Best harp playing complement you ever got?

[Jerusha Amado]

“Your playing makes me think of God.”

[Tim Kelly]

This is a great topic. There are some really touching stories here…I’m still learning, but when i get one I’ll post it here. : ) Amazing to think about how meaningful the music can be to people in need.

[Alison]

It was when I arrived to play in an orchestra, unwrapped the harp and the conductor said “ah, what a beautiful sight” and I thought he meant me, although in casual clothes and was momentarily flattered, until I realised he meant the harp! As for playing, I’ve had some good write-ups after tricky orchestral concerts such as Debussy’s Jeux and from Wallton’s Violin Concerto and Mahler 5, but comments can sometimes be a little cliched.

[Sarah Mullen]

I’ve had a bunch of people tell me that they like to come and sit by me when they’re troubled or overwhelmed, just to feel some calm and peace (which is funny because I tend to play really fast tunes), and I’ve had people tell me that my recordings have helped them through rough times like the death of a family member.

[Sarah Mullen]

What a story.

[rod-c]

Sarah:

I had to look up Green Fields of France. I found several videos on Youtube…but no harp rendition. Here’s a guitar solo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp-OlpffDWw

Can anyone recommend a harp arrangement of this piece?

Rod C.

[Sarah Mullen]

I’ve never heard a harpist play that one.

[joann-buice]

I have played at a hospital for 5 years.

[Pat Eisenberger]

An 8 year old girl with thick glasses said to me, “You play real pretty – when you’re not making mistakes.” It was said with no judgment and such honesty that I still laugh when I think about it!

[Sylvia]

You mean someone besides me makes mistakes?

[alexandra-baldwin]

My little 10 y.o. niece told me I played so pretty she wanted to fall asleep… totally without irony. She meant it as a true compliment 🙂

[mia-strayer]

during Thanksgiving i took my l&h shamrock lever harp to her house i played for the last time ever

after my grandma died i got to play my l&h 85 GP harp i played going home at her funeral 1 of my aunts on my dads side family said “i could listen to Mia play glissandos all day” my heart was broken for my grandma’s death but I’ll cherish that forever

PS i still miss her

[Kathleen Martin]

I have come to see that there is an intervention between the playing and the hearing of the harp and it is the visual beauty of the instrument. So play as well as you can and this magic will occur in the mind/eye/ear of the hearer. I find this helpful when coping with performance anxiety.

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