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Sherj,
I meant to type “My Song in the Night” by Rhett Barnwell. Could you describe it and tell me if it’s a single piece or part of a collection?Hi Sherj,
I’m not familiar with “A Song of the Wind” but I love the title. Could you describe more about the song? Is it a single piece or part of one of Rhett’s collections?
Our harp ensemble will be playing Celtic tunes next week in honor of St. Patty’s–nothing difficult but a lot of fun.
I’m happy to hear about your progress!Hi Jennifer,
I’ve never heard of this gentleman until today when I went to find a video of the song that you and Tony love. I will check out his website!Hi Jennifer,
I’ll go over to YouTube to see if I can find a video of “Lament of Tristan”.I think that this is it!
Hi Tony,
I’m glad to hear from you!
What you’re doing with “Stairway” sounds fascinating! Any chance you would put the completed song on YouTube?
I originally was going to stick to exactly what Sylvia wrote but, as usual, I am rearranging it! Her arrangement, though, helps provide a framework for me so that I don’t have to reinvent the wheel.
I think that I have an arrangement or two of Paul Baker’s. “Moon River” is such a wonderful piece. Are you arranging it for pedal or lever harp? Are you still playing pop/jazz on the lever harp, or have you switched to the pedal for those genres?Kreig,
Very interesting!! Thank you for sharing your experiences!
In the interests of accuracy, I should have referred to you as a symphonic band harpist as opposed to an orchestral harpist!
Thanks also for posting the thread on inaudible harp parts.
I really enjoy reading about the varied experiences of our wonderful community!…..where nobody will hear a note of the harp….
Kreig,
As an orchestral harpist, does it ever bother you when this is the case? (It may not with Mars because the harp part is so small, but does this ever happen to you with larger harp parts?) Is more amplification of the harp needed or should the conductor tone down the projection of the rest of the orchestra?Hi Briggs,
You have a lot on your plate! But, everything that you’re working on (harp, organ, voice) must be very rewarding for you.
I read on another thread that you would love to buy a harpsichord! (If so, what brand would you buy?)
It’s good to realize when you need to step away from a piece for a while. I suspect that our brains continue working anyway, but with more efficiency, free from the bombardment of data with which we sometimes fill our minds. Do you ever find that when you go back to the piece after a hiatus, you can play it with greater ease?Emma,
I know how it feels to be in pain. I used to suffer for years with tendinitis, but I read the book The Musician’s Way by Gerald Klickstein and began to apply the principles in it (more exercise, stretches, much more frequent breaks, etc) and am now feeling a lot better.
I can’t imagine giving up the harp. That must have been hard to hear!Hi Deb,
Is there a YouTube video of “Roslin Castle”? I don’t know the song, but would love to hear it!
Keeping a number of songs going is a struggle for me as well! These days I run through 50 songs (in rotation–averaging about 5 per day) just to keep them from degrading. (I need this many for gigs when they come up.) It’s somewhat frustrating because I know that I could be learning a lot more new material if I didn’t have to play these pieces through every once in a while.
