19, 2008, recital, Sun City, Arizona

November 13, 2007, recital, Medellín, Colombia

Abril, 2008, recital & workshop, Guatemala

Oct. 22 to Nov. 2, 2007. Residency, Mesa, Arizona

April 24, 2008, recital, Green Valley, Arizona

July 19 to 22, 2007, recital & master classes, Somerset, New Jersey

July 11, 2007. Recital, Cerritos Library, California

July 4 to 8, 2007, Master Classes, Big Sky, Montana

May 26, 2007, recitals. San Juan Capistrano library

Saturday, April 21, 2007. Workshop for ALL HARPS, Musicians Union, 1165 Delaware, Denver, Colorado.

Friday, April 20, 2007, recital, Rialto Theater, 228 E 4th St., Loveland, Colorado
Tickets: www.cityofloveland.org Box Office: (970) 962-2120

April 18 to 21, 2007, residency and recital, Loveland, Colorado

Monday, April 16, 2007, recital, Great Plains Room, University of Nebraska East Union
Fair Street & N 37 Ave, Lincoln, NE 68501
www.liedcenter.org/events/

Sunday, April 15, 2007 WORKSHOP FOR ALL HARPS, ALL LEVELS
First Plymouth Church, 2000 D Street, Lincoln Nebraska.
For details contact Alfredo harp4ortiz@aol.com or Karen Conoan keconoan@cox.net

April 9 to 16, 2007, concert tour, Nebraska

March 22 to 25, 2007, recital, workshops & master classes, Virginia

February 15, 2007, recital, Bishop, California

February 13th, 2007, recital, Sun Cities Chamber Music, Sun City, Arizona

December 17, 2006, recital Carlsbad, California

November 9 to 11, 2006, educational assemblies and recital, Corrales, New Mexico.

October 28, 2006, recital & Master Class, Grinnell College, Iowa

October 23 to November 11, 2006, residency & recital Dubuque, Iowa

September 22, 2006, recital Solana Beach, California

August 3 to 6, 2006, workshop and performance at SOMERSET WEST Folk Harp Festival, San Jose, California

July 20, 2006, concert during the Latin American Harp Encounter, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, performing his South American Suite for Harp and Orchestra.

July 4th, 2006, at 5 p.m., recital at the American harp Society Conference, San Francisco.

July 3, 2006, workshop at the American harp Society Conference, San Francisco.

June 17, 2006, 1 p.m., educational family recital at the East Los Angeles Public Library, presented by the Chicano Resource Center.

April 29, 2006, at 3 p.m., Concert with Texas Christian University Symphony, conductor German Gutierrez, performing Alfredo's South American Suite for Harp and Orchestra.

March 2 & 3, 2006, recital and residency, Casper, Wyoming

January 25th to 28th, 2006 recital and residency, Cottonwood, Arizona

November 20th, 2005, recital, Freedom Village, California

November 9th to 11th, 2005, recital and residency, Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ, WITH GUEST ARTIST MICHELLE ORTIZ.

November 1st, 2005, recital, Green Valley, Arizona

October 26th to 29th, 2005, recital and residency, Mohave Community College, Lake Havasu, Arizona

October 18th, 2005, recital in Fruitvale, BC, Canada

October 7th to 9th, 2005, recital and classes/workshops in Colorado. More details soon.

September 29th, 2005, 7 p.m. recital, Shannon Theater, Whittier College, California, WITH GUEST ARTISTS LUZMA AND MICHELLE ORTIZ!
Visit www.shannoncenter.org or call (562) 907-4962

September 20th to 24th, residency, recital and master class for harpists, Johnson County Community College, Overland, Kansas.

July 17th to 23rd, 2005, recital at the World Harp Congress, Dublin, Ireland

July 6th to 10th, 2005, recital, workshops and master classes at the Folk Harp Conference, Big Sky, Montana. Information at harpcon2005@blackfoot.net

April, 2005, recital, workshops and master classes at the International Harp festival in Edinburgh, Scotland

February 12th, 2005 (Saturday), recital in Ramona, California, 7:30 p.m., for the Ramona Concerts Association.

