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Hip Harp Academy Member Spotlight: Grounded Expansion 2024 | Part 2
Welcome to Hip Harp Academy Member Spotlight Series: Grounded Expansion Quarter (Part 2 of 3) For this year’s second quarter, Hip Harp Academy Members poured out their creativity to the next level, putting their creative expression into forms so that they can...
Hip Harp Academy Member Spotlight: Grounded Expansion 2024 | Part 1
Welcome to Hip Harp Academy Member Spotlight Series: Grounded Expansion Quarter (Part 1 of 3) For this year’s second quarter, Hip Harp Academy Members poured out their creativity to the next level, putting their creative expression into forms so that they can...
When 14 Harps Played 12-Bar Blues
When 14 Harps Played 12-Bar Blues Or, how the Salmon of Knowledge hooked Dave Brubeck in Scotland In 1988, I was invited to the Edinburgh Harp Festival. There were 14 harps playing 12-Bar Blues – now there are hundreds in our yearly Blues Jam Harp Challenge each year....
Composer’s Spotlight: Jasmin-Isabel Kühne plays ‘New Blues’
Composer’s Spotlight Series: Jasmin-Isabel Kühne performs ‘New Blues’ In this interview, Jasmin-Isabel shares her experience performing New Blues. She likes that people see how cool the rhythmic melody of New Blues is. She also emphasizes how versatile the harp is...
Hendrix on Harp – “Star Spangled Banner”
Independence Day makes us all think about FREEDOM. Especially as a performer, I value freedom when it comes to creating music and delivering a performance. This takes me back to how I figured out how to play my version of Hendrix’s “Star Spangled Banner” on the harp....
Composer’s Spotlight: Piroska Kuhn performs ‘New Blues’
Composer’s Spotlight Series: Piroska Kuhn performs ‘New Blues’ In this interview, Piroska shares her experience playing New Blues. She first learned about New Blues on YouTube and instantly fell in love. She was thrilled to play the harp because she had already wanted...
Composer’s Spotlight: Ana Harp plays ‘New Blues’
Composer’s Spotlight Series: Ana Harp plays ‘New Blues’ In this interview, Ana shares her experience as well as the audience’s reactions to her playing New Blues. She first learned about New Blues as a piece when she attended Deborah Henson-Conant’s...
Composer’s Spotlight: Sahar Abasi performs ‘Nataliana’
Composer’s Spotlight Series: Sahar Abasi plays ‘Nataliana’ In this interview, Sahar shares her experience playing Nataliana. She likes Nataliana because it is both ‘simple but challenging’ to play. She also encourages others who want to play the piece to...
Composer’s Spotlight: Lisa Tannebaum plays ‘Baroque Flamenco’
Composer’s Spotlight Series: Lisa Tannebaum plays “Baroque Flamenco” at Music in the Woods Studio In this interview, Lisa said that playing Baroque Flamenco made her a fiery passionate dancer. She likes Baroque Flamenco because she wants an emotional piece...
