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Interviews

Music Maeven

—by Brandee Younger

Maeve Gilchrist talks about her new concerto, her new duo album, and what it’s like to be a groundbreaking Irish harpist in America. —by Brandee Younger

Feature

Balancing Act

—by Megan Metheney

Find out six ways to find more time to help balance the demands of home and harp.
—by Megan Metheney

Feature

Send Your Harp Packing

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Whether you are shipping your harp across the country or around the world, our experts share their tips for getting your instrument safely from point A to point B. —by Katherine Pecora

May-June 2017

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Columns and more

From the Editor

The Family Bond

—by Alison Reese

Flex time. —by Alison Reese

Sounding Board

Shipping Out

—by Emily Granger

Emily Granger tells the tale of shipping her prized harp halfway around the world, from Chicago to Sydney, Australia.

Student Scenarios

Time Crunch

—by Anne Sullivan

What to do when there never seems to be enough time for everything in a lesson. —by Anne Sullivan

Advice

Building and Maintaining Repertoire

How to build and maintain a varied repertoire.

Strange But True Harp Stories

High-Pressure Rehearsal

A rehearsal surprise.

Reviews and extras

Recording Review

Taylor Street

—by Alison Young

Taylor Street

Taylor Street: Carol Robbins, harp, with Billy Childs, piano/Fender Rhodes; Bob Sheppard, sax/clarinet; Larry Koonse, guitar; Curtis Taylor, trumpet; Darek Oles, bass; Gary Novak, drums; and Ben Shepherd, electric bass. Jazzcats, 2016

Recording Review

Garden of Joys and Sorrows

—by Alison Young

Garden of Joys and Sorrows; Hat Trick: Kristi Shade, harp; April Clayton, flute; and David Wallace, viola. Bridge Records, 2016

Music Review

Asian Inspiration

—by Jan Jennings

New arrangements of ancient Chinese folk songs.

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