Thats what I call organised – getting ready for next Christmas. I have Les Annesses Grises by Tournier for the practice challenge, Liszt/Renie’s Le Rossignol, Bach Cello Suite No 2 transcribed by Victoria Drake which I love the Prelude of, a long project which is the Fantasie on Lucia di Lammamoor by Parish Alvars, the Debussy Sonate, Piazzola Cafe 1930 and Oblivion for flute and harp and also polishing the fast bits of Granada by Lara/Salzedo which are hard?impossible to get properly Spanish sounding at the marked tempo. (Plus Chopin’s Ballade no 3, Reflets dans l’eau Debussy and Beethoven Sonata Op 31 No 3 La Chasse on the piano stand).

I do love reading these threads, always like seeing what people are working on!

I am working on Dussek’s Harp Sonata in C minor (so beautiful!), Au Bord Du Ruisseau H. Renie and Feuilles D’Autumne Hasselman. I am really enjoying these pieces and I can’t decide which I like the best, every time I switch to practicing the next piece I keep saying ‘oh this one is definitely my favorite!’. I think they sound nice at various tempos, so it is very rewarding for me that even as I practice them downtempo they still sound so lovely.

• This reply was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by tanyanoel.

I probably have too much on my stand at one time, but I’m enjoying exploring some different styles this month. Besides the HarpColumn challenge music (fewer choices for lever harp this year unfortunately), I have Lauren Scott’s new Adventures for Lever Harp (both volumes), Songs from Thrace (Elitsa Alexandrova; harpist and videogame music composer), A Walk in the Mountains (Kathryn Cater, her most recent book, more advanced that many of her previous volumes), Scottish Music Graded Exams (Grades 4 and 5) from Taigh na Teud, and one freebie, “Funky Blues” from the Harps Northwest 2018 JaNEWary challenge: http://harpsnorthwest.org.uk/events/janewarychallenge2018.html

Yes I did, auto correct changed it to DUSK! I’ll change it 🙂

Hi Jerusha, A Walk in the Mountains is Cater’s latest book, and it’s available at Melody’s (either digital or in print). https://www.folkharp.com/romantic-post-1820-present/4551-a-walk-in-the-mountains.html?search_query=walk+mountains+kater&results=112

The Lauren Scott books are available as digital downloads via HarpColumn, and they were also recently reviewed in the magazine. If, like me, you prefer paper, here’s each volume, with a video (or sound file) for each piece, so you can hear them before you make your purchase from Astute Music:
https://www.astute-music.com/store/p549/Adventures_for_Lever_Harp_Book_1_by_Lauren_Scott.html#/
https://www.astute-music.com/store/p561/Adventures_for_Lever_Harp_Book_2_by_Lauren_Scott.html#/

• This reply was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by Rachel.

Check out this version of Whirlwind too where you can see Alice’s hands…https://vimeo.com/32937680. the piece starts at 1.07 after the diary entry reading. I am studying advanced classical performance (harp) with Suzanne Handel at the Elder Conservatorium in Adelaide – about to start my second year. Just been to summer harp camp with Alice Giles for the 9th time – first a few days of how to teach the harp then masterclasses. My mother is fine thanks and working full-time but luckily she came to harp camp as our caterer as its impossible to find anyone good to do cooking locally there.