New York City (May 17, 2014) The eclectic, acoustic-oriented sound of Addi & Jacq is not exactly easy to categorize, but that hasn’t prevented the NYC-based duo from acquiring an enthusiastic and diverse following. Coming from very different backgrounds, their...
You’ve heard of the Boston Marathon? Well, three weeks ago, I ran the first Boston Harp-a-thon. It was a 5.5 hour live webshow that I ‘ran’ at the same time my husband ran the Boston Marathon. We were both doing it to raise money for Parkinson’s Research, I was...
Carnegie Hall's "Spring for Music" series invited The Seattle Symphony to come present it's innovative program on May 6, 2014. John Luther Adams' "Become Ocean" commissioned by the Seattle Symphony and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Music this past month received...
—by Deborah Henson-Conant Did you ever wish you could enter a Marathon with your harp, do something you've trained your whole life to do, and raise money for something that's really important to you? Me, too!!! And that's what I'll get to do on MONDAY - "Marathon...
—by Allison Stevick This year was my first time at this harp festival, and indeed my first time at any harp festival! I am so glad I was able to attend, even for the short time I had there. My festival experience started Saturday morning with the "Dare to be a...
—by Anne Sullivan What a feeling! You finished it, whatever it was – a task, a project, a piece. There is power in finishing, in reaching the end. You can close the book, start something new. How often do we musicians have that feeling? For us, a performance is a work...
Last Saturday, I was privileged to host a performance by Duo Scorpio (Kathryn Andrews and Kristi Shade) at the University of Delaware. It was particularly fun for me, since Katie is a UD alumna, and a former student. Not only was the concert fabulous (not a...
—by Hannah Eagleson Now that it's March, and there's some hope the weather will thaw out, I'm sharing a few outdoor wedding tips. Would love to hear tips from others, too! I made a Grab and Go rule: if I can’t grab the harp and sprint to safety with it, it doesn’t go...
—by Kelsi Gray Imagine this, you're sitting in a crowded basketball arena that is just buzzing with excitement for the homecoming game. You've got your drunken college students cheering obnoxiously in the stands waiting to heckle the other team, your die hard fans...
As working musician, I often think about our role in society. I never had offical education in music, instead I graduated from the medical school of Tokyo University, with B.S., license of nursing and public health nursing, and worked for the medical school hospital,...
