Dear friends & colleagues,

The holiday season in Israel recently passed with the conclusion of Ramadan. Every few years the Jewish New Year, Yom Kippur, and the week long Sukkot holiday overlap with the Muslim month of Ramadan. This results in a lengthy period of religious observance, family holidays, and special events. Our family loves to invite friends to eat at our home during Sukkot, the Jewish harvest festival that commemorates the ancient Hebrews sojourn in the desert after the escape from Egypt. Every night becomes a party as friends flow though to eat in our 'Sukkah', the temporary hut that traditional Jews build to remember the trials of the desert.

I'm currently touring the USA  for concerts and workshops. Check the schedule below to see if I'm coming to a location near you. Sorry for the short notice but it's been a bit hectic lately since my family moved to a new house last month.

B'Vrakha (blessings),

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Israel Harp Competition

The winner of the 16th International Harp Contest in Israel is Sivan Magen from Israel. In second place was Cecile Maudire from France and third place was Etsuko Chida from Japan.

Sunita interviewed Sivan for her article to be published in an upcoming issue of the Harp Column.

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Sunita's Autumn 2006 Tour

Friday, October 27th,  W. Dennis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts  
Workshop and concert: workshop at 5 pm at the W. Dennis Graded Schoolhouse, 67 School St., W. Dennis
concert at 8 pm.
Contact :
Anne Paus harpist@annepaus.com


Saturday, October 28th, Holyoke, Mass.
2 workshops: 9:30-11:30, 12:30-2:30  http://www.wistariahurst.org
contact: Peter Macaulay macaulay_peter@emc.com

Sunday, October 29th, Shelburne, Vermont workshop and concert,
Contact: Kit Anderson kitanderson@verizon.net

Tuesday, October 30th, Minneapolis
performance and talk at the Minneapolis Women's Club, 1pm

Thursday, November 2nd, St. Paul, MN
House Concert,
contact sully5154@aol.com

Friday-Sunday, November 3rd-5th, Seattle,
Workshops and concert, Dusty Strings Folk Harp Symposium
Concert 7pm @ Dusty Strings Store, Freemont,Seattle
www.dustystrings.com

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New Century Harp Competition

Over 40 harp arrangements were submitted for the competition. Winners will be announced at the beginning of 2007. Due to the enthusiastic response there will be a several new categories for the 2007 competition including wire strung harp, and popular music. This year's competition was restricted to nylon strung harps and traditional or ethnic music.

Those of you who have entered or been interested in the competition are invited to suggest modifications to the competition rules for 2007. Send your suggestions to competition@sunitaharp.com

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To contact Sunita:
Email Sunita@sunitaharp.com
Tel. Israel: 054-212-5159
Tel. USA: 1-800 809 7913
all other countries: +972-54-212-5159