.......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
  • 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)

Link to this page: haworld.net/n-england


Event Announcement
HA! Workshop and Performance
  • 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
 
Make Events HA!ppen in York

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"
  • 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

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

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
 
Help to Grow the Network


  • 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
 
Summary of Schedule

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
 

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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