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Feature
College Harp Program Listings
143 schools for harpists across the U.S. [pullquote]Submissions To have your program included in our next installment of this listing, please submit a listing in our college directory. [/pullquote]t’s been nearly six years since Harp Column last compiled our guide to college harp programs, and it is high time for an update. The 2013 edition includes 114 […]
Feature
Ten things I wish I knew before I went to college
If college is on the horizon for you, then these valuable words of wisdom from recent college harp graduates should be required reading. —by Megan Caulkett As a recent graduate with a Master’s degree from Rice University and a Bachelor’s from Boston University in harp performance, I’ve thought a lot about things I wish I […]
Feature
Hitting the Right Pitch
—by Anne Sullivan When it comes to pitch, practice makes perfect…or at least relatively perfect. he first time I tuned a harp was 45 years ago. I couldn’t even begin to count the number of times I have tuned a harp, and the number of times I wish I had tuned more carefully. Why do […]
Interviews
Outta This World
—by Kristi Shade Erin Hill is bringing a little theater to the harp… and a little harp to the theater. Find out what this truly one-of-a-kind harpist is all about. I first met Erin Hill about seven years ago at a gig at the Plaza Hotel. Erin and I, along with about six other harpists, […]
July-August 2013
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Columns and more
Arranger Profile
Arranger Profile—Kathy Bundock Moore
Kathy Bundock Moore has arranged theory and instructional books for harpists. How do you decide what to arrange? I arrange music and write books for different reasons. Certainly, gaps in available harp materials are the biggest reason I write and arrange. If I can’t find what I’m looking for, I write it! My recent beginning […]
Sounding Board
Try, Try Again
The year was 2009, and it was sometime early in December. I was having my last lesson of the semester, my first semester at Indiana University (IU) as a freshman studying with Susann McDonald. I don’t remember exactly what I played during that lesson, but it must have gone fairly well because towards the end, […]
From the Editor
From the Editor—July in Bloomington
This year’s USA Competition takes on special meaning. As this issue of Harp Column hits the streets, all eyes are on Bloomington, Ind., where the world’s most exciting and promising young harpists are again competing for the gold medal at the ninth USA International Harp Competition (IHC). The atmosphere in the normally sleepy summer college town of […]
Strange But True Harp Stories
Party Crasher
Strange But True Harp Stories omeone was supposed to be there at the loading dock—that’s what the booking agent said. But after repeatedly punching the intercom unit with no reply, I knew I wouldn’t be entering through these particular State House bowels. Phoning the booking agent yielded no assistance—his part was done and over. Left […]
Advice
Subbing for a Regular Gig
Question: I was referred to sub for another harpist’s annual church gig when she had an emergency. Is it appropriate or ethical for me to contact the church next year about hiring me again? In a word, no! If the referring harpist is still working professionally in the area, this job is ethically hers. If […]
Reviews and extras
Music Review
Whimsy and Wonder
From Great Britain, eminent harpist Skaila Kanga sends us her Minstrel’s Gallery and Minstrel’s Holiday for consideration. Expertly constructed to align with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) graded exam syllabus for harp*, teachers will find a wealth of interesting material for the beginning harpist in these two collections. The compositional style is inventive, at […]
Recording Review
Joseph Lauber 1864–1952
Rachel Talitman, harp; Harp & Co., 2013. 4.5 harps (Note: recording reviews prior to 2014 were based on a 5-star system.) Who was Joseph Lauber? Wikipedia tells us he was a Swiss composer who studied organ with Joseph Rheinberger and composition with Jules Massenet. He then headed up a theatre in Geneva and wrote loads […]
Recording Review
American Harp
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp; Azica, 2013. 4.5 harps (Note: recording reviews prior to 2014 were based on a 5-star system.) I still remember like it was yesterday seeing Yolanda Kondonassis play for the first time. We were both around 14, looking a little frumpy in our dark blue corduroy knickers and light blue oxford shirts, both […]