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Future performances
(See below for previous performances)

 


April 2, 2013, recital, City of Hope Hospital, Duarte, California
6:30 pm. Helford hospital Lobby

May 7, 2013, recital, City of Hope Hospital, Duarte, California
6:30 pm. Helford hospital Lobby

June 4, 2013, recital, City of Hope Hospital, Duarte, California
6:30 pm. Helford hospital Lobby

July 18 to 21, 201, Recital and Workshops

Somerset harp Festival, New Jersey


August 17, 2013, Recital, Museum of Making Music, Carlsbad, California

MORE PERFORMANCES IN PLANNING STAGES AT THIS TIME

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PREVIOUS RECITALS


March 5, 2013, recital, City of Hope Hospital,
Duarte, California
6:30 pm. Helford Hoapital Lobby

February 5, 2013, recital, City of Hope Hospital, Duarte, California
6:30 pm. Helford hospital Lobby

December 13, 2012, 6:30 pm recital CARLSBAD CITY LIBRARY LEARNING CENTER

November 6, 2012, recital, City of Hope Hospital, Duarte, California
6:30 pm. Helford hospital Lobby

October 2, 2012, recital, City of Hope Hospital, Duarte, California
6:30 pm. Helford hospital Lobby

September 23, 2012, 4:30 pm, recital in Miami, FL
Benefit for the “Ermita de la Caridad del Cobre”
Salon Varela, Ermita de la Caridad, 3609 S. Miami Ave., Miami, FL 33133

September 22, 2012, WORKSHOP FOR ALL HARPS, ALL LEVELS
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

September 16, 2012, 6 pm RECITAL, Grand Rapids, MI

Sponsored by the West Michigan Chapter of the American Harp Society

Peter Martin Wege Theater, 341 Ellsworth SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

WORKSHOP FOR HARPISTS, ALL LEVELS (Same location): 12:30 to 4:30 pm


September 9, 2012, WORKSHOP FOR ALL HARPS, ALL LEVELS

Denver, Colorado. Same location as above
Sponsored by KOLACNY MUSIC  and|COLORADO CELTIC HARP SOCIETY


September 8, 2012, recital 7:30 pm, DENVER, Colorado
Unity Church of Denver, 3021 S. University Blvd, Denver, CO 80210
Sponsored by KOLACNY MUSIC  and|COLORADO CELTIC HARP SOCIETY


September 4, 2012, recital, City of Hope Hospital, Duarte, California
6:30 pm. Helford hospital Lobby

August 7, 2012, recital, City of Hope Hospital, Duarte, California

July 27 to 29, 2012, workshops for harpists,
Somerset Harp Festival, New Jersey


June 5, 2012, recital. City of Hope Hospital, Duarte, California

May 24, 2012, Benefit recital for Settlement House, Corona, CA
Corona Settlement House is celebrating it’s 100th anniversary!

May 9th, 2012, educational performance, East Los Angeles Library, CA

May 1st, 2012, recital, City of Hope Hospital, Duarte, california

April 29th, 2012, recital, Cuban Cultural Club, Monerey Park, California

March 11th, 2012, Benefit recital for scholarships,
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 26800 Newport Rd, Menifee, CA 92584

March 6, 2012, 6:30 pm recital, City of Hope Hospital, Duarte, California

February 14, 2012, VALENTINE’S DAY recital, San Clemente, California

POSTPONED UNTIL MARCH 1st, 2012
(Cancelled by Casa Romantica as per phone message received by the artist
on Tuesday, February 28, 2012. My apologies to have to notify you this late about this cancellation. It is not related to my health. My leg is doing much better. )

February 16, 17 & 18, 2012, recital and residency, Verde valley, AZ

February 26, 2012, recital, Hemet, California

December 20, 2011, educational recital, Corona Library, California


November 14 to 19, 2001, concert tour and workshops for harpists, Colorado


October 2011, concert tour and workshops for harpists, ISRAEL
(Cancelled due to leg injury)

September 3, 2011, RECITAL and workshop for harpists, SEATTLE, Washington
(Cancelled due to leg injury)

August 11 to 23, 2011, concert tour and workshops for harpists, IRELAND
(Cancelled due to leg injury)

July 14, 2011, recital and workshop for harpists, Tulsa, Oklahoma
at the Midwest Harp Festival

May 3rd, 2011, 6:30 p.m., recital, Helford Hospital, City of Hope, Duarte, California
Informal performance for patients, relatives & employees. Open to general public.


April 12, 2011, recital, Green Valley, Arizona


April 9, 2011, workshop for harpists, Augustana University, Sioux Falls, South Dakota


April 8, 2011, recital, Brookings, South Dakota


April 5th, 2011, 6:30 pm, recital, Helford Hospital, City of Hope, Duarte, California
Informal performance for patients, relatives & employees. Open to general public.


March 31, 2011, at 7:30 pm, BENEFIT recital for “SETTLEMENT HOUSE” of the City of Corona

Where: Northpoint Church, 988 West Ontario Avenue, Corona, CA 92882
Guest artists: Tyler Emerson - violin, and
Damian Kim (Alfredo’s grandson): Piano, Ukelele & Voice,
Damian Kim performing a duo of HARP & PIANO with his grandfather

and playing ukelele and singing the “PREMIERE” of his own composition.


