I arrived at the young musicians’ paradise, Interlochen, a little over a week ago to start my job as a harp teaching assistant. I was ready for another summer of work and was so excited to be back at a place that I consider a second home. As I was driving up to the...
Why I Need to Get Out of My Practice Room More Often
Jun 30, 2014
Here we are at the halfway point in the year. As we begin the second half of 2014, we can seize this opportunity to reevaluate, redirect or recommit to our goals. Many of us have long since forgotten or abandoned our New Year’s resolutions. In some cases, our plans...
Grace performs at Carnegie
Jun 21, 2014
I'm so excited to share the last few years of my life with friends and musicians at Carmegie Hall tomorrow (Sunday)! It's been a roller coaster couple of years; with serious loss, sadness, rebirth and now light. Beside me the entire time have been my friends and...
A Quick Start Guide to Playing Baroque Music
Jun 17, 2014
Not sure what Baroque music is exactly? Uncertain about how to approach it musically? Do you know the particular musical characteristics that are the essence of Baroque style? This post is not a music history lesson, but it will give you the information you need to...
New York City/Fresh new duo—Addi & Jacq/just vocals and harp/debut album release
May 19, 2014
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...
How to Train for a Harp-a-Thon
May 13, 2014
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...
Seattle Symphony Plays Carnegie Hall with 4 Harps
May 9, 2014
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...










