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Thank you – that’s extremely helpful. I didn’t know they weren’t harpists but it doesn’t surprise me. There aren’t that many of us around I suppose.
It was also performed in Grasse, France a couple of years ago. I filmed that and put it on Youtube but the quality isn’t great. A wonderful piece, though!
I’m also studying for ABRSM and could do with points on how fast scales have to be played! I’m studying from abroad and both me and my teacher are unsure how fast they need to be. Can anyone give me a clue? The ABRSM book doesn’t give any indication of a minimum speed. Many thanks!
Hi Cassandra, what happened in the end? Were you ok to take it onboard? Did they make any fuss at check-in? I’d be interested to know.
I completely sympathise Jade! I started at 38 and now I’m 42 and I’ve played in bands and at weddings, and even held solo concerts and I love the harp and hope to get my diploma one day. However, all the same, I wish I had discovered the instrument earlier! The irony is I remember a harpist coming to my school when I was seven years old, and the harp looked so big and complicated to me then that I discounted it as a possible instrument right there and then. It took me 31 years to change my mind about that! Still, it would have been just wonderful if I’d started at 20. You’re lucky!
I found this discussion very interesting as a student, because I can see both bad and good in myself. Bad because I am overconfident (but how can I not be, everything sounds wonderful on the harp!) but I can also get very dejected if I get criticised. Bad because I have no family support (they all think I’m crazy to spend thousands on buying a pedal harp at my advanced age of 42). Good because I love the harp and I respect my teacher and I’m thrilled when a piece that has been difficult to learn comes together. And I love playing for people. I suppose it’s getting the balance right between those things, and being conscious of having to work at that balance. Anyway, thanks for the insight.