February 8th, 2005 (Tuesday), recital at Lancaster Performing Arts Center, Lancaster,
California, for members of the "Antelope Valley Community Concerts."

December 4th, 2004, (Saturday), recitals at 12:30 and 2 p.m.,
"WORLD CITY" concert Series,
at the W. M. Keck Foundation Children's Amphitheater,
WALT DISNEY HALL, Los Angeles.
For more information: www.musiccenter.org/education/worldcity.html

November 6th, 2004, (Saturday), recitals at
San Juan Capistrano Public Library
visit << www.musicatthelibrary.com >>

October 22 & 23, 2004, recital and residency, Henderson, NV

August 20th, 2004, World Premiere of the Ballet "Cemetery of Kisses," choreographed by
Paul Christiano for the Illinois Ballet Thater, to music* by Alfredo Rolando Ortiz
(The composer was asked to take a bow with the dancers-Photo on right)
(*Sand and Silk, from his CD recording of the same title)
Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Chicago

August 31, 2004, recital, City of Hope, California

May 23, 2004, recital, Simi Valley, California

April 28-May 1, 2004, residency and recital,
in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Saturday, April 10, 2004, at 7 p.m., recital at the
CITY HALL of the city of MISSION VIEJO

March 18-21, 2004, recital and residency, East Las Vegas, NV

February 15, 2004, recital, FOURS SEASONS (not the hotel, but a private retirement community), Murrieta, California.

November 6, 2003, recital, Glendale Library, Arizona

November 4, 2003, recital, Green Valley, Arizona

September 22-26, 2003, recital and residency, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas

July 17-20, 2003, Recital and Workshops at SOMERSET HARP FESTIVAL, Somerset, New Jersey

July 10-13, 2003, Recital and Workshops at HARPCON, Bloomington, Indiana

July 1st, 2003, LOS 3 ORTIZ, Benefit Concert for St. Matthew's Parish Renovation, Corona, California

June 6, 2003, "South American Suite for Harp and Orchestra"
Composer and harpist: Alfredo Rolando Ortiz
Orchestration by Paul Hurst
St. Matthew's Chamber Orchestra, Conductor: Thomas Neenan
Thanks to Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Dressler for making this concert possible.

May 2 & 3, 2003, recitals, Florissant, Missouri

March 9 to March 23, 2003, Concert Tour and Master Classes & Workshops for harpists in The Netherlands. The workshops were attended by almost 300 pedal and Celtic harp teachers and students. Among the activities there were two days of Master Classes at Amsterdam's Conservatory.

March 23, 2003, pedal harp students of the Amsterdam Conservatory of Music, performed a concert at the Bachsaal, in Amsterdam, playing only music composed or arranged by Alfredo Rolando Ortiz, including his "VENEZOLANA FOR FIVE PEDAL HARPS" (performed by "ten pedal harps").

Sunday, January 12, 2003, Recital, Bret Harte Theater, Angels Camp, California

Saturday, January 11, 2003, Recital, Amador County Arts Council, California

Friday, November 22, 2002, Recital, Kerr Cultural Center, Scottsdale, Arizona

Wednesday, November 20th, 2002 Lee Little Theater, Eastern Arizona College, Thatcher

Friday, November 15, 2002, Recital, Gold Canyon United Methodist Church, Arizona

Friday, November 8, 2002, Recital, Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ

September 24-25, 2002, Recital and residency, Univ. of WI-Marathon

July 21-28, 2002, workshop, WORLD HARP CONGRESS, Switzerland

July 12, 2002, recital, West Valley Playhouse, Canoga Park, CA

June 19-23, 2002, performance & lecture, American Harp Society Conference, St. Paul, MN.

