..... ..for
England north
[including
York, Nottingham,
Doncaster, Port Erin and Liverpool]
28
November 2025
Dear
all
I
greet you with a short musical
hello!
I'd
love to be in touch more regularly and look forward visiting
the North of England very soon - during January!
To
ensure my visit serves everyone at best, can I ask you
to kindly go through the points below and respond by
clicking on the relevant links? Thank you!
Please
note:
-
the
HA! Workshop and Performance coming up in Durham
Thu 22 Jan
-
I
am still looking for an opportunity to perform in
York on Wed 21 Jan - see the house/public
concert options below
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also
the rewards
that I offer for your efforts to make local events
happen and to grow the HA!Network in your area.
As
for any other ideas or requests you might have, let's
talk!
With
best regards
Francois (HA!Man)
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Event
Announcement
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HA!
Workshop and Performance
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Date: Thu 22 Jan 2026
- Special
features:
- a
poetic-musical exploration on the need
for Moral Clarity today
- visual
impressions of the city of Bruges (music
video with cello)
- a
solo cello improvisation following a riveting
nine-stages emotional journey
- Time:
(afternoon and evening)
- Venue:
The Open Art Surgery
- Address:
23 Mill House Court. Gilesgate. Durham. DH1
2JJ
- MORE
DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED
- Provisional
Bookings / Enquiries: Beano beano@rtprojects.org.uk
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Make
Events HA!ppen in York
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Schools
(and other educational groupings)

"This valuable ability to find such a
vivid way to express yourself, can easily
get lost in a world of canned music and backtracks.
Our kids should learn this from artists like
HA!Man"
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Available
date: Wed 21 Jan 2026
- Request:
propose a school visit with an interactive performance
and/or workshop, or bring me in touch with a relevant
staff member
- How:
have a look at/share the School Visits info pdf
with link: haworld.net/schoolvisits
- Note
to them that for a first visit, I am prepared to perform
or give a workshop as a demonstration, free of
charge.
- Reward:
for a confirmed school booking coming through you,
you receive a digital HA! product of your choice
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House
Concert

"with
just a few humble sounds, you are
able to connect people"
-
Available
date: Wed 21 Jan 2026
- Quick
breakdown of requirements:
- Audience
size: no minimum requirement. My risk.
- We
work together to promote. I supply flyer and pdf
with a dedicated booking link.
- I
coordinate bookings and issue tickets in advance.
- Incentives
are given for people to bring more people
- No
costs involved. Contributions based.
- Food
and/or drinks up are to the host, or everyone
- but not critical.
- Special
features this time:
- a
poetic-musical exploration on the need for Moral
Clarity today
- visual
impressions of the city of Bruges (music video
with cello)
- a
solo cello improvisation following a riveting
nine-stages emotional journey
- Request:
- Reward:
as host, or as one through whom a host is confirmed,
you receive a digital HA! product of your choice
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Public
Performance

"A world-class cellist & pianist who interweaves
music, birdcalls, video, utterances and movement
into an evocative, multi-sensory performance."
-
Available
date: Wed 21 Jan 2026
- Request:
if you'd like to book me, or connect me with a potential
venue host, make use of or share the HA!Man Performances
info pdf with link: haworld.net/performances
- Reward:
as venue host, or as one through whom a public performance
is confirmed, you receive a digital HA! product
of your choice
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Help
to Grow the Network
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-
Request:
as this is the only and best way to
make the HA! enterprise viable in
the longer term, kindly spread
the word now, and any time into
the future, so more people in your
area can become connected and have
the opportunity to attend events
-
Network
status: we currently stand on only 10
subscribers for this area. Let's see if we
can make it to 25
by the end of 2026?
- How:
share the Join the Network info pdf with its
subscription link: haworld.net/network
- Rewards:
- You
may note to people that every new subscriber gets
a surprise pack of HA! creations as a welcome
gift.
- And
as for you, you also get a surprise pack for every
three people that join through you
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Summary
of Schedule
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Wed 21 Jan 2026
possible School Visit (workshop and/or performance)
in York
possible House or Public Concert in York
Thu 22 Jan 2026
HA! Spontaneous Creativity Workshop and
Concert
at The Open Art Surgery in Durham
Next
early 2017
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Your
work, I feel, is much more than
the making of music. It is muse-ic.
You are using music as a tool, and it is
clearing and creating the old and new, respectively.
(Biren
Shah, India)
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