March 22, 2011, 4:30 pm, recital, Anthony Quinn Library, Los Angeles


March 1st, 2011, 6:30 pm, recital, Helford Hospital, City of Hope, Duarte, California
Informal performance for patients, relatives & employees. Open to general public.


February 19, 2011, 1 to 5 pm, WORKSHOP FOR HARPISTS
Presented by the San Diego Chapter of the American Harp Society

February 19, 2011, 7 pm, RECITAL, La Jolla area, San Diego, California
Presented by the San Diego Chapter of the American Harp Society

February 1st, 2011, 6:30 pm, recital, Helford Hospital, City of Hope, Duarte, California
Informal performance for patients, relatives & employees. Open to general public.


December 7th, 6:30 pm, recital, City of Hope, California

October 29 to 31, 2010, recital and workshop,”Southeastern Harps Weekend,” Ashville, NC

October 23th, 7 pm, recital, Houston, Texas
St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church, Fellowship Hall
8915 Timberside Dr., Houston, TX 77025
WORKSHOP FOR HARPISTS
Same location and date, from 1 pm to 5: 30 pm


October 5th, 6:30 pm, recital, City of Hope, California


October, 3rd, workshop for harpists, Pittsburgh,

September 15 & 16, recital and residency, Casper, Wyoming
Recital Thursday, Sept. 16th, 7:30 pm, John F. Welsh Auditorium


September 13 & 14, recital and residency, Rock Springs, Wyoming

Recital Tuesday, Sept 14, 7 pm, RSHS Theater


September, 7, 6:30 pm, recital City of Hope, California


August 11 to 15, 2010, workshops and recital, Harpcon 2010, St. Louis, MO

August 7th, 10 am, family recital

“Big! World! Fun! Family Series”

Ford Amphitheatre

Los Angeles, Califonia


August 3, 6:30 pm, recital, City of Hope, California


July 29 to August 1st, workshops and recital, “Somerset Harp Festival”, New Jersey

July 14, 7 pm., recital Cerritos Library, Cerritos, CA


June 27, 2010, recital, “Music in the Mansion,” Beverly Hills, California

June 26, 2010, recital, “Previews,” Manhattan Beach, California

May 4th, 6:30 pm, recital, City of Hope, California


April 6, 6:30 pm, recital, City of Hope, Duarte, California


March 27, 2010, recital, Ramona, California


March 26, 2010, concert with the SOUTH COAST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA,

performing his SOUTH AMERICAN SUITE FOR HARP AND ORCHESTRA

Lake Hills Church, Lake Forest, California
For tickets visit http://www.southcoastsymphony.org/


March 6, 2010, 7:30 pm., concert with the Waterloo Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra,

performing his SOUTH AMERICAN SUITE FOR HARP AND ORCHESTRA

Saturday, March 6, 2010 - 7:30 p.m., Great Hall, Gallagher-Bluedorn
Or visit: http://www.wcfsymphony.org/

February 14, 2010, 2 pm, recital, Menifee, California
FUND RAISER for Scholarships for low income students

Presented by the Menifee Valley Woman’s Club
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 26800 Newport Rd., Menifee, CA 92584

February 11, Thursday, at 7 pm in PRESCOTT, AZ

FUND RAISER FOR MEALS ON WHEELS
Prescott Community Center, 1280 E Rosser St., Prescott, AZ 86301


February 2, 6:30 pm, recital, City of Hope, Duarte, california


January 5, 2010, 6:30 pm., recital, City of Hope, Duarte, California


December 1st, 2009, recital, City of hope


November 28, 1:30 pm, recital, Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, California


October 25, 1:30 pm, Recital, Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, California

October 10, workshop and recital, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

September 13, 2009, workshop/master class and recital, St. Paul, Minnesota


August 4, 2009, recital, City of Hope, California


July 18, 2009, LOS 3 ORTIZ in concert, San Juan Capistrano Library, CA


July 9 to 12, 2009, workshops and master classes, Somerset Harp Festival, Alexandria, Virginia


July 7, 2009, recital, City of Hope, California


July 1 to 5, 2009, workshops and master classes, Big Sky Folk Harp Festival, Big Sky, Montana


May 31st, 2009, recital, Heritage House, Riverside, california

May 3rd, 2009, recital, Murrietta, California

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

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

October 19, 2008, South American Suite for Harp and Orchestra
Cedar Rapids Symphony, Iowa
(Several movements of the Suite as part of a Special Program)

September 27, 2008, workshop for harpists, Spanish Peaks Celtic festival, Colorado

September 26, 2008, recital, Spanish Peaks Celtic Festival, Colorado

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

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

Sunday, April 15, 2007 WORKSHOP FOR ALL HARPS, ALL LEVELS
First Plymouth Church, 2000 D Street, Lincoln Nebraska.

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!

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.

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.

November 6th, 2004, (Saturday), recitals at
San Juan Capistrano Public Library

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
(*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