May 11, 2002, recital, Brooks Theater, Oceanside, California.

April 27, 2002, Benefit Recital for California Traditional Music Society, Van Nuys.

April 8-16, 2002, recital and residency, Lincoln, Nebraska

April 5-6, 2002, recital and workshops/master classes, Harpfest, Baltimore

Saturday, March 23, 2002, recital, Corrales, New Mexico. Corrales Arts Council
Same day: Workshop for harpists, at all levels.

Monday, March 18, 2002, recital, Cerritos Library, California, as part of their Grand Opening Celebration.

Saturday, March 16, 2002, Benefit recital at St. Edward Church, Corona, California.

Tuesday, March 12, 2002, recital, Burbank Library, California

December, 2001, concert tour, Turkey, performing his "South American Suite for Harp and Orchestra", with the Istambul Borusan Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Gürer Aykal

November, 23, 2001, concert with Auckland Philharmonia, New Zealand, performing his "South American Suite for Harp and Orchestra"

November 11, 2001, recital The League of Volunteers, Newark, CA

September 9, 2001, recital, lectures and workshops in San Jose, California

July 19-22, 2001, recital, lectures and workshops at SOMERSET FOLK HARP FESTIVAL, New Jersey

April 20, 2001, recital, Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA

March 6 to 8, 2001, recital and residency, California Center for the Arts, Escondido, CA

February 16, 2001, recital, Ramona Concerts Ass., Ramona, CA

February 10, 2001, recitals at San Juan Capistrano Public Library

October 17 to 20, 2001, residency and recital, Quincy, Plumas County, CA

October 9 to 12, 2000, recital and residency, Modock County

October 6, 2000, recital, Marymount College, Palos Verdes, CA

September 22 and 23, 2000, "South American Suite for Harp and Orchestra" with the El Paso Symphony, El Paso, Texas.

August 19, 2000, recital, Reno, Nevada, Robert Z. Hawkins Amphitheater

July 15 and 16, 2000, "South American Suite for Harp and Orchestra" with the
El Paso Symphony, Spencer Theater, Alto (Ruidoso), New Mexico

July 12, 2000, recital at HARPCON 2000 (International Society of Folk Harpers and Craftsmen's Conference), Monterey, California

June 29, 2002, PREMIER CONCERT OF LOS 3 ORTIZ, celebrating the release of their first recording: DE COLORES (See RECORDINGS). San Juan Capistrano Library, California.

June 11, 2000, WORKSHOP at Sylvia Woods Harp Center, Glendale, California

May 20 and 21, 2000, Mexico City, recital and workshops during the
Fourth Latin American Harp Encounter.

May 6, 2000, two recitals, Oceanside Public Library, California

April 29, 2000, Recital at Sylvia Woods Harp Center, Glendale, California

April 5 to 8, 2000, Residency and Recital, Victor Valley College, Victorville, California.

January 9, 2000, Recital. Dabney Lounge, CALTECH, Pasadena, California

October 1, 1999, Recital, Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ

September 29, 1999, Recital, Kerr Cultural Center, Scottsdale, AZ

September 25, 1999, "South American Suite for Harp and Orchestra" with the Arizona State University Symphony, Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ

September 24, 1999, "South American Suite for Harp and Orchestra" with the
Arizona State University Symphony, Gammage Auditorium, Tempe, AZ

August 7, 1999, Recital, Worldmusic Festival, WDR Television, Bonn, Germany

July 29 - 31, 1999, Master Class, Isolabona, Italy

July 31, 1999 recital, Harpae III, International Harp Festival, Isolabona, Italy

July 23, 1999,with Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, performing his "South American Suite for Harp and Orchestra.," at the World Harp Congress, Czech Republic.

May 2, 1999, "South American Suite for Harp and Orchestra," with the Orange County Youth Symphony, California

March 10-13, 1999, "South American Suite for Harp and Orchestra," with New Mexico Symphony, New Mexico