We have a teaching staff of 5 very experienced teachers/performers and we invite players of all levels to join us for this exhilarating harp retreat. We particularly encourage the novice player and those “shy players” who are looking for an intimate, congenial setting for sharing harp music. This is a total harp immersion weekend. We invite you to browse through our pages and see how excited you can get about spending an entire weekend doing nothing but playing music and learning from others.

Debbie Brewin-Wilson and Kathy DeAngelo got the inspiration to start the Harpers Escape Weekend one day back in 1992. While rehearsing for a performance, the interruptions of children, ringing phones and the demanding buzz of a dryer kept diverting their attention. Sound familiar? The notion of a weekend-long retreat to “get away from it all” with our harps struck us. It occurred to us that if we were longing to get away, others would probably want to do the same thing. Wouldn't it be great to focus an entire weekend on playing harp? That idea struck a “chord” (pun intended) with many of our harp students who had similarly demanding lives.

The Harpers Escape offers a wonderful combination of learning, camraderie and support for harpers of all levels. We have a terrific, very experienced staff. In addition to founders Debbie and Kathy, we have Grainne Hambly from Ireland, and William Jackson and Sharon Knowles from Scotland. So in addition to hearing lots of harps, you'll hear lots of accents! We've changed locations too! You can expect another inspiring event.