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I Found Christmas for you in the “Season of Celebration”
I was talking with one of the artist I coach back in 2013, when she asked me if I’d ever considered playing a holiday program and I said sure, that I’d written two holiday suites I really love – for harp and string orchestra, called “Season of...
TEDx in Training
A TEDx talk is a collaboration between a speaker – like myself – and the vision and mission of the individual TEDx committee including the many people who support the sharing of these ideas and stories – like my TEDx coach, Kevin Cummiskey (above). ...
Hand-to-Hand: Passing on “Baroque Flamenco”
(This post was originally shared in 2011) In 2008 I arranged “Baroque Flamenco” for other harpists to play, and instead of just making a single arrangement, I created 3 arrangements: one for beginners, one for intermediate players, and the concert version...
Our Favorite Harp Hunk – and Passionate Collaborations – in Hong Kong
It’s a fascinating community: the international harp community – and it’s NOT just harp players. When we get together anywhere in the world – like in Hong Kong earlier this month – the events connect players, builders, composer,...
A Concert at the Hong Kong Airport
July 14, 2017 For many years I dreamed of stress-less trips to the airport with my harp – being able to hand the instrument over to luggage carriers, easy, turbulent-free flights – but I’d never ever dreamed of playing a concert at the airport. I’d NEVER...
A Durian Adventure in Hong Kong
Dateline: July 13, 2017 – Durian Adventure Hong Kong – Wan Chai – Hong Kong, China I don’t quite know how we do it, but whenever U.K. harpist ,Shelley Fairplay and I are together, we seem to get in some kind of trouble. I think it must be her...
Elevating Harp Transport in Hong Kong
July 12, 2017 – Hong Kong – World Harp Congress As harp players, we spend a lot of time thinking about transport. Stuffing harps into elevators, taxis, trunks, vans, station wagons. This particular elevator was a tiny one, a slow 14 floors, and it was the...
A New Generation of Dreaming Harps
July 11, 2017 – Hong Kong – World Harp Congress This may look like a simple photo of a mother, a daughter and a harp — but what I see is a new generation of dreaming. Last week I was in Hong Kong at the World Harp Congress. After a lunchtime harp...
Just Strumming Around on Edmar’s Harp in Hong Kong
It’s not every day you have a signature harp built for you, and I’m so deeply proud of my signature harp, the CAMAC “DHC” – it’s changed my life and given me a way to fully express my creative voice. It’s a creative marriage...
