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Interviews

A Laskine Legacy

—by Myriam Serfass

Living legend Marielle Nordmann talks about how her time studying with Lily Laskine has shaped her life. —by Myriam Serfass

Feature

Flying Solo

—by Alison Reese

Xavier de Maistre has been on quite a ride for the last two decades. The French harpist tells us why he’s happier today than ever in the latest installment of our 20/20 series.

Feature

A New Attitude About Etudes

—by Anne Sullivan

Author Anne Sullivan shows us how much there is to love about the much-maligned etude.

Feature

Just Do It

—by Alison Reese

Right after I had my first child, I received the best piece of new-mother advice from none other than my own mother. As I lamented to her about being completely overwhelmed with the demands of caring for another human life on top of everything else (there were days I am pretty sure I didn’t even […]

November-December 2019

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Columns and more

From the Editor

Gone But Not Forgotten

—by Alison Reese

Remembering what’s important.

Sounding Board

The Traveling Harp Student

—by

Observations from a wandering harp student.

Grace Browning

Lessons on the Job

The First Rehearsal

—by Grace Browning

A seven-step guide to sounding like a pro in your first rehearsal.

Career Building

Joseph Rebman

—by

Composer-harpist Joseph Rebman returns to his roots in Cincinnati.

Advice

Getting Comfortable With a Metronome

Teaching students about the magic of the metronome. Experts Anne Sullivan, Erica Driscoll, and Alexander Boldachev weigh in.

Strange But True Harp Stories

Missing Cues

Cue the harp

Reviews and extras

Music Review

New Tunes for Everyone

—by Jan Jennings

Discover two new compositions from Cindy Horstman.

Recording Review

String on String

—by Alison Young

Amy McAllister, harp and vocals. Self-released, 2017

Recording Review

Alwa

—by Alison Young

Marcela Méndez, harp. Fonocal, 2017.

Recording Review

Serenades and Sonatas for Flute and Harp

—by Alison Young

Erica Goodman, harp; Suzanne Shulman, flute. Naxos 2018.

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