CD in Progress : Soiree a Montpellier
My new CD, Soirée à Montpellier releases December 1st and I am in the midst of preparing the tracks. (To learn more about this recording, read my CD page.) Part …
Make Your Wedding Harpist Happy
Last Friday I found myself at Lake Phalen in St. Paul, playing harp for a wedding. Everything was lovely: the sun was shining and the air was warm, but not …
A Tale of Two Orchestras
Today I read an alarming article from Minnesota Public Radio entitled, “Do the Twin Cities Need 2 Orchestras?” by Euan Kerr. The title, in my opinion, is phrased to be …
32 Reasons I Love the Minnesota Renaissance Festival:
Incredibly (alarmingly) creative people
Lots of guys with beards
Music everywhere!
Live stand-up comedy all day
Playing duets with my violinist dad
Spending all of every Saturday and Sunday in August and September OUTDOORS
Mud sculptures
An …
Close Encounters of the Harpist Kind
I have a part-time job at the fabric store near my house. Usually this job and my harp career don’t overlap, but just this last week I had two ‘harp …
The Power of Music and Memory | Choosing Processional Music
Have you ever noticed how music has a funny way of bringing you right back to where you were the first time you heard it? It never fails, Spice Girls …
Melodiously Killed With Swords and Darts
As I mentioned in my most recent post, I had the opportunity to perform the opera Pagliacci with the Northern Lights Music Festival last week. Hence, I thought I would …
Reflections from the Concert Hall Stage | Harp in Orchestra
“My moist hands rest loosely on the black film of my skirt. The air around me shakes and I feel the excitement of my fellow musicians through my feet on …
I played a Triple Harp!
I met baroque harpist Nanja Breedijk at a master class in France several years ago and had an opportunity to play her triple harp. Whenever I shifted my head the …
#Harp Prices Sure Have Gone Up
I was reading old copies of the magazine “The Musician” from 1913 and I came across this advertisement from Lyon and Healy. Take a look at those prices: one double …